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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Torchere
Britannica 11thTORCHERE, a candelabrum mounted upon a tall stand of wood or metal, usually with two or three lights. When it was first introduced in France towards the end of the I7th century the torchere mounted one candle only, and when the number was doubled or tripled th ...
Vol. 27, pp. 50-50
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Torch
Britannica 11thTORCH (O. Fr. torche, from Med. Lat. lorlia, derived from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist), a light or illuminant that can be carried in the hand, made of twisted tow, hemp or other inflammable substance. Torches or " links " were, till the general introdu
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Traherne
Britannica 11thTRAHERNE, THOMAS (i637?-i674), English writer, was, according to Anthony a Wood, a " shoemaker's son of Hereford." He entered Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1652, and after receiving his degree in 1656 took holy orders. In the following year he was appointed re
Vol. 27, pp. 155-155
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Trencher
Britannica 11thTRENCHER (M. Eng. trenchour, trenchere, &c.,O. Fr. trencheoir trenchoier, a place on which to cut up food, from trencher, mod. trancher, to cut, probably from Lat. truncare, lop, cut off, or from trausecare, to cut across), a platter, being a flat piece of woo
Vol. 27, pp. 245-245
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