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substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356º Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, coba…

Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds.

One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.

An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.

A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.]

echanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.

ortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.

A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc.

A kind of autotype.

Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you sow; do as you are bidden. His…

Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic.

An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.

Rising; ascending. Ruskin.

A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.

distance from the rest; out of the way; apart. Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4. But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. Shak. The flames were blown aside. Dryden.

Soaking.

The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] "The basilisk killeth by aspect." Bacon. His aspect was bent on the ground. Sir W. Scott.

The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough. Bailey.

of breath; an aspirated sound. If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of breathing. Wilkins.

A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.