| Atlas (atlas) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| At"las |
| ; pl.
Atlases ((?)). [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. (?),
(?), one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven;
also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. I |
One who sustains a great burden.
The first vertebra of the neck,
articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the
head, whence the name.
A collection of maps in a volume
A volume of plates illustrating any
subject.
A work in which subjects are exhibited in a
tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.
A large, square folio, resembling a volume of
maps; -- called also atlas folio.
A drawing paper of large size. See under
Paper, n.
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A rich kind of
satin manufactured in India.
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