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Allowance
the commodity, was formerly made on most foreign Articles sold by the pound avoirdupois; but it is now nearly discontinued by merchants, or else allowed in the price. It is wholly abolished at the East India warehouses
Cy-pres
unavioiable circumstances, and without any fault of the party, it is sufficient that it is complied with as nearly as it practically can be, i.e., cy-pres. This modification is derived from the Civil Law, and stands upon
Deceptively similar
similar, a geographical indication shall be deemed to be deceptively similar to another geographical indication if it so nearly resembles that other geographical indication as to be likely to deceive or cause confusion. [Geographical Indications of Goods
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Adjoining
Adjoining, conterminous with, see Mayor, etc., of New Plymouth v. Taranaki Eectric Power Board, 1933 AC 653, but the word sometimes means near or neighbouring; 'adjacent' is not as precise, and this word generally, includes places...
Mint
Mint [fr. moneta, Lat.; mynet, Sax., money, from mynetian, to coin], the place where money is coined. The Mint of Great Britain is situated near the Tower of London. By the (English) Coinage Act, 1870 (33...
Wharf
Wharf, a broad plain place, near some creek or haven, to lay goods and wares on that are brought to or from the water. See Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict....
Quoddies
Herring taken and cured or smoked near Quoddy Head Maine or near the entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay
Presbyopia
A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision so that objects very near the...
Peri
A prefix used to signify around by near over beyond or to give an intensive sense as perimeter the measure around perigee point near the earth periergy work beyond what is needed perispherical quite spherical
palatalized
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as y or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as ch in chin or j in gin
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