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anchor X XIMEUSE
(See Gaudin.) H2 anchor X XIMEUSE, fief situated in Lorraine; original spelling of the name Simeuse, which came to to be written with an S on account of its pronunciation.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

at xlvii xlviii
60 Sevier , Gov. John , expedition against Hiwassee towns under (1786) 63 Sevier , Gov. John , expedition against Overhill towns under (1781) 58 – 59 Sevier , Gov. John , life of 210 – 211 Sevier , Gov. John , prevention of burning of Chilhowee by 73 Shaw, Leonard D. , appointment of, as Government ethnologist 70 – 71 Shawano among Cherokee, number of 157 Shawano , anti-American confederacy headed by 72 Shawano , attack on Buchanans station by 73 Shawano , attitude of, during Revolution 55 Shawano blood among Cherokee 234 Shawano , character of 461 Shawano , Cherokee invitations to 105 , 136 Shawano , Cherokee relations with 14 , 15 , 31 – 32 , 38 , 384 Shawano , hostility of, to Americans 66 – 67 , 74 Shawano , incorporation of, with Cherokee 99 , 161 Shawano in Texas, union of, with Cherokee 143 Shawano , legends concerning 486 – 487 Shawano , legends of Cherokee wars with 370 – 378 Shawano , myths of 437 Shawano , probable origin of Cherokee myths among 235 Shawano , separation of, from Delawares 18 – 19 Shawano , sketch of 494 – 496 Shawano , trans-Mississippi migration of 99 Shea, J. G. , on De Soto’s route 193 , 198 Shea, J. G. on early Spanish settlements 27 Shea, J. G. on Rogel’s expedition 201 – 202 Shea, J. G. on Spanish mission among Cherokee 29 Sheep , Cherokee name for 265 Sheep , raising of, by Cherokee 112 Shelby , Colonel, defeat of Ferguson by 57 Shelby , Colonel, expedition against Chickamauga towns under 56 Shining rock , myth concerning 480 Shoe-boots , war medicine of 394 Shumopovi , study of altar at xlvii, xlviii, xlix, l–lii Sia , studies of fraternities and cults of xlvi Sibbald, John A. , special agent to Cherokee 175 Sibley , ——, on Cherokee in Arkansas in 1805 101 Sibley , ——, on Mobilian trade language 187 Sign language , study of xxvii Siler, D. W. , East Cherokee census by 167 Silver , myth concerning 350 – 351 Similitude , development of lxxxviii–lxxxix Sin , myths concerning origin of 248 – 249 Sinti , Kiowa myths of 434 , 449 Siouan tribes, study of xxix Sioux , legends concerning 386 Sioux , myths of 440 , 450 Sioux , use of language of, as trade language 188 Sissipahaw , Spanish contract with 28 [ 571 ] Six Nations , see Iroquois .
— from Myths of the Cherokee Extract from the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology by James Mooney

as Xmas Xn
X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name — Xristos .
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

and xxxvii xxxviii
b. Ornaments of Style (cc. xxxi, xxxii and xxxvii, xxxviii).
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus

and XIV Xenia
Epigrammata in fourteen Books (Books XIII and XIV, Xenia and Apophoreta , are two collections of inscriptions for presents at the Saturnalia); also a Liber Spectacu­lorum on the opening of the grand Flavian amphitheatre (the Coliseum) begun by Vespasian and completed by Titus.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

and xxxvii xxxviii
Graceful Expression (cc. xxx-xxxii and xxxvii, xxxviii).
— from On the Sublime by active 1st century Longinus

