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Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 298 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TRIVET , a small

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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)

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TRIPOD (Gr. rpiTovr, Lat. tripus)

tripod for holding cooking vessels near a

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FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire . The word is also applied to a

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ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round, square or

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OVAL (Lat. ovum, egg)

oval openwork

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PLATE

plate, usually of

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STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

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brass, fixed to the bars of a

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GRATE (from Lat. crates, a hurdle)

grate by a socket for keeping hot plates, dishes, or

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