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British businessman and politician (1784–1843)
William Jardine (24 February 1784 – 27 February 1843) was a Scottish physician, merchant and opium dealer who co-founded the Hong Kong–based conglomerate
William_Jardine_(merchant)
Topics referred to by the same term
William Jardine may refer to: William Jardine (merchant), Scottish surgeon and merchant, one of the founders of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Sir William Jardine
William_Jardine
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Jardine (footballer) (1867-?), Scottish football goalkeeper David Jardine (merchant) (1818–1856), tai-pan of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. Don Jardine (1940–2006)
Jardine
British conglomerate that incorporated in Bermuda and headquartered in Hong Kong
co-founder William Jardine's older sister, Jean Johnstone. Jardine Matheson is a Fortune Global 500 company. In 2013, both Jardine Matheson and Jardine Strategic
Jardines_(company)
1839–1842 war between the United Kingdom and China
Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms The Opium War (film) William Jardine (merchant) William Napier, 9th Lord Napier David Sassoon Comprising 5 troopships
First_Opium_War
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
the businessman and Liberal politician Robert Jardine. He was head of Jardine, Matheson and Co, merchants in China, and also represented Ashburton from
Buchanan-Jardine_baronets
Human settlement in Scotland
in July 2020 William Jardine (merchant 1784 to 1843) – co-founder of the Hong Kong–based conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co Sir William Paterson (banker
Lochmaben
Business dynasty of Scottish origin
sister of Dr. William Jardine, the founder of Jardine Matheson & Company His father Thomas Keswick had married Margaret Johnstone, Jardine's niece and daughter
Keswick_family
today's Jardines, was a Far Eastern company founded in 1832 by Scotsmen William Jardine and James Matheson as senior partners. Trafficking opium in Asia, while
History of Jardine Matheson & Co.
History_of_Jardine_Matheson_&_Co.
British businessman
David Jardine (1818–1856) was a Scottish merchant in China and Hong Kong and the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He was the nephew of
David_Jardine_(merchant)
British merchant and politician (1869–1934)
William Jardine Gresson (1869 – 10 January 1934) was a British merchant and politician in Hong Kong and China. He was the son of Mary Fleming Tinning
William_Jardine_Gresson
British merchant banker (1940–2024)
April 2024) was a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson, founded by William Jardine. He was chairman of Arsenal
Chips_Keswick
Johnny Hornby, chairman of Sentebale William Jardine, merchant, surgeon, and co-founder of global conglomerate Jardine Matheson (怡和洋行) Sir John Jennings
List of University of Edinburgh people
List_of_University_of_Edinburgh_people
Chinese hong merchant (1769–1843)
The founders of then world-renowned firms including James Matheson, William Jardine, Samuel Russell and Abiel Abbot Low all had a close relationship with
Howqua
British politician (1934–1912)
daughter of Jean, Margaret Johnstone, and entered the Jardine business. The company operated as merchant traders and had a major influence in the First and
William_Keswick
Scottish taipan (1796 - 1878)
Edinburgh. He and William Jardine went on to co-found the Hong Kong-based trading conglomerate Jardine Matheson & Co. that became today's Jardine Matheson Holdings
James_Matheson
Businessperson who trades in goods that were produced by others
century, merchants and merchant houses played a role in opening up China and the Pacific to Anglo-American trade interests. Note for example Jardine Matheson
Merchant
London based trading house (1848–1912)
a London-based trading house closely associated with Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong and Jardine Skinner of Calcutta. It arranged finance and handled imports
Matheson_&_Company
Trading company based in Calcutta, India
David Jardine and Charles B. Skinner. David Jardine (1819-1853) was the eldest son of William Jardine's sister Margaret. Jardine Skinner was a merchant and
Jardine,_Skinner_and_Company
British trading firm
unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong with David Jardine of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. in 1850. The firm became Jamieson, Gifford & Co
Jamieson,_How_&_Co.
