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Celluloid
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite.
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Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…
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Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…
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Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.
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Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.
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Broader term 1
That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.
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Derivationally related 2
A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.
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A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.
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Substance part 3
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of L…
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See under Gun.
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See Gun cotton, under Gun.
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Synonym 2
A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.
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Alt. of Synthetical
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