. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. consistence. GoldBmith, one who manufactures vessels andornaments of gold and silver; a manufacturingjeweller. , , . i Gold-Thread, thread used for embroidery, con-sisting of flalteiii-d silver-gilt wire closely twisted,or wrapped over a thread of yellow silk by ma-chinery. ,Gold-thread Root, a name for the roots otsome species of /i/ls. In the U. States, the rootof C. Iii/olidla is a popular remedy for aphthousaffections of the mouth in children. In India, thegolden thread root of C. letlii of Assam, which isi
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. consistence. GoldBmith, one who manufactures vessels andornaments of gold and silver; a manufacturingjeweller. , , . i Gold-Thread, thread used for embroidery, con-sisting of flalteiii-d silver-gilt wire closely twisted,or wrapped over a thread of yellow silk by ma-chinery. ,Gold-thread Root, a name for the roots otsome species of /i/ls. In the U. States, the rootof C. Iii/olidla is a popular remedy for aphthousaffections of the mouth in children. In India, thegolden thread root of C. letlii of Assam, which isintensely bitter, brings ft very high price, beingdeemed a tonic remedy of the greatest value. Gold Wire is made by taking a cylindricalingot of silver which lias lieen superficially coatedwith gold, and drawing it successively througha series of holes in a hardened steel jilate. each ofwhich is a degree smaller than the preceding hole,and proceeding thus until the requisite degree offineness i^ attained. It maybe observed that inthis process, however fine be the wire, its gilded. Fig 240. —OojiBO yields ft strong fibre. Trom its pod a soup is madein I.,ouisiana. Gome grease for cart-wheels. GomehT in India, a handful; literally, as manyrice-stalks, with ears attached, as can be grasped -G^melht a kind of German dextrine (starchfrom potatoes), in crystals and in powder, used glue for cotton warps, and for dressing ^?GolutiorEjoo, a species of palm iBora^^ c:^ir:rK,^;rfrthirSre^.^5 uLrio,-U,,ir; it is found between the trunk an.!t;tt;s at the insertion of t-f-^,,- - form. ^;;; ^Sfo^^^^^^^ fl, .„^,.rl hv the natives nto cordage. Itsniamifacturcfl by tiie iiauM i,„. i„««nliant fibres are stronger and more ?•?<.^-^, . ^ 1 Xreltlnn those of the cocoa-nut. or eoir. and it is. tiicre-!;? fini^r for cables and ^}^^^^^^^^^X^less fit for running rigging. TlJ\a^^ L*of the eastern islands of all kinds are cbiefljequipped with cordage of the C; and th
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