British banker and jute merchant in India
and jute merchant in India. Newson was born in Suffolk, the son of Georgina Martha and William Henry Newson. He was senior partner with Jardine, Skinner
Percy_Newson
British businessman (1786–1867)
(1786–1867) was a merchant and connoisseur of medieval art. He briefly ran the free trading firm of Magniac & Co. which was later to become Jardine, Matheson
Hollingworth_Magniac
Scottish naturalist and merchant (1775–1841)
opium, cotton and tea. The Prussian consulship eventually devolved upon Jardine, Matheson & Co. through Hollingworth Magniac. Known for his hospitality
Thomas_Beale
Jewish merchant of Baghdad (1792–1864)
David Sassoon (October 1792 – 7 November 1864) was a Baghdadi Jewish merchant and philanthropist in Ottoman Iraq. David Sassoon served as the treasurer
David_Sassoon_(treasurer)
Surname list
soldier, lawyer, university lecturer and judge William Jardine Gresson (1869–1934), British merchant and politician in Hong Kong and China Gresson Street
Gresson
Indian merchant (1783–1859)
merchant of Goan extraction, Sir Rogério de Faria. His voyages to China resulted in a long trading partnership with the Canton based company Jardine Matheson
Jamsetjee_Jejeebhoy
19th century company
one of the wealthiest British merchant firms, or hongs, active in China during the 19th century. A direct rival to Jardine, Matheson & Co, together with
Dent_&_Co.
Scottish businessman
generation of Keswick family in the Jardine, Matheson & Co. His father, Henry Keswick, son of William Keswick, was a Jardine tai-pan and a Conservative Member
John_Keswick
Clipper ship
Calcutta, in 1831 for the Parsi merchant Rustomjee Cowasjee. After her purchase by the Hong Kong–based merchant house Jardine Matheson, in 1833 Sylph set
Sylph_(1831_ship)
1966 historical novel by James Clavell
inspired by the historical William Jardine, and the Noble House of Struan's is modelled on the real-life "Princely House" of Jardine, Matheson & Company of
Tai-Pan_(novel)
Asian trading company
dominated Indian-Chinese opium trafficking, went bankrupt in 1867, while Jardine Matheson ceased to be an important opium dealer either in India or China
David_Sassoon_&_Co.
American merchant trading house or hong in 19th-century China
pinyin: Tóngfú Yángháng; Jyutping: Tung4fu1 Joeng4hong2) was an American merchant trading house or hong in 19th-century China. From its initial involvement
Olyphant_&_Co.
British businessman (1821-1890)
appointed an unofficial member in Legislative Council in 1857. After Joseph Jardine retired in 1860, he became the Senior Unofficial Member. He resigned later
George_Lyall_(merchant)
British politician (1802–1871)
of the Hong Kong–based trading company Jardine, Matheson and Co. and in 1835 became a partner in the merchant banking firm of Magniac, Smith & Co. along
John_Abel_Smith
British journalist (1960–2026)
2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 12 July 2004. Cassandra Jardine "'Men always want other women'" Archived 13 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Rod_Liddle
Qing dynasty merchant house
Jardine, Matheson & Co. later adopted "Ewo" as the Chinese name for their firm. Cheong, W.E. (1997). The Hong merchants of Canton: Chinese merchants in
Ewo_(hong)
Opium merchant; Maternal grandfather of Franklin Roosevelt
deficits with China. Foreign traders such as the Scottish merchant William Jardine of Jardine Matheson introduced large-scale opium smuggling into China
Warren_Delano_Jr.
English painter (1774–1852)
Among the subjects of his portraits are the Scottish opium traders William Jardine and James Matheson as well as the diarist Harriet Low. George Chinnery
George_Chinnery
19th century American trading house in China
by Scots William Jardine and James Matheson, the commission firm dealt heavily in opium and had inherited connections in India from merchant John Richardson
Russell_&_Company
British merchant and diplomat (born 1720)
James Flint (Chinese name: 洪任輝, Hóng Rènhuī, 1720 – unknown) was a British merchant and diplomat employed by the East India Company and noted for his role
James_Flint_(merchant)
Scottish-Australian pioneer
Francis Lascelles (Frank) Jardine (28 August 1841 – 19 March 1919) was a Scottish-Australian pioneer who was at the forefront of European exploration
Francis_Lascelles_Jardine
British merchant firm
leading British merchant firms, or hongs, active in China and Japan during the 19th and 20th century. It was a direct rival to Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Dodwell_&_Co.
