These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Porphyrogenitism, Porphyry, Porridge.
the princiof succession in royal families ple , and especially among the Eastern Roman emperors, by virtue of which a younger son, if born "in the purple" that is, after the succession of his parents to the throne, was preferred to an older son born previous to such succession.
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a term originally applied to a rock having a purple colored base, with inclosed individual crystals of a feldspar. Any rock in which crystals of feldspar are individually developed, irrespective of the mineralogical composition of the whole, is said to be poryhyritic.
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a kind of dish made by boiling vegetables in water with or without meat; made by slowly stirring oatmeal or simibroth, pottage, soup; or a food lar substance in water or milk while boiling, till it forms a thickened mass.
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or PORSENA, a celebrated declared war against the Romans because leader and king of Etruria, who they refused to restore Tarquin to his have entered the gates of Rome had not throne. At first successful, he would Horatius Cocles stood at the head of a bridge Etrurian army, while his companions and resisted the fury of the whole work against the Christian religion- behind were cutting off the communication with the opposite shore. This act of bravery astonished Porsenna. He made a peace with the Romans, and never after supported the claims of Tarquin.
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RICHARD, English critic; born in East Ruston, England, an Dec. 25, 1759. In 1777 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he highly distinguished himself in classics, and in 1782 chosen to a fellowship. This he resigned took the degree of B. A. and was in 1792, since it could no longer be held by a holy orders. Soon after he was unanilayman, and Porson declined to take mously elected Greek professor. He edited and annotated several Greek works, especially four of the dramas of Euripides, and enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best Greek scholars and critics of the age. In 1806 he was appointed librarian to the London Institution. He was familiar with English literature, and wrote for some of the chief periodicals of the day. He died in London, Sept. 25, 1808.
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a framed opening in a ship's side through which a gun is fired, a hawser passed out, or cargo passed in or out. They are known by various names, as cargo port, gun port, etc.
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a harbor, natural or artificial; a haven; a sheltered recess, into which vessels can enter, and inlet, cove, bay, or in which they can lie in safety from storms. In law, a place appointed for the passage of travelers and merchandise into or out of the kingdom; a place frequented by vessels for the purpose of loading or discharging cargo.
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a species of red wine, produced chiefly in the mountainous districts of Portugal, and shipped from Oporto. After the juice has been pressed from the grape, and fermentation fairly started, a certain quantity of spirit is added to impede the process, so as to retain in the liquid some of the saccharine matter, as well as the flavor of the grape.
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a seaport at the southern extremity of Manchuria. The port is situated at the end of a peninsula, and is guarded by fortified heights that command the entrance from the Yellow Sea to the Gulf of Pe-chi-li. Outside ships, bound for Tien-tsin, the port of Peking, must pass under the guns of Port Arthur. The Japanese captured Port Arthur from the Chinese during the War of 1894. The Russians prevailed on their allies, German and French, to force Japan to return the port to China. Four years later Russia leased Port Arthur from the Chinese. The Russians proceeded to improve the fort and strengthen its fortifications. During the war with Russia, the Japanese blockaded the fort and proceeded to reduce the fortifications. The siege is one of the most memorable in history. It began in May, 1904. The fort surrendered in January, 1905. A fleet blockaded the fort and a force of 60,000 Japanese invaded the fortifications by land. The Russians surrendered 50 forts, 48,000 men, including 8 generals, 4 battleships, 2 cruisers, 14 torpedo boats, and 546 large guns. The total Russian loss included 50,000 lives and $300,000,000 worth of property. The Japanese loss of life was as great. The siege cost the Japanese about $25,000,000. The town and port were little injured. Port Arthur remains in possession of the Japanese. See Manchuria
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the terminus of the E. division of the Canadian Pacific railway, on Thunder Bay, an arm of Lake Superior, 993 miles W. N. W. of Montreal.
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LUSHWANKAU, or LUSHUNKU, a former naval station of China, with a fine narrow-mouthed harbor at the end and on the E. side of the peninsula jutting S. W. from Manchuria, opposite Shifu, strongly fortified; formerly the headquarters of the N. fleet of China. It was taken by the Japanese in 1894, and was restored to China by coercion of European powers. On Dec. 19, 1897, a Russian fleet occupied Port Arthur with China's consent. On Jan. 28, 1898, the city was ceded to Russia. It was captured by the Japanese, January, 1905, after nearly a year's siege.
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a city of Texas, in Jefferson co. It is on the Kansas City Southern and the Texas and New Orleans railroads. It is situated on several steamship lines and on several canals. It is the port of entry of the Sabine district. It is the center of the oil-producing and refining industry, and its other industries include rice milling and horticulture. There are several parks, pleasure piers, Port Arthur College, hospitals, and a Federal building. Pop. (1910) 7,663; (1920) 22,251.
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a name given to the S. E. part of New Ireland, the scene in 1879 of a disastrous experiment in colonizing by a company of French Legitimists. The Marquis Du Rays, who floated the company, and his associates were condemned to various terms of imprisonment (1883) for fraud and raising money on false pretenses.
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a village in New York, in Westchester co. It is on Long Island Sound, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. It is a popular suburb of New York. It has a park, a memorial library, a hospital, and excellent school buildings. Its industries include foundries, boat works, gas stoves, boiler works, etc. Pop. (1910) 12,809; (1920) 16,573. defensive
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