The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Peter Simmonds
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AOC ACH AbbotanuM, a name given by riiny to the southernwood, a species of Artemisia, A. abrotanum; hence its specific name. Absinth, or wormwood, is the produce of Artemisia absinthium, wliiclilsmiicl) used in medicine for its bitter properties. * Akstechmesser, a German butcher's Knife. Abstergents, lotions and other cleansing medicines. Abucco, a Burmese weight which is less than lialf-a-pound avoirdupois, viz., 2909 grains. Abuquelp, anotlicr name for the griscio, an Egyptian coin, worth 90 nspers, or about 7s, Abusuee, a money ot Persia and Arabia, worth about Is. ad. Abusiva, an undefined money of account, employed in miner trading operations in Genoa. Abyssinian Tea, the dried leaves of the Callia edulis, used by the Arabs. * Acacia, the Mimosa tribe of trees, which furnish to commerce various gums, ex- tracts, and barks for tanning. Academy, in popular phraseology a school: thus there are educational academics, dancing academics, &c. Acajou, the French name for mahogany. Acajou-nut, a German name for the ca- shew-nut. Acayoiba, a Spanish name for mahogany. Acceptance, in commercial transactions agreeing to the price or terms proposed; the acknowledgment of a debt, equiva- lent to a promise to pay; the debtor's name written on a bill of exchange, usually with the word accepted. Accommodation-bill, a fictitious bill of exchange, drawn and accepted to raise money on. and not bona-fide given in payment of a debt. Accommodation-ladder, a set of suspen- sory steps fixed at the side of a large ship ■when lying higli out of the water, to faci- litate ascending from or descending to boats. Accon, a small French flat-bottomed boat. Accordion, a small keyed wind instrument played by the hand. Accordion Notes, printed music for tho accordion, which is largely imported from the continent into London. Accoucheur, a man midwife. Accountant, a professional or official calcu- lator, skilled in posting and balancing the books of tradesmen or joint-stock associa- tions. Accountant-general, a comptroller of ac- counts; superior public officers of the Crown, having charge of the finances of the Navy, &c. Account-book, a ruled book for entering details of receipts and expenditure. Account-book •Maker, a stationer who makes account-books, such as ledgers, journals, day-books, &c Account-current, a plain statement of account, or bill of particulars rendered to a party, showing his transactions with an- other. ,,, , Account Day, a halfmonlhly settling day on the Stock Exchange, when dilleicnccs are adjusted between stockbrokers. Account-sale, a statement of particulars or details rendered by a merchant to his consignor, of the disposition of a parcel of goods. Accoutrements, the military dress, fittings, and cquip-ge of n soldier. Accumulator, nil India-rubber spring, either simple or compound; which ac- cumulates lilting force and can be applied tq many useful purposes in ships, ma- chines, work-shops, Ac. Aceite, the Spanish name for oil; also for a resin which exudes from the fir-trees. Acemite, grits; a pottage made of parched half-ground wheat in Spain. Acene, an ancient Greek measure of length; the Olympic acene being equal to 3j Eng- lish yards. Acef.o, tlie Spanish name for steel. Acetabulum, an ancient Roman dry and liquidmeasure,theformcr=() 00131 b'uslicl, the latter to 0-0178 gallon. Acetates, crystallisablc salts, formed by the combination of any salifiable base with acetic acid; thus there are acetates of copper, of lead, of potash, &c., which bear other names in commerce, as verdigris, sugar of lead, &c. Acetic Acid, or pyroligneous acid, a con- centrated vinegar obtained by distillation from wood. Acetifier, an apparatus for acidifying fermented liquors. Acetometer, a species of hydrometer, for testing tho strength of acids. Acetone, a name for pyro-aeetio spirit. Ach, an Indian name lor the Alorinda tiac- tor ia, which luiuislies a red dye-smll. Achana, an ancient Greek grain measure, equal to rather more than li English bushel. Achar, the Malay name for pickles. Achari, skilled artisans, mechanics, smiths. <fcc, in the East; masters or teachers of the arts. Achat, the French name for a purchase. Achcha, a name in parts of India for a printer, or pressman, and for tho mould or press for taking impressions. Acueteur, tile French name for a purchaser. Aciiiar, the young shoots of the bamboo pickled, imported into Holland from tho Eastern Archipelago. Achidaitan, the .Tamil name for a bar- ber. Achiote, an American name for the seeds of ihe arnotto plant, Jii.ra orellana. Aciiira, a plant with a large esculent root, a species of Cannu, which yields a quan- tity of starcli superior to the ordinary arrow root, or Maranta arumiinacca. AcniTA, in the East a cartload of ten bharas, or about two tons. Acura, tho Bengalee name for rice-straw. Achro, an Indian drug. Achromatic Glasses, object lenses which collect light without producing coloured Images. Achtel, in Germany, the eighth part or a weight or measure: also a grain measure equal to 10'J imperial bushel; in Austria and llullaud it is occasionally known us achtchng,
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