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chermes
Kermes Ker"mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [Written also chermes.] 2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral. (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
Chermes
Chermes Cher"mes, n. See Kermes.
Decipherment
Decipherment De*ci"pher*ment, n. The act of deciphering.
Fishermen
Fisherman Fish"er*man, n.; pl. Fishermen. 1. One whose occupation is to catch fish. 2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod fishery.
Hermeneutically
Hermeneutically Her`me*neu"tic*al*ly, adv. According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics Her`me*neu"tics, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?).] The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Hermetically
Hermetically Her*met"ic*al*ly, adv. 1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. --Boyle. 2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure. Note: A vessel or tube is hermetically sealed when it is closed completely against the passage of air or other fluid by fusing the extremity; -- sometimes less properly applied to any air-tight closure.
Thermetograph
Thermetograph Ther*met"o*graph, n. [Gr. ? heat + ? measure + -graph.] A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers the maximum and minimum during long periods. --Nichol.
Washermen
Washerman Wash"er*man, n.; pl. Washermen. A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.

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- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Hermes (/ˈhɜːrmiːz/; Gr****: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Gr**** religion...
- Pierre Hermé (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɛʁme]; born 20 November 1961) is a French pastry chef and chocolatier. He began his career at the age of 14...
- the appropriate height. Hermae were so called either because the head of Hermes was most common or from their etymological connection with the Gr**** word...
- Hermès International S.A. (/ɛərˈmɛz/ er-MEZ, French: [ɛʁmɛs] ) is a French luxury design house and manufacturer established in 1837. It specializes in...
- Thierry Hermès (pronounced [tjɛʁi ɛʁmɛs]; 10 January 1801 – 10 January 1878) was a French leather-harness maker and businessman of German origin. He is...
- (Pilar, April 13, 1944 – id. June 11, 2016), better known by his pseudonym Herme Medina Agüero; was a Paraguayan poet, singer, harpist, orator and music...
- Hermé (French pronunciation: [ɛʁme] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Inhabitants are...
- Hermes (Russian: Гермес) is a family of modularly designed guided missiles developed in Russia by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau. The Hermes missile...
- Operation Hermes may refer to: Operation Hermes, a coalition military operation of the Iraq War Joint Operation Hermes, an operation of the European Border...
- Hermes was a proposed spaceplane designed by the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) in 1975, and later by the European Space Agency (ESA)...