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  • 61Silk throwster — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 62Silk tree — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 63Silk vessel — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 64Silk-cotton tree — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 65stinking nightshade — Henbane Hen bane , n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({Hyoscyamus niger}). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the… …

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  • 66Stipa comata — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 67Virginia silk — Silk Silk, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk , and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff …

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  • 68poultryman — noun Date: circa 1574 1. one who raises domestic fowls especially on a commercial scale for the production of eggs and meat 2. one who deals in poultry or poultry products …

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  • 69bantam — I. noun Etymology: Bantam, former residency in Java Date: 1749 1. any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds 2. a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition II. adjective… …

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  • 70René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur — Réaumur redirects here. For other uses, see Réaumur (disambiguation). René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur. René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (French pronunciation: [ʁe.o.myːʁ], 28 February 1683 La Rochelle 17 October 1757 Saint Julien du… …

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