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Treckschuyt :: Treckschuyt (n.) A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on the Dutch and Flemish canals..

Ethylene :: Ethylene (n.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen..

Pipevine :: Pipevine (n.) The Dutchman's pipe. See under Dutchman.

Rider :: Rider (n.) A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man on horseback stamped upon it.

Dutch :: Dutch (a.) Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants..

Clinquant :: Clinquant (n.) Tinsel; Dutch gold.

Teuton :: Teuton (n.) One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race..

Classis :: Classis (n.) An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church..

Graafian :: Graafian (a.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician..

Ell :: Ell (n.) A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37..

Huyghenian :: Huyghenian (a.) Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century; as, the Huyghenian telescope..

Stives :: Stiver (n.) A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively, anything of little worth..

Clinker :: Clinker (n.) A kind of brick. See Dutch clinker, under Dutch..

Mynheer :: Mynheer (n.) The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman..

Dutchman :: Dutchman (n.) A native, or one of the people, of Holland..

Rixdaler :: Rixdaler (n.) A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00..

Dogger :: Dogger (n.) A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch..

Guilder :: Guilder (n.) A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also florin and gulden.

Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail..

Tombac :: Tombac (n.) An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac..

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