. Webster's new standard dictionary ... with U. S. census and maps, based upon the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster, LL. D. . h (lo-graf), n. an engrav-ing on wood; an impression fromisuch an engraving. zylographic (-griifik), adj. pertain*ing to xylography or wood engrav-ing. xylography (-logr§.-fi), n. the art ofprocess of making prints from thenatural grain of wood; a kind ofdecorative painting on wood. xyloid (ziloid), adj. like wood. xyloidin (-loidin), n. an explosivecompound produced by the action ofnitric acid on starch. xylol, same as xylene. xylonite (lo-nit), n. a kind of com-p
. Webster's new standard dictionary ... with U. S. census and maps, based upon the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster, LL. D. . h (lo-graf), n. an engrav-ing on wood; an impression fromisuch an engraving. zylographic (-griifik), adj. pertain*ing to xylography or wood engrav-ing. xylography (-logr§.-fi), n. the art ofprocess of making prints from thenatural grain of wood; a kind ofdecorative painting on wood. xyloid (ziloid), adj. like wood. xyloidin (-loidin), n. an explosivecompound produced by the action ofnitric acid on starch. xylol, same as xylene. xylonite (lo-nit), n. a kind of com-pressed gun-cotton, resembling ivory,used for making various articles, ascombs, &c. xylophone (lo-fon), n. a musical in-strument consisting of a graduatedseries of wooden bars, and soundedby means of small wooden hammers. Xyris (ziris), n. sl genus of tropicalsedge-like plants. xyster (zister), n. a surgical instru-ment for scraping bones. xystos (tos), n. a long covered por-tico for athletic exercises. Alsoxystus. ^te, p-rm, ksk^ at, awlj me, merge, met; mite, mit; &ot^ DOrtb, notj bOOOpbook; hue* hut ^ think, thGDm. ^Anare (yaka-ra), n, a South Amer-ican crocodile. yacca-wood (a-wood), n. the woodof a tree of Jamaica, used for cabi-net-work. yacht (yot), n. a light, and quick-sailing vessel used for pleasure orracing: ^dA. to sail or cruise .a yacht. yaclitixig (ing), adj. pertaining to ayacht: n, the practice of sailing ayacht. Taclitsiiiaii (yotsman), n. [ (men)], the owner orsailer of a yacht. yager, same as jager. yaboo (ya-hoo), n. a savage: fromthe race of brutes in GulliversTravels. yak (yak), n. a kind of ox. yak-lace (las), n» a coarse lace. yakska (sha), n. a Hindu gnome. yam (yam), qi. a large edible tuber ofvarious climbing plants of the genusDioscorea. yank (yangk), to jerk or , to work cleverly and pushingly:n. a jerk or twist. tSankee (e), n. the popular name ofNew England Americans: used gen^erally for^ citizens of the Unite
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