a.
A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions. →
n.
A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda. →
The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oc); Provencal. →
n.
A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens); -- called also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou. See Illust. of Tinamou. →
n.
A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit. →
n.
The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where flashing is employed in better work. →