Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . iagham.—Msnrialiter, mir^l-SKT-ter or mirt-a-liter, n. Ameasure of capacity ^ 10,000 liters = , or nearly 42 hogsheads. — Mjrrialitre. -letr,n. Same as Myeialitek. — M3n:iamet€r, miil-ame-ter or mirl-a-meter, n. A measure of length =10,000 meters = Amer. or En^. miles. —Myriametre, mere-a^matr, n. Same asMYEiAME-TER. — Myriare, mere-ar, w. A measure of surface
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . iagham.—Msnrialiter, mir^l-SKT-ter or mirt-a-liter, n. Ameasure of capacity ^ 10,000 liters = , or nearly 42 hogsheads. — Mjrrialitre. -letr,n. Same as Myeialitek. — M3n:iamet€r, miil-ame-ter or mirl-a-meter, n. A measure of length =10,000 meters = Amer. or En^. miles. —Myriametre, mere-a^matr, n. Same asMYEiAME-TER. — Myriare, mere-ar, w. A measure of surface= 10,000 ares = 247,085 Amer. or Eng. acres,— Ifyr^iapod, -T-a-pod, n. {Zool.) An air-breathing,vermiform, articulate ani-mal, lia^nng many jointedlegs and a hardexternalskeleton ; centiped ; milU-ped. , Myrmidon, mer^mT-dun, n. ^tOne of a troop who accom- panied Achilles to the waragainst Troy: hence, a sol-dier of a rough or desperatecharacter: one who ruth-lessly executes orders. Mjrrrh, nier, a. A transpar-ent gum-resin, usually ofamber color, of aromaticodor, and bitter, slightlypungent taste. Myrtle, mertl, n. A fragrantevergreen shrub of several species : the common. Myrtle (Myrtvs amimunis). Sm, fame, far. pass or opera, fare; Snd, eve, term j In. Ice: Sdd. tCne, 8r; MYSELF 261 NARWHAL myrtle has a shnibby, upright stem, 8 or 10 feet high:the ancients considered it sacred to Venus. — i/Lyr^-tifonn, a. Resembling myrtle or myrtle-berries. Myself. See under My. Mystery, mister-T, n. A trade; handicraft; any me-chanical occupation; a kind of rude drama, of a re-ligious character, orig. performed by craftsmen; amystery-play. Mystery, mister-t, ?i. A profound secret; that whichIS beyond human comprehension until explained;anything artfully made difficult, pi. A kind of secretreligious celebrations, to which only initiated personswere admitted. — Mysterious, -rl-us, a. Relating to,of the nature of, or containing, mystery ; difficult orimpossible to
Size: 1454px × 1718px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectenglishlanguage
