piece of artillery

  • 61To take sight — Sight Sight (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS. siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D. gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeing;… …

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  • 62Leonardo da Vinci — • Florentine painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scholar (1452 1519) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Leonardo da Vinci     Leonardo da Vinci      …

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  • 63chargh — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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  • 64charghela — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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  • 65Drake — Drake, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See {Dragon}.] 1. A dragon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Beowulf resolves to kill the drake. J. A. Harrison (Beowulf). [1913 Webster] 2. A small piece of artillery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Two or three shots, made at …

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  • 66Falco sacer — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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  • 67sacar — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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  • 68sacre — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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  • 69Saker — Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l …

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  • 70sakeret — Saker Sa ker (s[=a] k[ e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. ie rax falcon, from iero s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar}, {sacre}.] 1.… …

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