Scottish merchant
John Reid (1757 – 11 April 1821) was a Scottish merchant in Canton in the late eighteenth century, where he was in partnership with John Henry Cox and
John_Reid_(merchant)
He was the son of William Ryrie, Lt., a merchant navy captain who commanded the big tea clippers Cairngorm and Flying Spur for Jardine, Matheson & Co.,
Phineas_Ryrie
American merchant
John Cleve Green (April 14, 1800 – April 29, 1875) was a merchant and former partner of John Murray Forbes in the China trading house of Russell & Company
John_Cleve_Green
1839 event starting the First Opium War
growing opium addiction amongst the people, decided to expel merchant William Jardine of Jardine, Matheson & Co. along with others involved in the illegal
Destruction_of_opium_at_Humen
Early commerce between the Chinese Qing Empire and the US
dealer in China, competing in the market alongside British firms including Jardine, Matheson & Co. and Dent & Co. Of all the American firms, only Olyphant
Old_China_Trade
Qing dynasty merchant guilds
The Cohong, sometimes spelled kehang or gonghang, a guild of Chinese merchants or hongs, operated the import–export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou)
Cohong
British revolution of 1688
Jardine 2008, p. 38. Wijn 1950, p. 6. Baxter 1966, pp. 232–233. McKay & Scott 1984, p. 41. Jardine 2008, p. 41. Miller 1978, pp. 178–179. Jardine 2008
Glorious_Revolution
Scottish merchant and fur trader (1759–1842)
Daniel Beale (1759[citation needed]–1842) was a Scottish merchant and fur trader active in the Asian mercantile centres of Bombay, Canton and Macau as
Daniel_Beale
Topics referred to by the same term
English painter William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor William Brooke Smith (before 1880–1908), American artist William Twigg-Smith
William_Smith
British opium trader
Lancelot Dent was a 19th-century British merchant resident for a period in Canton, China who dealt primarily in opium. He was christened on August 4, 1799
Lancelot_Dent
language newspaper founded by Scottish merchants James Matheson and his nephew Alexander together with Philadelphian William Wightman Wood, the first editor
The_Canton_Register
Indian trading firm
trade was divided between Jardine, Skinner and the Apcar Line. Even then, P&O had limited shipping capacity. While Jardines carried opium for the larger
Apcar_and_Company
Trinidadian writer (1897–1991)
children in a Portuguese Creole family, and the son of Isabella Mendes (née Jardine) and Alfred Mendes. Mendes was educated in Port of Spain until 1912, then
Alfred_Mendes
British China merchant, Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur
East. Matheson was a nephew of Sir James Matheson of Lewis, the famous Jardine & Matheson Co, making his fortune from trading opium in the Far East, notably
Sir Alexander Matheson, 1st Baronet
Sir_Alexander_Matheson,_1st_Baronet
American merchant
Russell Sturgis (July 7, 1805 – November 2, 1887) was a Boston merchant active in the China trade, and later head of Baring Brothers in London. Sturgis
Russell_Sturgis_(1805–1887)
Retrieved 27 May 2018. Le Pichon, Alain (2006). China Trade and Empire: Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the Origins of British Rule in Hong Kong, 1827-1843
Thomas_Chay_Beale
American merchant
William Henry Low (1795 – March 22, 1834) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and trader from Salem, Massachusetts, who was one of the American
William_Henry_Low
Shipping company
business to occupy his three sons, in particular his youngest, George Jardine, who was 21 years old at the time. Archibald Glen's own business, A. G
Clyde_Shipping_Company
American entrepreneur and trader
Instead, he began his career as apprentice clerk for a maritime trade merchant, Whittlesley & Alsop, in Middletown. It is there that Russell began learning
Samuel_Russell
American businessman (1811–1893)
children (eight sons, four daughters) of a Salem, Massachusetts, drug merchant, Seth Low, and Mary (née Porter) Low. His sister, Harriet Low, was one
Abiel_Abbot_Low
Scottish merchant (1838–1911)
school, Glover took a job as a shipping clerk with the trading company Jardine Matheson[page needed] and in 1857 he moved to Shanghai. In 1859, aged 21
Thomas_Blake_Glover
debasement of the silver coins causing huge loss. The site was sold to Jardine Matheson in 1868 and the mint machinery sold to the newly established Japan
Hong_Kong_Mint
Attempted assassin of William of Orange (1562–1582)
assassination attempt upon William the Silent, Prince of Orange. In 1582, Jáuregui was in the service of a Spanish fur merchant, Gaspar de Añastro from Vitoria
Juan_de_Jáuregui_(assassin)
Scottish advocate
co-founder of the Bannatyne Club along with his brother-in-law Sir Henry Jardine and Sir Walter Scott. In 1829 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Andrew_Skene
British writer and peer (1928–2005)
1953) The Hon Charlotte Cherry Drummond (b. 1955) The Hon Humphrey John Jardine Drummond (b. 1961) The Hon Amelie Margaret Mary Drummond (b. 1963): married
Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange
Cherry_Drummond,_16th_Baroness_Strange
English polymath of German origin (c. 1600–1662)
married and died in England. He was the son of Georg Hartlieb, a German merchant in Elbing (Elbląg), whose family had migrated to Poland at the beginning
Samuel_Hartlib
Morning Post. p. 431. Crisswell, Colin N. (1991). The Taipans: Hong Kong's Merchant Princes. Oxford University Press. p. 103. Wright, Arnold (1908). Twentieth
Gibb,_Livingston_&_Co.
