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Leghorn <ref name="term_75968" /> | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138029" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; - so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75968" /> == | |||
<p> A flourishing [[Italian]] seaport, on the W. coast, 60 m. from Florence; is a fine city, with broad streets and many canals; its exports include wine, silk, oil, marble, and straw hats; it imports spirits, sugar, and machinery; it does a large and increasing coasting trade, and manufactures coral ornaments; its prosperity dates from the 15th century; it was a free port till 1868. </p> | <p> A flourishing [[Italian]] seaport, on the W. coast, 60 m. from Florence; is a fine city, with broad streets and many canals; its exports include wine, silk, oil, marble, and straw hats; it imports spirits, sugar, and machinery; it does a large and increasing coasting trade, and manufactures coral ornaments; its prosperity dates from the 15th century; it was a free port till 1868. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_138029"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/leghorn Leghorn from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_75968"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/leghorn Leghorn from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75968"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/leghorn Leghorn from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy; - so called from Leghorn, the place of exportation.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A flourishing Italian seaport, on the W. coast, 60 m. from Florence; is a fine city, with broad streets and many canals; its exports include wine, silk, oil, marble, and straw hats; it imports spirits, sugar, and machinery; it does a large and increasing coasting trade, and manufactures coral ornaments; its prosperity dates from the 15th century; it was a free port till 1868.
