P. 264, c. 2.—“Vaudois,” vō-dwâ. A religious denomination called
sometimes the Waldenses, founded in the twelfth century, in Italy.
P. 265, c. 1.—“Nautilus,” nâuˈti-lŭs. A mollusk having a coiled univalve
shell of many chambers. As the animal grows new chambers are continually
formed, and the parts vacated are partitioned off into air-tight chambers
by thin, smooth plates.
P. 265, c. 2.—“Triton,” trīˈton. A marine deity in Greek mythology,
having the form of a man above, and of a fish below, and bearing a
conch-shell trumpet.
P. 266, c. 1.—“Antennæ,” an-tĕnˈnæ. A projection on the head of an
insect; a feeler.
“Vernier,” vërˈni-er. A small movable scale, sliding along the fixed
scale of an instrument, and subdividing its divisions into more minute
parts.