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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 151

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united to the body of a horse. Centre, the middle of a body or sm-face. Centre of Gravity, the point upon whichany body can be balanced. Centre, or Center-piece, an ornamentplaced in the middle of any article. Chair, a moveable seat, which at the pre-sent day is susceptible of great elegance both … in design and ornament. A chair curule wasan ancient raised seat made to be placed in achariot. Chalk, an opaque calcareous earth, exten-sively used, when burned into lime, as the basisof cement. When purified it is formed intocrayons. Chapel, a place of worship either adjoiningto or built…

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