American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... silk and silver , the Hanoverians yellow silk , the Portuguese crimson silk with blue tas- sels . The French have their sashes made of three colours , viz . white , pink , and light - blue , to correspond with the national flag ...
... silk and silver , the Hanoverians yellow silk , the Portuguese crimson silk with blue tas- sels . The French have their sashes made of three colours , viz . white , pink , and light - blue , to correspond with the national flag ...
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... silk stuff , the warp of which is very fine , and stands out so as to cover the coarser woof . Some satins are quite plain , others wrought ; some flowered with gold or silver , and others striped , & c . The Chinese satins are most ...
... silk stuff , the warp of which is very fine , and stands out so as to cover the coarser woof . Some satins are quite plain , others wrought ; some flowered with gold or silver , and others striped , & c . The Chinese satins are most ...
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... silk , tiffany , hair , linen , wire , or even thin slices of wood . The sieves which have large holes , are sometimes al- so called riddles , such as the coal or lime sieve , the garden sieve , & c . When drugs are apt to evaporate ...
... silk , tiffany , hair , linen , wire , or even thin slices of wood . The sieves which have large holes , are sometimes al- so called riddles , such as the coal or lime sieve , the garden sieve , & c . When drugs are apt to evaporate ...
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... SILK , the web or envelopement of the caterpillar , of a species of moth called the Phalena mori ; which , being converti ble to various purposes of utility and elegance , forms an important article in commerce , as the material of a ...
... SILK , the web or envelopement of the caterpillar , of a species of moth called the Phalena mori ; which , being converti ble to various purposes of utility and elegance , forms an important article in commerce , as the material of a ...
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... silk that is brought from India , and a considerable part of what comes from Italy and other parts , arrives , it is called raw silk ; the principal part of it is afterwards sent to a mill to be thrown ; that is , to have two ends of it ...
... silk that is brought from India , and a considerable part of what comes from Italy and other parts , arrives , it is called raw silk ; the principal part of it is afterwards sent to a mill to be thrown ; that is , to have two ends of it ...
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