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... ancient armour which defended the neck . - Also a crescent - shaped ornament formerly worn by military officers on the breast . GORGET ( Fr. gorgeret , from gorge , the throat ) , a surgical instrument , or rather a series of surgical ...
... ancient armour which defended the neck . - Also a crescent - shaped ornament formerly worn by military officers on the breast . GORGET ( Fr. gorgeret , from gorge , the throat ) , a surgical instrument , or rather a series of surgical ...
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... ancient village was considered one of the largest in Scotland , and even down to the middle of the 17th c . , it received the name of ' Meikle Govane . ' GOVERNMENT , in its political signification , may be considered as including the ...
... ancient village was considered one of the largest in Scotland , and even down to the middle of the 17th c . , it received the name of ' Meikle Govane . ' GOVERNMENT , in its political signification , may be considered as including the ...
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... ancient inscriptions to which attention has tion of these would far exceed our limits . Their recently been called , and of which several collections principal parts consist of a large circle divided have been made , or are in progress ...
... ancient inscriptions to which attention has tion of these would far exceed our limits . Their recently been called , and of which several collections principal parts consist of a large circle divided have been made , or are in progress ...
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... ancient tongues , particularly Latin . The idea which lay at the basis of these institutions still pervades them , and the ancient languages are the principal subjects of instruction . History , geography , and modern languages have of ...
... ancient tongues , particularly Latin . The idea which lay at the basis of these institutions still pervades them , and the ancient languages are the principal subjects of instruction . History , geography , and modern languages have of ...
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... Ancient . - The northern limit of ancient G. may be fixed about the 40th parallel of N. lat . , the south extremity being in 36 ° 23 ' . The barrier separating G. from Illyricum and Mace- donia on the north , was that range of mountains ...
... Ancient . - The northern limit of ancient G. may be fixed about the 40th parallel of N. lat . , the south extremity being in 36 ° 23 ' . The barrier separating G. from Illyricum and Mace- donia on the north , was that range of mountains ...
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1883 |
Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1887 |
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 5 Affichage du livre entier - 1868 |
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