Smooth-bore, short-barrel naval cannon
the 1840s, the Royal Navy leased several carronade-armed clippers from Jardine, Matheson & Co. in 1840 to supplement the steamships it used against Qing
Carronade
Jay Isaac (born 1975) – artist Frances James (1903–1988) – soprano Kim Jardine (born 1966) – politician Edward James Jarvis (1788–1852) – politician,
List of people from Saint John, New Brunswick
List_of_people_from_Saint_John,_New_Brunswick
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
p. 14 Jardine 1821 p. 2 Jardine 1821 p. 6 Jardine 1821 p. 4 Jardine 1821 p. 13 Jardine 1821 p. 5 Jardine 1821 p. 8 Fawcett 2005 p. 100 Jardine 1821 p
Robert_the_Bruce
American entrepreneur, businessman and trader
Augustine Heard & Co. firm in China. Augustine Heard was born into a wealthy merchant family of Ipswich, Massachusetts. His father, John Heard (1744-1834), had
Augustine_Heard
British merchant shipping and maritime trading company
trade together with the China Navigation Company, China Merchants Steam Navigation Company and Jardine Matheson's Indo-China Steam Navigation Company since
Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Company
Hongkong,_Canton_&_Macao_Steamboat_Company
Former trading company
banking subsidiary, E.D. Sassoon Banking & Co. Ltd., was sold in 1972 to the merchant bank "Wallace Brothers & Co. (Holdings) Ltd" and renamed "Wallace Brothers
E._D._Sassoon_&_Co.
Removal of organs from the gastrointestinal tract
details of the Pogrom itself, see volume I, pp. 363–400. Jardine, Lisa (2005). The Awful End of William the Silent: The First Assassination of A Head of State
Disembowelment
British ocean liner wrecked in the Torres Strait
party to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula. A Somerset resident, Frank Jardine, organised a rescue with his own boats, and sent messengers to the nearest
RMS_Quetta
1904 to 1907. Archibald Birkmyre (1875–1935) was vice-president, and John Jardine Paterson was President in 1966. In 2004, O. P. Jindal (1930–2005) was awarded
Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bengal_Chamber_of_Commerce_and_Industry
American diplomat
(September 18, 1804 – November 23, 1889), was an American sea captain, China merchant and ship owner. He was active in ship construction, maritime safety, the
Robert_Bennet_Forbes
New Zealand Company in 1841. The others were Lord Auckland under Captain Jardine, Mary Ann under Captain Bolton, and Lloyds under Captain Green. Fifeshire
New_Zealand_Company_ships
or "hongs", of colonial Hong Kong alongside Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, Jardine Matheson and Swire. By 1953 Union was the leading Hong Kong Insurance company
Union Insurance Society of Canton
Union_Insurance_Society_of_Canton
French-British investment bank
was unified. In 2007, Rothschild formed joint venture Jardine Rothschild Asia Capital with Jardine Strategic, specializing in growth capital investments
Rothschild_&_Co
British businessman (born 1955)
as a Conservative. From 2013 to 2020, he was an executive director of Jardine Matheson Holdings. Lord Sassoon is president, formerly chairman, of the
James_Sassoon,_Baron_Sassoon
American trader
suffering from chronic depression following the death of his fellow missionary William Milne. Delays by the London Missionary Society in sending Morrison assistance
David_Olyphant
Irish naturalist (1805–1852)
London. Memoir of the Late_William Thompson, Esq., President of the Natural and Philosophical Society of Belfast Jardine, W. and Selby J. Illustrations
William_Thompson_(naturalist)
Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada, by John and Thomas Jardine, nephews of the ship builder John Jardine. She was registered in 1877 in Chatham, New Brunswick
Tikoma
British mineralogist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1860 his proposer being Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet. From 1867 he was Deputy Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright.
