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A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope. Lockyer.

A spectroscope arranged to be attached to a telescope for observation of distant objects, as the sun or stars. Lockyer.

A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.

A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke.

An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.

A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.

A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril usually contracts by coiling spirally.

cies. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell.

s an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole.

The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like. Burrill.

A division of Tunicata including the common attached ascidians, both simple and compound. Called also Tethioidea.

of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass strings used as open notes.

Commons. (b) In France, the tiers état. See Tiers état. Third order (R. C. Ch.), an order attached to a monastic order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they become regulars. See Tertiary, n., 1. -…

A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise.

of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces. Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to the mast. -- Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of the gaff. -- Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea. -- To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly of…

Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and ha…

torpedo. -- Spar torpedo, a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo. -- Torpedo boat, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of,…

chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

rtificial group of gastropods comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the base of the neck.

Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned. [R.] Shak.