colure
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By having a globe constructed with circumvolving poles, capable of any adjustment with regard to the colures, Mr. Landseer ascertained that, at that remote period, in lat.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Tropic, colures, the equinoctial, The zodiac, poles, and line ecliptical, The nadir, zenith, and anomalies, The azimuth and ephimerides, Stars, orbs, and planets, with their motions, The oriental regradations, Eccentrics, epicyctes, and—and—and— PHA.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 by Various
The long bar was a blaze of lights, polished wood-work, colures and cut glassware, and many fancy bottles.
From Sister Carrie by Dreiser, Theodore
In all lands the Sun was known under various names, typical of solar energy, especially in reference to the equinoctial and solstitial colures.
From The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 by Burgoyne, Thomas H.
Characters of the 24 principal meridians or colures.
