These 13 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Blowing, Blue Beard, Blue Bird.
The rushing, roaring noise created by the forcible ejection of gases at the runners and risers when the vents are insufficient to carry them away, or are accidentally choked, is by the moulders termed "blowing." See VENTING.
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the name of the bloodthirsty husband in the familiar tale of "Blue Beard," best described in Perrault's "Tales" (1697). The original of this monstrous personage was a character celebrated in Breton legend, Gilles de Laval, Baron de Retz (1396- (1396-1440), famous in wars of Charles VII. According to tradition he used to entice the children of the peasants into his castle, and there sacrifice them to the Devil. He was condemned to death, strangled, and his corpse burned at the stake at Nantes in 1440. Another Breton legend represents de Retz with a red beard about to marry a beautiful girl after having already made away with seven wives. The bride expostulates at the altar. De Retz offers her all his possessions, finally his body and soul. "I accept," cried the bride at the same time transformed into a blue demon and making a sign that changes de Retz's beard from red to blue. Henceforth he belongs to Hell, and is the dread of the country under the name of Blue Beard. BLUEBELL (so called from the color and shape of the flowers), the English name of the plant genus agraphis, and especially of the wild hyacinth (agraphis nutans of Link, scilla nutans of Smith, hyacinthus nonscriptus of Linnæus). The bluebell of Scotland is the roundleaved bell flower or harebell (campanula rotundifolia).
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a beautiful bird, the sylvia sialis of Wilson. Its whole upper parts are sky blue, shot with purple, with its throat, neck, breast, and sides reddish chestnut, and part of its wings and its tail feathers black. It is about 72 inches long. It has a soft, warbling note, which is one of the first harbingers of spring.
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a two-winged fly, musca (lucilia) cæsar, the body of which has some faint resemblance to a bottle of blue glass. Also the centaurea cyanus, more fully named the corn blue bottle, from its being found chiefly in corn fields. It belongs to the order asteraceæ (composites), and the sub-order tubulifloræ. It is from 2 to 3 feet high with florets of the disk, which are small and purple, and those of the ray few, larger and bright blue. It is common in the United States and Europe.
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Important: Safety Warning This page contains a formula or preparation using substances now known to be dangerously toxic, such as arsenic, mercury, lead, or cyanide compounds. Exposure to these substances can cause severe poisoning, permanent injury, or death. In addition, this page describes trade processes that use dangerously toxic materials such as cyanide solutions, mercury amalgams, or strong acids. These processes require training, equipment, and precautions far beyond what the text describes. This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon. Cleanse the metal from all grease by dipping in boiling potash lye and afterwards treat it with strong vinegar. Wipe and dry the article thoroughly, and rub it with a linen rag, moistened with hydrochloric acid. Allow the coating to dry for a quarter of an hour, and then heat the article on a sand bath, until it assumes the desired color, when it should be removed. Bronze for Small Brass Articles. Oxide of iron, 3 parts; white arsenic, 8 parts; hydrochloric acid, 36 parts. Clean the brass thoroughly and apply with a brush until the desired color is obtained. Oil well and finish by varnishing or lacquering.
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a condition in which the most prominent symptom is a peculiar discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, due to the circulation of dark or venous blood in the vessels. It is also called cyanosis.
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a beautiful little bird, abundant and very generally dispersed in New South Wales, although not found in Victoria. It is one of the honey eaters, or honey suckers, and is sometimes called the blue-cheeked honey eater.
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a noteworthy food and game fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) of the American Atlantic coast from the Gulf erel, and, when young, snappers.
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a term applied to a class of privileged beggars in Scotland. Each had his district and made the rounds with regularity carrying the news, and not infrequently making himself very useful. No gentlemen thought of refusing a blue gown his regular present. He was theoretically welcome at every fireside, and was supposed to know the history of each person and event far and near, being, in fact, a sort of walking newspaper. For a further account the reader is referred to Edie Ochiltree, the famous character in Scott's tale of the Antiquary.
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Important: Safety Warning This page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional. This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon. a city of Illinois in Cook co. It is on the Illinois Central, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, the Chicago and Grand Trunk, and the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal railroads. The city is a suburb of Chicago and is about 2 miles south of the limits of that city. It is an important industrial center and has stone quarries, wire works, smelting works, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,043; (1920) 11,424.
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one of the English pursuivants at arms, connected with the Heralds' College. beautiful
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a wooded range of mountains in Oregon, from 8,000 to 9,000 feet high, which, with the Powder River Mountains, separate the Columbia valley from the Great Basin.
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the central mountain range of Jamaica, the main ridges of which are from 6,000 to 8,000 feet high. Aslo a mountain chain of New South Wales, part of the great Dividing Range. The highest peaks rise over 4,000 feet above the sea. The range is now traversed by a railway, which attains a maximum height of 3,494 feet.
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