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AcquestAcquest Ac*quest", n. [OF. aquest, F. acqu[^e]t, fr. LL.
acquestum, acquis[=i]tum, for L. acquis[=i]tum, p. p. (used
substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire.]
1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.] --Bacon.
2. (Law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise
than by inheritance. --Bouvier. hacquetonActon Ac"ton, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted
jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. Cotton.]
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket
plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.]
--Halliwell. Sir W. Scott. HacquetonHacqueton Hac"que*ton, n.
Same as Acton. [Obs.] Jacqueminot
Jacqueminot Jacque"mi*not, n.
A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so
named after General Jacqueminot, of France.
Jacquerie
Jacquerie Jacque`rie", n. [F.]
The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the
nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title,
Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry.
Hence, any revolt of peasants.
Japan lacquerJapan Ja*pan", a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
(Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina
allspice.
Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply
Japan.
Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or
Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
borneol or Borneo camphor.
Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
(Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for
fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover.
Japan earth. See Catechu.
Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
when dry.
Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the
poison sumac. Lacquerer
Lacquerer Lac"quer*er, n.
One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of
lacquering.
Lacquering
Lacquering Lac"quer*ing, n.
The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of
lacquer put on.
racquetRacket Rack"et, n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp. raquets, It.
racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and fr. L. rete a
net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic; cf. Ar.
r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike the
ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.] [Written
also racquet.]
1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together,
forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network
of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a
handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in
tennis and similar games.
Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a
crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft.
2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar
long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.
3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and
narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]
4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man horse, to enable
him to step on marshy or soft ground.
Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets. RacquetRacquet Rac"quet, n.
See Racket. sacqueSack Sack, n. [OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, s[ae]cc, L. saccus, Gr.
sa`kkos from Heb. sak; cf. F. sac, from the Latin. Cf. Sac,
Satchel, Sack to plunder.]
1. A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a
receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as
cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.
2. A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage
and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215
pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. --McElrath.
3. [Perhaps a different word.] Originally, a loosely hanging
garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders,
and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an
outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing
sack. [Written also sacque.]
4. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending
from top to bottom without a cross seam.
5. (Biol.) See 2d Sac, 2. SacqueSacque Sacque, n. [Formed after the analogy of the French. See
2d Sack.]
Same as 2d Sack, 3.
Meaning of ACQUE from wikipedia
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- Acea Spa (originally an
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multiutility operative in the management...
- as a semi-permanent
venue in 1953. It had no chicanes, so the runs from
Acque Minerali to Rivazza, and from
Rivazza all the way to Tosa,
through the pits...
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trasformando sempre di più in una fogna", è
stato deviato e
fatto confluire nelle acque del
Marecchia per
mezzo di
sponde cementificate che, dai
pressi del casello...
-
church located on the
grounds of the Tre
Fontane Abbey located on Via di
Acque Salvie 1 in the
Quartiere Ardeatino (Q. XX.).
Since 2010 the
church is a...
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Torrents of
Spring (Italian:
Acque di primavera) is a 1942
Italian drama film
directed by
Nunzio Malasomma and
starring Gino Cervi,
Mariella Lotti and...
- 1881], "Topografia di Roma antica. I
commentarii di
Frontino intorno le
acque e gli acquedotti.
Silloge epigrafica aquaria" [Topography of
ancient Rome...
- p. 31. ISBN 0711225036. Morano, D. (1882).
Intorno alla
dinamica delle acque della force ed al
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