sland of
"Curacoa," where it was first made.

CUR'RANT, _a small dried grape_: "Corinth," in Greece, of which "currant"
is a corruption.

DAM'ASK, _figured linen or silk_: "Damascus," in Syria, where first made.

DAM'SON, _a small black plum_: (shortened from "Damascene") Damascus.

DELF, _a kind of earthenware_: "Delft," in Holland, where it was orignally
made.

DI'APER, _a figured linen cloth, used for towels, napkins, etc._: "Ypres,"
in Flanders, where originally manufactured.

DIM'ITY, _a figured cotton cloth_: "Damietta," in Egypt.

GAMBOGE', _a yellow resin used as a paint_: "Cambodia, where it is
obtained.

GING'HAM, _cotton cloth, made of yarn dyed before woven_: "Guincamp," in
France, where it was first made.

GUIN'EA, _an English gold coin of the value of twenty-one shillings_:
"Guinea," whence the gold was obtained out of which it was first struck.

GYP'SY, _one of a wandering race_: old English "Gyptian," from "Egypt,"
whence the race was supposed to have originated.

HOL'LAND, _a kind of linen cloth_: "Holland," where first made.

HOL'LANDS, _a spirit flavored with juniper berries_: "Holland," where it is
extensively produced..

IN'DIGO, _a blue dye_: "India".

JAL'AP, _a cathartic medicine_: "Jalapa," in Mexico, whence it was first
imported in 1610.

JET, _a mineral used for ornament_: "Gagates," a river in Asia Minor,
whence it was obtained.

LAN'DAU, LAN'DAULET, _a kind of carriage opening at the top_: "Landau," a
town in Germany.

MADEI'RA, _a wine_: "Madeira," where produced.

MAGNE'SIA, _a primitive earth_: "Magnesia," in Thessaly.

MAG'NET, _the loadstone, or Magnesian stone_.

MALM'SEY, _a wine_: "Malvasia," in the Morea.

MAR'SALA, _a wine_: "Marsala," in Sicily.

MEAN'DER, _to flow in a winding course_: "Meander," a winding river in Asia
Minor.

MIL'LINER, _one who makes ladies' bonnets, etc._: "Milan," in Italy.

MOROC'CO, _a fine kind of leather_: "Morocco," in Africa, where it was
originally made.

NANKEEN', _a buff-colored cloth_: "Nankin," in China, where first made.

PHEAS'ANT, _a bird whose flesh is highly valued as food_: "Phasis," a river
in Asia Minor, whence it was brought to Europe.

PIS'TOL, _a small hand gun_: "Pistoja," in Italy, where first made.

PORT, _a wine_: "Oporto," in Portugal, whence extensively shipped.

SARDINE', _a small Mediterranean fish, of the herring family_: "Sardinia"
around whose coasts the fish abounds.

SAUTERNE', _a wine