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Brewer's: Egg.

Eggs. (Anglo-Saxon, æg.) A bad egg. A bad speculation; a man who promises, but whose promises are pie-crust. A duck's egg, in cricket. (See Duck.) Golden eggs. Great profits. (See Goose…

Experiments

Experiments"The first of June! The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Three months' vacation—how I shall enjoy it!" exclaimed Meg, coming home one warm day to find Jo…

The Golden Goose

The Golden Goose There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling[1], and was despised, mocked, and sneered at on every occasion. It happened that the eldest…

Percent of Households Owning Selected Appliances

Percent of Households Owning Selected AppliancesBy Country, 1990–91ApplianceBelgiumDenmarkFranceGermany1ItalyNether-landsSpainSwedenSwitzer-landU.K.U.S.2Cassette recorder75%82%76%74%64%81%67%…

chromatography

(Encyclopedia) chromatographychromatographykrōˌmətŏgˈrəfē [key], resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying…

User's Guide to Environmental Language

acid rain: Rain contaminated with pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. These gases come from fuels being burned at high temperatures and from car exhausts. When acid rain…

Leviticus: 7

Leviticus Chapter 7 1 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering:…

Matthew: 6

Matthew Chapter 6 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest…

Psalms: 21

Psalms Chapter 21 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 1 The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 2 Thou hast…