. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. ,or crustaccous moss, jirowin^ connnonly on lime-stone rocks in Sweden, iScotland. the North ofEnfiland, etc. About IJO tons of this lichen arc an-nually exported from Sweden. It connnonly sellsin tlie port of London for about SlUO ])er ton ; butto prepare it for use, it must be washed and dried ;and by these operations the weight is commonlydiminished a half, and the price, in effect, possessing; great beauty and lustre at first,the colors obtained from C. are so fugitive thatthey ought never t
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. ,or crustaccous moss, jirowin^ connnonly on lime-stone rocks in Sweden, iScotland. the North ofEnfiland, etc. About IJO tons of this lichen arc an-nually exported from Sweden. It connnonly sellsin tlie port of London for about SlUO ])er ton ; butto prepare it for use, it must be washed and dried ;and by these operations the weight is commonlydiminished a half, and the price, in effect, possessing; great beauty and lustre at first,the colors obtained from C. are so fugitive thatthey ought never to be employed but in aid ofsome other more permanent dye, to which theymay give body anil It is chiefly used togive strength and brilliancy to the blues dyed withindigo, and to produce a saving in that article ; it. is also used as a r/roiaul for madder reds, whichcommonly incline too much to yellow, and aremade rosi/ by this addition. /;«/i. duty, free. Cue, the straight rod used in impelling balls atbilliards. The end or (//) with which the ball isstriKk is usually shod with vulcanite or leather. Cuir, the French name for leather and hide. Cuixasae, an arnuir for the body, usually ofmetal, and consisting of a breast and a back platebuckled together under the arms. Cuir Color, the color of tanned leather. Cuir de Lane, the French trade name fordonhlemilled cloth. Culen. or Koulin, a name for the PsornteaijUtndulosii, the leaves of which have a medicinalreputation, and are used as a tea substitute. Cull, to pick out, to select the best quality, tosample. Cullet, the trade name for broken crown orflint glass, used in the manuf. of crown or windowglass. CulUngs, or Culls, refuse lumber. Culm, the stem of The term is alsoapplied both to an inferior kind of anthracite onlyworked f
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