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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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BE'AVER, n. [L.fiber.]
An amphibious rodent, of the
genus Castor.
* It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its lodges or "houses,' and dams across streams. It is valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and the American is generally considered a variety of this, although sometimes called Castor Canadensis. The fur of the beaver.
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver,
but now usually of silk.
A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used
chiefly for making overcoats.
Beaver rat (Zoöl.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster). -- Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver. -- Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank. That piece of armor which protected
the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed
to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that
the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.
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