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Identism :: Identism (n.) The doctrine taught by Schelling, that matter and mind, and subject and object, are identical in the Absolute; -- called also the system / doctrine of identity..

Hyalonema :: Hyalonema (n.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope..

Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

Sun :: Sun (n.) Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold..

Eccentric :: Eccentric (n.) In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center..

Ramose :: Ramose (a.) Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of branches; ramifying; branching; branchy..

Garget :: Garget (n.) A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of appetite..

Beak :: Beak (n.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee..

Truss :: Truss (n.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants..

Orthoclase :: Orthoclase (n.) Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See Feldspar.

Hygiene :: Hygiene (n.) That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health..

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Stem :: Stem (n.) A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry..

Catastrophe :: Catastrophe (n.) An event producing a subversion of the order or system of things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great misfortune..

Homosystemic :: Homosystemic (a.) Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates..

Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.

Ramed :: Ramed (a.) Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a ship on the stocks..

Art :: Art (n.) A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation..

Commonwealth :: Commonwealth (n.) A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws..

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