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The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere.

Electric ~, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it, called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.

To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.] More of him I dare not author. Massinger.

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.

charges brought forward after an account has been made up. -- Back filling (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling up the space between two walls, or between the inner and outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or vault. -- Back pressure. (Steam Engine) See under Pressure. -- Back rest, a gui…

Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow.

ning to projection, or to a projectile. Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.

ine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm.

ats. [Obs.] We'll dine in the great room, but let the music And banquet be prepared here. Massinger.

less, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence is often called heavy spar. It is a common mineral in metallic veins.

hrétien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium.

The ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline.

Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname.

Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. Dryden.

A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals.

A large mass or hill, as of ice. Glittering bergs of ice. Tennyson .

Having two fronts. "Bifronted Janus." Massinger.

child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head. An old woman's biggin for a nightcap. Massinger.

A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.