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on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn.

A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applie…

A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like. [Written also mostahiba.] MaElrath.

Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. Sir T. Browne.

A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exuds from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly th…

maginary; fanciful. -- Myth"ic*al*ly, adv. The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. Mrs. Browning. Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may be questioned. Macaulay.

ght from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.

The brown coati. See Coati.

The act of floating on the water; swimming. Sir T. Browne.

The quality or state of being produced by nature. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense. Mrs. Browning.

ointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.

The time of remaining in the nest. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.

ating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.

Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow. Sir T. Browne.

A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. W. Browne.

A thing that has no existence. Sir T. Browne.

Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] Sir T. Browne.