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is taken om the tree, it is piled up in a ditch or pond, and heavy stones are placed upon it, in order to atten it. After being dried, it is slightly burned or charred, and then packed r exportation. One principal use of cork is to stop bottles, r \Vhich pur­ pose it is tted b its elasticity. A piece rather lar­ ger than the neck of the bottle being inserted, the tendency it has to resume its rmer shape causes it completely to ll up the aperture, and exclude the air. Its buoyant e ect in water, arising from its lightness, renders it useful to those who are learning to swim; r the same reason, it is employed in the construction of li -boats, and r the oats of shing nets. The Spaniards make lamp-black of it. The men employed in cutting and preparing it r sale, are called cm·k-cutte1·s.
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LESSON V. WHANG, THE MILLER.
• Av. RICIOUS (-rish'-), a., covetous. F. avaricieux, om aveo, L., I de­ sire or covet.
E 'GERNEss, n., keenness of desire. F. aigreur, om acer, L., sharp. A.S. eggian, to incite to.
FRUGAL1ITY, n., economy. F..frugalite, omjrugi, L., thrifty. I 'TERVAL, n., time between assignable points. L. inter-vallum, a
Rpace1 between the stakes xed in the vallum or wall of a camp. CoTK\l PLATE, v., to gaze upon. I. and L. contemplare,-con, and templum, om temenos, G., ·a place cut o , a sanetuary; as such
were so seated as to be exposed to public view.
AF'FLUENCE, n., wealth; abundance. F. a uence, om μo, L., I ow.
MAT'TOCK, n., a pickaxe or delving to9l. A.S. meottuc,-meos, moss, and togen, to tear up.
Cm'cuMsTACE, n., incident. F. circonstance, om sisto, L., I stand. TRAXS1PORTS, n., raptures. F. tran.ports, om pvrto, L., I c ry; to
carry beyond.