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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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ap 50 a Bicter. AIIO EHaL ett et ehie Cable
lotrich is uled eo be vonn or belared abour chc
Suix IS 10 NOBE BY a Cable, chet la) I IS broushe ) H 00d, or Branches ol Frees laid acrols TrOm Or.
side oFche Prench ro che orher, ro sustain ehe Ba
vins or Flurales laden rirh Farch; and serve, cc
cover che Pioneers trom abore, and are common-
ly nsed when che Norks are carried on romards
the Olacis, and when che Trench is extended in
Liront comard rhePlace.
BLISTERINC Plaisters: Sec Vesicaroria.
BLOCCAVE, in the Aer Military, is che ln
compassins any Tonn or Place, lo aIl round irt
Armed. Troops, chac ris impossible any kind of
Supplies can be broughe ro ic, and (o il must be
fain to fasten the Cabse eo the Man Matt, 10 Ccarred or turrender; bur rhere is no desien ot
cheL
cakeins ic by Actack, 6c. and wtien any Place is in
chis Condicion, cis laid ro be Bloccaded.
DLOCCADINO, iswhen che Bestezers rake care
10 AOD alI Ways and PasageS, and aIL Incelli
sence char may be sene inco or out ot che Fonn. Ox
Liort chac is blockr up, buc che Place is nOt regu-
lariy behiesed, noc acracke in form.
BLOCKS, are rtie Pieces ot Wood aboard
Stix in which che Shivers are placed, and where.
in eo che Runmins Ropes. OF thele Blocks Fomie
are fingle, Lome double; and Come have 3, 4, oe
Strivers in chem: They are distinguistied and
named by ihie Ropesthey carry, and cheD ses chey
serve for. When in chehalins ol any Tackle ot
Flalliard co which chere do belone cvo Blocks, they
happen io meet, then they ery Block and Block
BLOOD: In Phil. Transact. N. P9T. I5 an FstI
inare oF the Onanciry ot che Plood in a Fsumari
Body and ot che Celeriry ol iis MOriOn BY Dr. AI
len Moulin.
Dr. Lover Was probably mistaken when he coin
pured the Ouanciey oE Biocd in an ordinary Mar
eo be abour 20 Pounds; atd the Compurarion ob
Dr. Moulin, Fhar che Blood is abouE 23 oF che
Weiphe ot che wrhole Animal, Ceems mucH nearer
corhe Pruch; for chen an ordinary Man may BC
suppoled ro hare abour 8 or ro Ponnds oF Blo0d
in him.
OE che Circulation oF the Blood De. Gibson pires
chis ACCOUnE.
Secing by a concinual Reciprocation oE che Pulse
there is a constarie Expultion oF Bood From 1he
hearr inco che Arreries, and as conrinual an InAuX
DE Blood into il out ot the Cava; and secine che
Cava Froin ihence che Siipply is, is never dry
hor on the orher hand, the Arreries chac receive
itie Blood concinually trom ehe Fleare, unduly
proper Colours and Metals; For 1o lay Colour on sivelld wich ic; ic necessarily follons, thac ehis
Mocion proceeds circularty, viz. that the Blo0d ic
continually driven out ob the Fleare into the Arte.
besin wich rhe Field, and rhen next proceed cothe ries, our oF chese into che Pares ro be nouristied;
Charre; and il chere are mony chinss bons else trom whence ic is relorbed by che Capillary Veins
Wohich conduet ic back chrouphche larper into the
Cava, and (0 at lenort ic recurns co the FTCAPE 2
sain. The Inrention oF erhich Circularion is ou
ins iO Dar Connery-man, DF. PTarver, and may be
P. Fromthe preat quantier of Rood that is driven
able to the Scarion and Oualiry or the Bearet: out oF the Fearr into ehe Arceries at every Pulle
Fior thongh ehe Anciems Who knew noc chis Cireui-
lacion, imagined chac only 2 drop or LO Was ex
pelled by every systole, Whichchey vere necessita
ced ro suppole, to avoid che grear Distention chat
Ouanciry istued inco ihem; vec ic is cerrain and
any liquor to pals trom the Scomach ro rhe Xid-
BLLNDS. in F’orriticacion, ad cecum t, nejo, buir chioveti chettence, alons wich he 6. 00d
secitia
Burs cher coll che bitter Ls osthe Cable.
