10 LIBRI IN INGLESE ASSOCIATI CON «TAPERWISE»
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1
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
This appearsmore clearly from the useof taperwise, i.e. in theform of a taper, in
Holland's tr. of Pliny, b. xvi. c. 16: 'the French box [boxtree] ... groweth taperwise,
sharp pointed inthe top, and runneth vpto more than ordinarie height.' As wax ...
2
The shipwright's vade-mecum [by D. Steel].
Beams made of two pieces and sawn with a scarph, one-third in length of the
beam, taperwise, allowing for the thickness of the tablings, besides the thickness
of the tips given in the Table of Dimensions. A beam made of three pieces has
the ...
3
An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary: with an analysis of ...
... të'-per-nes, s. blaenfeinder, Taperwise, të'-per-weis, a. ar wedd canwyll gwyr
Tapestry, tap'-es-tri neu tapa'-tri, s. tabin, teishan, breithlen: v. a. tabino,
breithlenu Tapestry-maker, tap'-es-trï mëc'-er, s. tabinwr, tabinwëydd neu
weithydd Tapet, ...
4
The history and traditions of the Isle of Skye
The head-dress was a fine kerchief of linen strait about the head, hanging down
the back taperwise ; a large lock of hair hangs down their cheeks above their
breast, the lower end tied with a knot of ribbands. There are two fairs of late held
...
5
A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland ... With a ...
Some few Miles to the North of Brago, there is a Fort compos'd of large Stones, it
is of a round form, made taperwise towards the top, and is three stories high: '
_the Wall is double, and hath several Doors and Stairs, so that one may 'go
round ...
6
An Introduction to Heraldry
7; according to Guillim, is not of an orbicular shape, as other celestial bodies are,
but rather dilates in the centre like a hairy bush, and grows thence taperwise, in
the manner of a fox's tail. Comets were supposed to prognosticate events to ...
Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull, James Robinson Planché,
1866
7
Bombay Quarterly Review
The wood does not redeem this defect by its toughness, for being shaped
taperwise, and the fibres becoming thereby interrupted, the lanse easily breaks in
such a manner as to be incapable- of repair." Wc were ourselves once on a time
...
8
Lettres à une princesse d'Allemagne sur divers sujets de ...
A putty wty bop to cast ojs Flowers, in 'vl>ax , of divers colours, CAusc a Stick to
be turned round at one end, (somewhat Taperwise) like the fashion, of a puKing-
ftick',, lesser, or bigger, ( according to the bigness of the Flower you intend to cast
) ...
9
Sports And Pastimes Of The People Of England:
The balls were ivory ofthe sizeof tennisballs, "The tacks with whichthey play
aremuchbigger than billiard sticks, andare headed at each end with iron; the
small end is round from the middle, or farther running taperwise, but the great
end is ...
10
A Tour in Ireland: With General Observations on the Present ...
Some few miles to the north of Brago there is a fort composed of large stones ; it
is of a round form, made taperwise towards the top, and is three stories high : the
wall is double, and hath several doors and stairs, so that one may go round ...