Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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W. L., VISCOUNT, an English statesman, born in 1779.

MELCHIZEDEK (-kiz'e-dek) ("King of righteousness"), in the story of Gene- sis, King of Salem and priest of "Supreme El." He met Abram on his return from the victorious expedition against Chedorlaomer, gave him his blessing, and received tithes from him.

MELEAGER (mel-e-ā'jur), in classic fable, a chieftain of the Ætolian Calydon, son of AEneas and Altheæ. MELEAGRIS (-a'gris), a breed of turkey; a genus of gallinaceous birds of the family Meleagridæ, or the sub-family Meleagrinæ. They are the largest birds of the order to which they belong. Head naked, with wattles or folds of brightcolored skin, tuft of long hair on the breast, plumage more or less metallic. merly MARIGNANO (mä-ren-yä'nō), a town of northern Italy, 12 miles S. E. of Milan. Here Francis I. of France defeated the Swiss in 1515, and the French routed the Austrian rear-guard in 1859.

French routed the Austrian rear-guard towns having two sets of wireless communications of the Marconi system of cession. The other two stations are at Cadiz and Teneriffe. (or vulgaris) is the largest of the indigenous British mammals. The siffleur of the United States and Canada is M. digenous British mammals. The siffleur (or vulgaris) is the largest of the incollaris.

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