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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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Bistop. tor the admirring a Clerke in che place oti, COLON, is a Poine in Grammar marti d chus
anctber prelenced by che Kinp, Who durinq the
Suit becween cheRLing and theBitrops C lerke 15 de-
Parred chis Lite. Por Tudomene once pals d For
the KingS Clerk, and he dying betore Admie
rance, ihe Kins may betton his Prelenrarion ro
anorher.
GOLLATIOHE Heremitasii, I5 2 Vric vobiere.
bys che Kins conterrech che Kecpins ot an Hermi-
tase abH 2 Clerk.
COLLLCLE, are che jorning of che Puncta La
chrymalia inco one passage on both sides, wvhict
derive the Lumour oF the Fyelids into the C avi
ey ot rhe Nostrils; che Cloles chac are made in che
very rops of che Fiye. brotrs descend in little Char-
nels, they spread chemselres into a larget Chan.
nel, and are continued ro rhe Junick ot the NVO
Arils. The lame Floles or openines in Flares, Calves.
Rabbirs, are noc found in rhe very Rye- brOWS
bur a licele more invard; and most oE aIl in
(:) and Mhens a sienrence ro be pertect or enrire
bur ver the sence dependins or concinuins on
25 in ehis of Seneca, ante omnia necesse est, seipsum
astimare: Duia sere plus robis videmur posse, quani
possimus.
COLODR, may be considered ruo vays.
P. AS it is a Qualiey residins in che Body chac is
Taid eo be (0 and socoloured, or which dorh mo-
dity che Lixhe aster sueh and luch a manner: Or
2. A5 more proverly, che Lighe ic self which se
moditied Arikes uxon che Organ ot Siphr, and
produces rhar Sensarion which we call Colour.
The Peripatericks assert Colours ro be real Oua
liries, and inherene in the coloured Bodies, arc
suppose rhar Lietit dorh onty discover chem, buc
noc any effect ot their Production.
Plato chouxhr Colour to be a kind ot Flame con-
sistins ot most minute Parricles, very congruous
Birds, Where chey are larper chan in any other co che Pore. ot che eye, and darced apainst in
Creatures; the Membrane which separares che from che OC est. And lome Moderns will have
Ftoles herc, is very MOrr. Blanchard.
Ciolour eo be a Kird ot Inrernal Lighe ot the more
COLLIODANS Febris, is one ot chenature ot lucid parrs ot the Object, darkened, and conse
ordinary burning Fevers, bur by irs excessive Fleat
they Pay ie Suddenty melis the FAE, Flest, and
Substance oF the solid Parrs ofche ParieneS Body:
nay lomerimes disfolres the very Blood in che
Veins, 25 lome tell vou, and dischargech che same
quenclus alcered bys the rarious mixcures ot rhe lels
Luminous PaxES.
Orters, as did Come oE che Anciene Aromists
maintain Colour noc 10 be 3 Lucid Scream, bur 2
Corporeal FMurium istuins OuT oF che coloured
by insensible Transpirarion, 25 Svear, Vrinc, or Body.
Stool, exc
GOELIODATION Or meltine of Metals:
Thus, e lar Silver and Tead beinq melred or
Colliquated cosether over a Arons Fire vill mingle
perminima, chac is, unire chrouphly cogether.
COLLISION, ische Acitine ot one hard B0.
dy against anocher
COLLOSION, in Common. LaW, i5 a deceir.
tul ArGUMenE OF Compact DCtVCen EVO OE more
For che one Parry e0 bring an Action against an
cher tor some Lvil Purpose, 25 r0 defraud a rhiro
Perton ot his Riehe, (o.
COLLOTIO, is a wastins oE che HTouch; 2
Woten ris done co clean, or tasten bad or loole
Teeth, 10 tree che Cums from VICers, (90.
COLLTRIOM, is an oblons or ronnd Table
OF Trochisse, WICCL FOTIIETI) I Distempers ol che
Fres; and as then called by the drabian Name
Ot Seif or Sief. Ie as dissolved in a convenient
Vehicle, char it mighe convenientty be applied
and from hence any Medicines in a liquid form
delipned lo cure Dileans in Me Fyes ate callec
Corrium.
Ortrers account For alL Colours OuE oF the rarious
mixeure oF Liphe and Darkeness; and the Chy
mists Comerimes will have it arise from che Sul-
phur and Comerimes trom che Sale chac is in BO
dies; and tome allo trom ehe chird Hlyposcaricti
Principle, Mercury.
The Cartestans. Who make che Senlation ot
Lixhe co be che Impulle made on che Pye by cer
tain Tolid tur very minure Globules casilr permea
cing che Pores of che Air and Diaphanous Bodies.
Thele, LCay, derive Colour From rhe varions PrO-
porrion oE ehe direct Proerels or Mocion ot chele
Globules, r0 cheir Circumrorarion or Morion
round cheir oun Centres; by which means chey
arci qualihed 1o Arike che Oprick Nlerre alrer di-
Ainct and divers manners, and so do produce che
Percepcion ot various Colours.
Dr. Hoote in his Mierooraphia (ayS, The Phan
tasm oF Colour is caused by che Sensarion of che
oblique or uneren Puise et Liehie; and thac etiis is
capable ot no more Varieries than cvo, which a-
rise trom che rro sides oF the Oblique Pulle; 10
chat chere is in realicy buc tuo simple colours
Vellon and Blue; Trom the Mixrure ot wrhich,
and a due proporrion ot Black and Whice (tharis
Darkness and LiBhC) al Colours may be pro-
duced.
Theincomparable MC. J. Nemton Foune by rw0
Experimenes on Prilms, char chere is a prear dit-
formiey in che Rays oF Lixhe; and chac herebs
che Oririn of Colours may be untolded. The D0
Atrine theretore ot Colours accordine ro his Norion
che borrom oE che dromach, and on rhe Lest hand and Fxperimenrs are conrained in rhe tollomins
PropOStiOnS.
P. AS The RayS OL Ligtr dister in deprees oE
Resrangibiliey, (0 chey also dister in cheir Dilpoli.
tion eo exhibir chis or rhar parricular Colour.
Colours are noc Qualifications ot Liehr, derived
From Retractions, or Reflections of Nacural B0.
dies (as ris generally beliered) buc original and
Connate Properries which in divers R ays are divers.
Some Raysare disposed eo extibir a Red Colour
and no octier; ser e a Vellor aud no ocher; lome
C1
COLOBOMA, is the prowing rogether ot ei
cher Lips Or Lyc- lids, or che adlerins oF HC P aF.
Eoche Hlead precernarurally, 696.
COLON is the second ot the Breat CuES, ari
uno from the Caecum intestinum in the Kishe Llank.
Alia adheres ro che RixhE Kidney; THenCC IL LCIS
ep under che Liver, and Lomerimes IS AMIILLCW
ide Call. Bladder, Wrhich dies ic ot a selo
Clay-colour; thence is goes on trantverlelr mtet
is Fastned corhe spleen; atcer Wntun il ls lattned
cothe Petc Pidney, windins and rurmus vers
In a Kighe. line. Leis che midett ana latsett ot 2l1
ehe Curs, and is ulually about 8 el 9 Itanas
Breadchs lone: ie abounaS WICH sua CelIS OP
sirele Caviries every wvhere: le Hal a Valve co
Curs inro che sall
obliguelr ehere, buc alcctnatus i aelcenas almo
hinder any chins tcom returninie erom che Bea