Patrick_Dudgeon
Church in Wiltshire, England
stained glass includes windows by Kempe. The pipe organ was built in 1922 by Jardine of Manchester. It was rebuilt in 1961 by Percy Daniel of Clevedon. In 1973
St_Mark's_Church,_Swindon
British actress (1912–2005)
maintained with performances in the first 1946 television productions of The Merchant of Venice and Othello and, on stage, in Macbeth and Hamlet, in addition
Margaretta_Scott
Major nineteenth-century American trading firm in Qing China
merchandise and vessels." Joseph Coolidge, trader George B. Dixwell, New England merchant John Murray Forbes, American railroad magnate Augustine Heard, founder
Augustine_Heard_&_Co.
However, the Russell & Co. gradually lost competition against the British Jardine, Matheson & Co. which was more efficient under the leadership of the Chinese
William_Howell_Forbes
Area of Guangzhou, China, c. 1684 to 1856
properly-licensed business. By analogy, it was applied to its chief, the Hong merchant, and its property, the factories themselves. It has also been suggested
Thirteen_Factories
British actor (1928–2023)
descendant of the merchant banker Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet and a descendant of Robert Rundell Guinness, founder of the merchant bank Guinness Mahon
Joss_Ackland
British joint-stock company (1600–1874)
nobleman William Cavendish and other aldermen and citizens. She granted her charter to their corporation named Governor and Company of Merchants of London
East_India_Company
British jockey and trainer
moved to Hong Kong for several years to ride and train for the merchant Robert Jardine and others, taking the Ascot Gold Cup winner Buckstone with him
Robert_Sherwood_(horseman)
List of ships with the same or similar names
purchased her to tow vessels on the Hooghly River. In 1830 James Matheson, of Jardine Matheson, chartered Forbes to tow Jamesina to Canton with 840 chests of
List_of_ships_named_Forbes
Appointments by King George VI
Fisheries. Alderman John William Catlow, JP, Chairman of the Middlesex Education Committee. Henry Cooper, Chairman, Merchants' Consultative Committee;
1943_Birthday_Honours
in the Far East. He and Charles Alexander Tomes, who was a grandson of merchant David Hadden, acquired the infrastructure of that firm subsequent to its
Robert_Shewan
1993 historical novel by James Clavell
trading company. Malcolm Struan: loosely based on the real-life Jardine taipan William Keswick. Jamie McFay: based on Thomas Blake Glover. Edward Gornt:
Gai-Jin
(died 1904 in Australia) Gilbert Beith, merchant and Liberal politician (died 1904) 28 January – George Jardine, professor (born 1742) 13 April – Hugh
1827_in_Scotland
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Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
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English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
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English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
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 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
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English : variant of Gilliam.
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Variant spelling of English Janine, JANNINE means "God is gracious."
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English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
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English : variant of Jardin.
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Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
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Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
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Form of William; Resolute Protector
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 Variant spelling of German Kilian, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
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English : variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G.
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 Variant spelling of English Killeen, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
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Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
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cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
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Variant spelling of English Jasmin, JAZMINE means "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.
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Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
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a.
Andean; as, Andine flora.
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Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.
a.
Spotted like a pard.
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Willing acceptance.
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The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t.
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The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
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Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
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A sardine.
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Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
adv.
Willing; disposed.
n.
A sardine.
n.
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
n.
A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines.
v. t.
A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine.
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To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
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Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
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A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.
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Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
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