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portland
(encz) | Portland,Portland n: [jmén.] příjmení, město - Spojené státy
americké Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
portland
(czen) | Portland,Portlandn: [jmén.] příjmení, město - Spojené státy
americké Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
portland
(wn) | Portland
n 1: freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in
northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides
the city into east and west sections; renowned for its
beautiful natural setting among the mountains
2: largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state |
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portland cement
(encz) | Portland cement, |
Portland cement
(gcide) | Portland cement \Port"land ce*ment"\
A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England,
made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime
and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky
clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens
under water.
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Portland sago
(gcide) | Sago \Sa"go\ (s[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.]
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much
used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the
sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is
prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan
palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from
several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, {Zamia
integrifolia}, etc.).
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Portland sago, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of
the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum).
Sago palm. (Bot.)
(a) A palm tree which yields sago.
(b) A species of Cycas (Cycas revoluta).
Sago spleen (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen,
produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a
cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies
looking like grains of sago.
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Portland stone
(gcide) | Portland stone \Port"land stone"\
A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of
Portland in England, much used in building.
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Portland vase
(gcide) | Portland vase \Port"land vase`\
A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the
Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of
Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
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portland cement
(wn) | Portland cement
n 1: a cement that hardens under water; made by heating
limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
[syn: hydraulic cement, Portland cement] |
salmon portland chase
(wn) | Salmon Portland Chase
n 1: United States politician and jurist who served as chief
justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
[syn: Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase] |
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