BLANK (from the Fr. blanc, white)
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Originally appearing in Volume
V04,
Page 41
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:BLANK (from the Fr. See also:blanc, See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white)
, a. word used in various senses based on that of " See also:left See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white," i.e. requiring something to be filled in; thus a " See also:blank See also:cheque " is one which requires the amount to be inserted, an See also:insurance policy in blank, where the name of the See also:beneficiary is lacking, " blank See also:verse " (q.v.)41
verse without See also:rhyme, " blank See also:cartridge " that contains only See also:powder and no See also:ball or shot
.
The word is also used, as a substantive, for a See also:ticket in a lottery or sweepstake which does not carry a number or the name of a See also:horse See also:running or for an unstamped See also:- METAL
- METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)
metal disc in coining
.
End of Article: BLANK (from the Fr. blanc, white)
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