Dictionary of the English Language for the Use of Schools and General Students

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G. Routledge & Company, 1855
 

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Page 201 - One who adheres to the ancient constitution of the state and the apostolic hierarchy of the church of England : opposed to a Whig}.
Page 108 - Inserted out of the common order, to preserve the equation of time, as the twenty-ninth of February in a leap year is an Intercalary day.
Page 160 - Quarantine, *. the space of 40 days, during which a ship, suspected of infection, is obliged to forbear intercourse or commerce Quarrel, *. a brawl, scuffle, contest.

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