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A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.
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A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc.
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A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu, and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used for making cordage. Called also ejoo.
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A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.
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A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.
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A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
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A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope.
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