This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: … Martlet (from marielet, French.) In Ornithology, the hirundo urbica, a kind of swallow that builds in houses, windows, &c. Maetial Ethiops. In Chemistry, black oxide of iron, formerly used as a medicine. Martial Pyrites. Asulphuret of iron. Martial Regulus. An alloy of sulphur and tin. Marrow. In Anatomy, tKsj-MARtin. In Zoology, the name bones have either a large cavity, or are full of little cells; in both the one and the other there is an oleaginous substance, called marrow. Marrubium. Horehound. In Botany, the name of a genus of plants. MA Rs. In Astronomy, one of the primary planets (named from its red colour) in our system, having its orbit situated between those of the Earth and Jupiter. Mean diameter 4000 miles: distance from the sun 145,014,148 miles; revolves round the sun in six hundred and eighty-seven days. Mars. In Alchemy, signified iron. of a creature of the weasel kind, the mu stela martes of Linnaeus. Martin. In Ornithology, see Marten. Martingal (from martingale, French.) In Horsemanship, a broad strap made fast to the girths under the belly of a horse, and running between the two legs to fasten the other end, under the nose-band of the bridle. Martinmas (from Martin and mass.) The feast of St. Martin, the 11th of November. Martinet (French.) In Ornithology, a species of swallow. In Military Tactics, an officer frivolously active. MAR MAS MAS MAT Martlets. In Heraldry, little birds without feet, used to mark a distinction in the escutcheons of younger brothers. Marygold. In Botany, calendula. Marygold, The Sea. In Natural History, the name of a zoophyte, or plant animal, of the West Indies. Mashing. In Chemistry,&c, the agitation of barley-meal and bruised malt, preparatory to distillation, is called mashing. Mass. In Physics, den…
