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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    EN C [141] ENCf Emoluments, perquisites, fees, or salary; the profits arising from an ofllce«or employ- ment. Emottoir, a scufflor or clod-crusher, used in France. [nine inches. Esipan, the French nnmo for the span of Eupennelle, in France a kedgc-anchor. Empuseur (French), a starclicr. Empiric, a quack, a pretender; an unedu- cated or irregular practitioner. EarrLETTE (French), a bargain or purchnse. Employe', n clerk; one engaged in the service of another. Employer, a master; one who hires and directs the labour of others. Empois, potato or wheat starch. Empoldeh, n namo in Demerara for the extension of an estate inland, 3100 yards backwards from a canal or river frontage. Emporium, in a large sense a trading mart, or town of extensive commerce; but in the more common and restricted use, a general shop and depot for various goods.. Empty-case, a compositor's case of type, which is deficient in some of the letters; hence he cannot proceed with his work, until the exhausted sorts are replenished. Emptying, a discharging or pouring out the contents of A package or vessel. Empty-packages, returned cases from the purchaser to the sender of the goods, con- sisting, lor the most part, of casks, crates, hampers, sacks, &c, which are trans- ported free, or at a very low charge, by the railway companies. Emu, the Australian ostrich (Dromaius Novce Hollandiw); its feathers are used for orna- ment, and the skin produces six or seven quarts of oil which is used medicinally. Emulsions, applications usually made o! bruised oily seeds and fluid. Enactment, a decree, or legislative measure. Enamel, a thin opaque or partially trans- parent coating of glass of various colours on a metallic surface; a porcclaincous surface is thus given to the interior of iron cooking utensils. The white glass for pottery is also called enamel. The process of painting with coloured glass, and with diflerent mineral colours on gold and copper, is termed enamelling. The basis of all kinds of enamel is a pure glass, which is rendered cither transparent or opaque, by the hdruixturo of metallic oxides. White enamel is made by melting the oxide of tin with glass. Enamelled-cards, pieces of pasteboard, one surlneo of which has been coated wifli white lead and size, and then glazed by passing between highly polished rollers. Enamelled-leatiier, glazed leather for patent boots and shoes, belts, <Ssc., pre- pared from calf or scnl-skin, by means of sumach; the gloss or enamel is given by several coats of a peculiar varnish. Exameller, one who lays on enamels or inlays with mineral colours. Encaustic, a method of painting In heated or burnt wax. The term is also now very generally applied to all kinds of painting, where the colours are laid on or lixed by heat, so as to be rendered permanent and brilliant. Encaustic-tile, a variegated paving-tile, cu which patterns have been formed in coloured clays on the ordinary buff-tile, and fired, which brings out the colours more vividly. Enchase, or Chase, to enrich or beautify any work in metal by an embossed design, &c. in low relief. [ding. Enchere (French), an auction, an outbid- Enclosuhe, land fenced in or hedged round for separation or for the protection of crops. Encre (French), printing or writing ink. Encyclopaedia, a dictionary or descriptivo work of reference, which treats of the various branches of the arts, sciences, and manufactures. Endasse, Endraze, names for the short ell or pike in Turkey, by which cotton goods and carpets are measured; it is equal to 27 06 inches. Endazee, a Turkish measure of length for silk equal to 25} inches; asimilar measure used lor cloth is 20j inches. Endive, a hardy annual, the Cichorium endivia; the blanched leaves of which are used as a salad. Endless-chain, a perpetually revolving chain, much used in machinery. Endless-tape, the connecting bands for some light machinery. Endorse, to transfer or make over: on a hill of exchange this endorsement is often made in blank, but renders the endorser liable for the payment of the bill, if not met by the acceptor or person on whom it is drawn, or any other endorser. Enema, a clyster, or syringe. Enfraytjre (French), the first combing of wool. Enga, a name in some of the Pacific islands for turmeric root. Engage, to retain or employ a person. Engagement, an obligation, contract, or undertaking entered into. Engel, a Dutch money-weight formerly used in Belgium, &c, the looih part of the troy marc, = therefore to 23J grains. It was also called an esterlln. Engine, the general name for any mechani- cal machine which produces or regulates motive power, such as a fire-engine, steam-engine, &c. Engines are of three great classes, locomotive, marine, and stationary, and in their motion are either ^oscillating or rotary. Engineer, one skilled in mechanism, or the construction and management of compli- cated machinery, and the uses of motive power, repairs of mill work, &c Engineer, Civil, a skilled designer, archi- tect, and mathematician, who delineates plans, and superintends the construction of large industrial buildings and public works. Engine-man, a machine man ; one who at- tends to the engine in a mill, steam-boat, locomotive, &c, he is often loosely called an engineer. Ekgine-oll Maker, a preparer and vender of oil for lubricating machinery. Engine-turner, one who practises a pecu- liar- kind of complex turning.