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apparatus. -- Mineral charcoal, a term applied to silky fibrous layers of charcoal, interlaminated in beds of ordinary bituminous coal; -- known to miners as mother of coal.

A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc. Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson. Whzt cheer Now do you fare What is there that is cheering

Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding the cornea. --Che*mot"ic (#), a.

An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese, flamingoes and screamers.

ure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. Irritated by perpetual chicanery. Hallam.

To make a clamorous noise; to chafe. As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. Shak.

A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.

A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon. "Dire chimeras and enchanted isles." Milton.

A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.

A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]

An inflammation of cartilage.

A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together.

here. Portions of the chromosphere are here and there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame.

Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.] The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon.

A hot coal without flame; an ember. Swift.

a common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation; as, a circular letter. A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless circular throughout England. Hallam.

hould give or concede to, or confer on, the claimant. "A bar to all claims upon land." Hallam.

Same as Clamjamphrie. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

ad just time to get in and clap to the door. Locke Clap an extinguaisher upon your irony. Lamb.

d bodies together; to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds. Clattering loud with clamk. Longfellow.