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A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware, but having a paler color.
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A kind of empyreumatic oil produced by the combustion of textures of hemp, linen, or cotton in a copper vessel, -- formerly used as a remedial agent.
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A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors.
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A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge.
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A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside.
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A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear.
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A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides.
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