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A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they

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A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded.

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  • STATESMANLIKE
    Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • UNITERABLE
    Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. "To play away an uniterable life." Sir T. Browne.
  • DURAMEN
    The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
  • SEVENNIGHT
    A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.
  • DURIO
    A fruit tree of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
  • THREE-MILE
    Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles included in territorial waters of a state.
  • THREE-PILE
    An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak.
  • SEVEN
    1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects. Of every beast, and bird, and insect small, Game sevens and pairs. Milton. 2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.
  • DUROUS
    Hard.
  • THREE-DECKER
    A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
  • THREE-SIDED
    Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three- sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.
  • DURANTE
    During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.
  • THREE-CORNERED
    Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three- cornered stem. (more info) 1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
  • UNITIVE
    Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce, union. Jer. Taylor.
  • DURANCY
    Duration. Dr. H. More.
  • THREE-PORT
    Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke.
  • UNITARIANISM
    The doctrines of Unitarians.
  • DURRA
    A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called
  • BEARISH
    Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners. Harris.
  • MONOTESSARON
    A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.
  • WATER-BEARER
    The constellation Aquarius.
  • DISINTERESTING
    Uninteresting. "Disinteresting passages." Bp. Warburton.
  • REVERDURE
    To cover again with verdure. Ld. Berners.
  • SEMIANNUALLY
    Every half year.
  • SHIELD-BEARER
    Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.
  • UNINTERESTED
    1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business. 2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration.
  • PODURA
    Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. Podura scale , one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. (more info) podo`s,
  • OBDURATION
    A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
  • INCIVIL
    Uncivil; rude. Shak.
  • ORDURE
    1. Dung; excrement; fæces. Shak. 2. Defect; imperfection; fault. Holland.
  • BORDURE
    A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.

 

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