appreciation X X
Lebenszeit life estate Wohnsitz abode Wohnsitz residence Wohnsitzverlegung change of domicile Wohnungsänderung change of residence Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft building society Wohnungsnot housing shortage Wohnungssuche house hunting Wohnungsvermittlung housing agency Wohnungsvermittlung lodgings agency Wohnungszuschuss housing allowance wollen Auslandsaufträge hereinbringen we intend to secure orders from abroad Wortklauberei hair-splitting Wortlaut eines Briefes wording of a letter Wortlaut eines Vertrages wording of a contract Wortlaut eines Wechsels wording of a bill Wortlaut; Formulierung wording wörtlich zu nehmen to be taken literally wörtliche Übertragung literal interpretation Wualitätsware goods of quality Wucher usury Wucherer usurer wucherische Zinsen excessive interest Wucherpreis exorbitant price Wucherzins excessive interest Wucherzins usurious interest Wucherzins; überhöhter Zins excessive interest wünschen; brauchen; Mangel want wurde durchgeführt has been carried out wurden berücksichtigt have been borne in mind wurden heraufgesetzt were marked up wurden später gemacht were later made wurden unverändert beibehalten have been retained unchanged würdigen appreciate Würdigung appreciation X X-Achse abscissa Y Z Zahl figure Zahl; Figur figure zahlbar payable zählbar countable zahlbar an Überbringer payable to bearer zahlbar an uns payable to us zahlbar auf Verlangen payable on demand zahlbar bei Auftragserteilung cash with order zahlbar bei Einfuhr der Ware payable upon the import of the goods zahlbar bei Fälligkeit payable when due zahlbar bei Sicht payable at sight zahlbar bei Sicht payable on demand zahlbar bei Verfall payable at expiration zahlbar bei Verfall payable at maturity zahlbar bei Vorlage payable on presentation zahlbar erst später payable at a future date zahlbar im Todesfall payable at death zahlbar in Raten payable by instalment zahlbar mittels Scheck payable by cheque Zahlbarstellung domiciliation Zählbezirk registration district zahlen pay Zählen counting zahlen Sie an der Kasse pay at the cash desk zahlen Sie diesen Scheck an mich selbst pay self Zählen; Abzählen counting zahlende Bank paying bank zahlender Gast in einem Privathaus paying guest zahllose Aspekte innumerable aspects Zahlmeister paymaster zahlreich numerous Zahlstelle paying office zahlt die Versicherungsprämie pays the insurance premium zahlt die Versicherungssumme pays the insurance premium Zahltag pay day Zahlung payment Zählung census Zahlung bei Lieferung payment on delivery Zahlung der Dividende payment of dividend Zahlung der Miete payment of rent Zahlung der Rückstände payment of arrears Zahlung eingestellt payment stopped Zahlung einstellen suspend payment Zahlung entsprechend der Leistung payment by results Zahlung erbitten request payment Zahlung gegen Dokumente documents against payment Zahlung in bar payment in cash Zahlung in Naturalien payment in kind Zahlung leisten effect a payment Zahlung leisten make payment Zahlung leisten to effect payment Zahlung leisten an die Order von to make a payment to the order of Zahlung mittels Scheck payment by cheque Zahlung nach Belieben payment as you feel inclined Zahlung ohne Verpflichtung ex gratia payment Zahlung soll geleistet werden payment is to be made Zahlung unter Protest payment supra protest Zahlung verschieben postpone payment Zahlung verweigern refuse payment Zahlung von Schulden payment of debts
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

and Xenophon Xenophon
Come now, what relations subsisted between Cyrus and Xenophon?” “Xenophon coached him, sir.”
— from That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever

at x x
As the water rises between the wheels marked x , x , above its level, the weight of water between the wheels at x , x , will cause the wheels to continually revolve.
— from Perpetual Motion by Percy Verance

Anglia XXVIII XXIX
[58] See Guskar, Anglia , XXVIII, XXIX.
— from Francis Beaumont: Dramatist A Portrait, with Some Account of His Circle, Elizabethan and Jacobean, And of His Association with John Fletcher by Charles Mills Gayley

articles X X
Iron articles X X X ... X X Samian ware X ... X ... X X Black ware X X X ... X X Bone-spoon fibulæ ( Fig. 22 ) X X X ... ... ... Bone combs X X X ... ... X All the less important animals and articles are omitted from this list.
— from Cave Hunting Researches on the evidence of caves respecting the early inhabitants of Europe by William Boyd Dawkins

alchemist XXVII XXVIII
Refining silver, 465 Johannes (alchemist), XXVII ; XXVIII John, Elector of Saxony , IX John, King of England.
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola


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