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niche. [Obs.] The first and principal person in the temple was Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant. B. Jonson.

An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.

Placed in a caroche. [Obs.] Beggary rides caroched. Massenger.

A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.

e, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed.

A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a graff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix.

A mark placed under the letter c [thus, ç], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in façade.

To be placed in a center; to be central.

An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.

Placed in the center or middle; central. At York or some other centrical place. Sir W. Scott. -- Cen"tric*al*ly, adv. -- Cen"tric*al*ness, n.

Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. Balfour.

of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. Hence, in modern use;

A divice placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

the adversary must drive his ball in order to gain a point. Chase gun (Naut.), a cannon placed at the bow or stern of an armed vessel, and used when pursuing an enemy, or in defending the vessel when pursued. -- Chase port (Naut.), a porthole from which a chase gun is fired. -- Stern chase (Naut.), a chase in which…

n, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as, checks placed against items in an account; a check given for baggage; a return check on a railroad.

A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.

st. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late.

A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.] There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. W. Black.

A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it. [Written also cimia.]

A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.