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

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
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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    AGI AIG African Oak or Teak, .1 valuable wood for. some purposes of ship-building, obtained from tlio Oldfleldia A/ncana. Aesunteen, a vernacular namo among the Anibs lor nbsintb. An' Abaft, a nautical term, denoting to- wards or near tlie stern; hence we have aiter-pnrt, after-body, after-timbers, &c. A ftab-gir, a largo portable sun-shade or Hat parasol used ill the East. Aftermath, the second crop of grass. Agabanee, cotton embroidered with silk made in Aleppo. . Agaiti, a plant cultivated for Its oil in Eastern Africa, believed to be the Dtdy- namia gynmospevma. Agalla. a Spanish nnmefor llicnut gall. Acallocmum Wood, a celebrated wood of the ancients, the lign aloes, calamuak, or eagle-wood of Eastern commerce; the best is supposed to he obtained from Aqui- laria Mataccenris, while the Aloexijlum aijallocluim of Loureiro and the hxem- caria agallocha, also furnish other kinds of aloe wood. It is used medicinally, and also lor inlaying cabinet work. AcArniTE, a uiineralogical term for tur- quoise. Agar, an Eastern name for a salt-pit; also (in orchard or plantation of palms. Agar-Agar, a sea-weed forming a large article of commerce in the Eastern seas, being used for making jellies, and for stif- fening purposes. » Agaric, a generic name for many fungi, Including the J'olyporus igmarius, grow- ing on the larch, oak, &c.,and used fur dye- ing, and in medicine as a styptic Acaiiikoon, the namo in tlie Indian bazaars fur the agaric fungus. Agastera, a liquid measure in some of tlio Ionian Islands, equal to about 2 pints. Agate, a silicious stone, chiefly composed of quartz variegated with colouring mat- ter, as in the Scotch pebble. Agave, a genus of plants producing fibre, and furnishing an intoxicating beverage, known in Mexico as pulque. Aoatadi, a small rice nursery fur trans- plantations. Agenda, a list or memorandum-book of business to lie dune. Agent, one who represents a principal, or buys and sells for another. In large cities there are many special agents lor particu- lar localities or separate -trades, as East Indian, colonial, Australian, and American agents—news-agents, advertising-agents, passenger-agents, custom-house-agents, &e.; the manager of an estate in Ire- land. Agent df. Change, the French name for a stockbroker. Acer, a Homan acre of land, a field. Aguani, the. grain harvest in India, which is reaped during the cold season of No- vember and December. AGI, Aji, a name for tlio Guinea or red Indian dwarf bird-pepper, a species of capsicum, grown in I'eru; also a sort of sauce made of it in America. Agilla Wood, the namo in Slain for tlio aloe-wood. Agio, a term on the Continent for the pre- mium or percentage allowed between two sorts of money, one being of a superior mintage value to the other, or between paper and specie. Agiotador, the Spanish namo for a bill- broker. Agiotage, stock-jobbing, speculation oj the vise or fall of tile public funds. Agioteub., the French name for a stock- jobber. Aciraque, a weight on the Guiuea coast of Africa equal to sixty-two grains. Agistment, taking in cattle to pasture. Agito, the fourth part of a vis, .1 weight used in Pegu, and equal to 5937J grains; it is sometimes called a giro. Agnel, an ancient French coin worth loss than Is. Agnesite, a namo for carbonate of bismuth. Agound, in Bengal the flowering shoot or upper part of the sugar cane. Agrees, certain special advocates, employ- ed in pleading before the tribunals of commerce in some of the largo cities of France. Aores. the French name for the rigging and tackle of a ship. Agriaz, tho Spanish name for cinnamon. Agricultural Agent, one who attends to the business of farmers, receiving and executing orders for purchases and sales. Agricultural Chemist, one skilled in tlio chemistry of agricultural products, and who makes it a business to analyze and report upon soils, manures, the component parts of plants, &c Agricultural Implements, various me- chanical implements and tools fur Ullage, itc, as ploughs, harrows, horse-hoes, thrashing-machines, &a, mado for home use and export. AORicuLTURtST, a former or husbandman. Agropila, a Spanish name for the Corinan bezoar. Agtendeel. See Achtendeel. Aguajaque, the Spanish naino for a kind of gum ammoniac. Aguamiel, IIydromel, a name given to the sap of tho American aloe, as it flows from the leaves, which has the flavour of honey-water, Aguanafa, orange-flower water made in Spain. Aguaihente, a name for alcohol, principally applied to brandy in Spain. * Aguarius, the Spanish name for spirits of turpentine. Aguila, the Spanish term for a gold coin —tlio American eagle, worth nearly £2, 23. Agustite, a scientific term for the emerald. Aiiak, in India slaked lime. Aiian, an Eastern name for iron. Aiiar, in Bengal a small pit; also a channel lor irrigation. Am, a name in the Pacific islands for sandal- wood. Ahila Wood, a name for the aloe-wood. Abku, an Eastern lianie for the sugar-cana AnM. See Aim. Aiimedi, an old Indian gold coin of flvo pagodas, value £2 5s. f&c. Aigrette, a pointed tuft of feathers, jewels,