SITTS (ab0ard a Stip) are riro ereat Pieces
ot Limber, on, or chrouxh ibtiom soech che Cross
Piece; placed usuassy abate ie Msanger in the
Eoof of che Strip eo belay (or Talten) rhe C’able
chereco Wrhen ine is ac Anchor: Their lorver tinde
are Falcene ineo ehie Riders; and in Grear Strips
their Micale paris are bolced W ruo great Beains
erols the Bons; and ver in eAac Storms ther are
Archerhen ehe Bitrs, and 10 secure che BoWS
Whien alc teecimes else cortrom ehe Strips.
There are Fiore Lop- art seat Birts, Wtole ul
is lo belar or fasten che tiore Lop. lail Steats.
Aud chere are allo ihe Fore jeer Bitts, wohiet
tetre co belar or Fatten che Forescer.
BIVALVE, is a Word ased By che Wricers O
Nacural Hlistory, for borh such Shell. Fistes ashave
cvo Shells, a5 Cockles, Muleles, Oycters, (3C
Wbien are Paid co be ot che Bivalve kind; and al
(0 for the Siliquae, or Sced- Pods oF Tuch Planis 25
open all cheir whole sensin co discharse chei
oecas; luch a5 Beans, Peale, (90. Tor rhole che
Boranis Cay have a Divalve Silqua.
BIVENTER: Sec Dicastricus.
Noner (or rather only OF) Corn, Carrel, (9
BLACKMAIL, sienities a cerrain Summ 0
siven by che Poor Peop e in che Norch OE Encland
and Rotibers.
2o the most porvertul Persons in chole Parrs, Or in
he Hundreds, Tor 2 Prorection against Thieres
BLACKNESS, che Coloue (0 called, lcems i0
arise trom such a peculiar Pexture and Sitarion
OE che Superticial Parrs oF any Black BodY, char
ae doch a5 it vere dead che Lighe tallins uxon il
and rettect none or very lieele ot it ourwasds 10
BLACK. ROD, is che Hus  De VMer belone
ins co che most noble Order ot che Garter; lc
Called trom his Blacke. Rod Whten he carries in trie
Pland; he is allo ot the RInes Chamber, anc
Diber ot rhe Lord s Floule in Parliament.
BLADDER: Sec Vesica
BL AS, a word uled by Van Bcimont, a5 Blan.
chard laith, co sipnitie the Mocien OF cheSTarS, (9C
BEAZOHINO, in Eleralder, is alplavins or
expressins che Paris ot a Coac ol Arms in cheir
Colour. Oe Metal on Metal is talle Beraldry
In Blazonins a Coac ol AltB, sou must alvav.
Csela, vou must name sest chiar wtich immeai
Auly lyins uxon che Ficld. Tour Words must
be very Morr, and truly provet and expresive
wichenl ans Explecires, necaset Parricles, or Re.
Leis tor the Colours must De uled a5 are agrec.
n Lerlons benearh the Derree e Noble, mult
hare Their Coars blazoned by Coldus and Merals;
pecitions. In the Blazon oF a Coac oE Arms Cach proved undeniably by chese Reasons
Noblemen, by precious slones; and Kines and
Princes by Planets
BL L NCHI (in Law) is che Firle oF a Kind oF) che Arreries must be liable co, il ans considerable
Tenure ot Land; 25 r0 hold Land in Blench, 15
by payiment ot. 2 Sugar. Loat, 2 Dever Hlac, 2 dememrabe, rhal chere must necds an Ounce
firmae. Sec Alba firma–
Couple ot Copons, and such like; it ic be deman. or more be driven into them cachrime. Por (ca
ded in rhe Name oE che Blench; i. C. nomine  kins ic For prariced, thac chere is no orter iay FOr