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Charlock :: Charlock (n.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock..

Mestling :: Mestling (n.) A kind of brass. See Maslin.

Vantbrass :: Vantbrass (n.) Armor for the arm; vambrace.

Turnip :: Turnip (v. t.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself..

Alchemy :: Alchemy (n.) A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet..

Trombone :: Trombone (n.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whos

Betso :: Betso (n.) A small brass Venetian coin.

Brass :: Brass (n.) Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass..

Latten :: Latten (n.) A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass..

Sinigrin :: Sinigrin (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid..

Brass :: Brass (n.) Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze..

Burnish :: Burnish (a.) To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper..

Nehushtan :: Nehushtan (n.) A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.

Borecole :: Borecole (n.) A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale..

Brassage :: Brassage (n.) A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.

Brazen :: Brazen (a.) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass..

Chalcographist :: Chalcographist (n.) An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper..

Cole :: Cole (n.) A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed.

Pyrite :: Pyrite (n.) A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

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