This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...oily substance obtained from cream by Cheese The curd of mi lk pressed and dried, churning. Curd The thickened part of milk. Dai'-ry Milk and all that concerns it on a farm. Lac'-te-al Pertaining to milk. But'-ter-milk--The milk that remains after the butter is taken Whey The watery part of milk. from it. Run'-net A ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ...oily substance obtained from cream by Cheese The curd of mi lk pressed and dried, churning. Curd The thickened part of milk. Dai'-ry Milk and all that concerns it on a farm. Lac'-te-al Pertaining to milk. But'-ter-milk--The milk that remains after the butter is taken Whey The watery part of milk. from it. Run'-net A liquor used to change milk into curd. Churn To shake or agitate. j Com-pel'-led.. Obliged. i O-blig'-ed Bound in duty or in law. j Dri'-ed Freed from moisture. i Freed Cleared of; set at liberty. j Moisi'-ure A moderate degree of wetness. Aq'-i-tate....To stir violently; to shake briskly. WIND, RAIN, ETC. Itain Water falling in drops from the clouds. SnOW Frozen vapor" which, falls in white flakes. Sleet A fall of hail or snow mingled with rain. Fog A watery vapor resting on the earth. Mist Water falling in very fine drops. Cloud A collection of visible vapor in the atmosphere. Show'-er A fall of rain or hail of short duration. Dew Moisture precipitated from the atmosphere on Driz'-zle To rain in small drops, the surface of bodies. Ice Water made solid by cold. I'-Ci-Cle A pendent conical mass of ice. O'-ver-Cast Overspread with clouds. Weath'-er The state of the atmosphere. Sul'-try Veiy hot, moist and close. Cald The absence of heat. Hail Drops of rain frozen while falling. Storm A commotion in the atmosphere; a tempest. Tem'-pest A violent wind with rain, hail or snow. El'-e-ments-The parts of which a thing is composed. Va'-por An air-like fluid formed by heat. Thun'-der The sound which follows a flash of lightning. Light'-ning The vivid flash of light which precedes thunder. Blast A sudden gust of wind. Gust A sudden rushing of the wind. Squall A sudden and violent gust of wind. Air The fluid which we breathe. At'-mOs-phere---The body o...
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