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A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.
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A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It is like andalusite in composition; -- called also sillimanite, and bucholizite.
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A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.
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A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.
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A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes.
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A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge.
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