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) isothermal compression to such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to its initial state.

A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs. Simmonds.

A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvæ, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.

One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.

Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.

The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.

oöl.), a variety of the domestic pigeon used to convey letters from a distant point to to its home. -- Carrier shell (Zoöl.), a univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as almost to conceal it. -- Common carrier (Law.) See…

arrion crow, the common European crow (Corvus corone) which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.

ehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.

ing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.

position usually in the center of the base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied to the middle of the base of the bullet. Rim-fire cartridge, a cartridge in which the fulminate is contained in a rim surrounding its base. -- Cartridge bag, a bag of w…

A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year. Booth.

A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark. Cascarilla bark (or Cascarila) (Med.), the bark of Croton Eleutheria. It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, m…

A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box; as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.

vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin. [Written also caseine.]

A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.

umac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long. Casbew nut, the large, kidney-shaped fruit of the cashew, which is edible after the caustic oil has been expelled…

A check drawn by a bank upon its own funds, signed by the cashier.

A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot.

A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull.