This important event is heralded by certain peculiar cries which the male-birds emit while sitting upon a stump or prostrate log in the midst of the surrounding verdure.
When the sexes are prepared to enter upon the new relation, the event is always announced by the loud and almost deafening clamor which the birds emit while circling in endless confusion above the roosting-tree.
Lastly, when the furnace is producing a white metal, the slags are black, glassy, full of bubbles, and emit an odour of sulphuretted hydrogen.
The gas is often peculiarly abundant near a great dislocation or slip of the strata; so that the fissure of the dislocation will sometimes emit a copious stream of gas for many years.
Olefiant gas may therefore be expected to evolve a double quantity of carbon in its flame, which should emit a double light.
They emit a good deal of moisture, lose the natural bitterness and acrimony of their taste by this process, as well as some of their weight.
The slags, when breathed on, emit an argillaceous odour.
In some cases the gases evolved during the igneous decomposition of bones and other animal matters for the production of ammonia, may be employed for procuring light, but they are apt to emit a fetid odour.
They dissolve in 7 parts of cold, and in much less boiling water; they fuse at a moderate elevation of temperature, emit oxygen gas, and pass into oxide of lead.
The fact that the insect immediately sinks may be cited as an additional evidence that it does not emit air.
When singing, emit the smallest quantity of breath.
The torches burn with a crimson glare andemit smoke.
Besides, the gas-light flamesemit no sparks, nor are any embers detached from them.
Every body knows that when pit-coals are burning in our grates, a flame more or less luminous issues from them, and that they frequently emit beautiful streams of flame remarkably bright.
The lower part of the skull is pierced toemit the sound when it strikes, being cut in the form of emblems of the Crucifixion.
Sometimes as in the case of repeaters the inner case was pierced to emit the sound.
These, in warm weather, emit such offensive exhalations as to be almost intolerable to the persons who live near them.
A large number of substances examined by Stokes, when excited by the invisible ultra-violet waves, have been proved to emit light.
Fluor spar, and some other substances, when raised to a temperature still under redness, emit light.
Then let it cool, beat it very fine, and roast it a second time, keeping it under the muffle till it emit no more smell.
In order therefore to consume and scorify it, we cast Nitre into the crucible when we perceive it to emit no more white vapours.
After the operation, there remains at the bottom of the pot a portion of Antimony half calcined; which being pulverized, and thoroughly calcined till it emit no fume, may be employed to make the Glass of Antimony.
They strike fire with a steel as flints do, and emit a sulphureous smell: so that they may be known by this extemporaneous proof.
As soon as the Liver of Sulphur is perfectly melted, it will begin to dissolve the Gold with ebullition; and will even emit some flashes of fire.
Thus let the soap burn till it cease to emit any oily smoke.
He was swift of response, indeed over-generous to the fancies of others because a nature so charged with beauty could not but emit beauty at every challenge.
At the same time Augustin and two other previously quiet islands on the peninsula of Alaska began simultaneously to emit smoke, dust and ashes, while a reef running westward and formerly submerged became elevated to the sea surface.
These are riven by deep cracks, which emit hot sulphurous vapors.
Successful at drawing forth a concord of sweet sounds, he continued to experiment upon everything which would emit musical vibrations.
His organs to emit a leaden sound, To suit the melancholy dull "farewell," Which they in Heaven not use?
When struck with a pin, they emit a grating noise.
Thus addressed, the maiden asked for the boon that her body might emit a sweet scent (instead of the fish-odour that it had).
For the mountains of Vindhya, heated for a long course of years by the power of their ascetic austerities, began to emit vapour from every part of their bodies.
Parr asked him how he managed to emit so much smoke, replied that he had toiled after it as other men after virtue.
The living branches of polyps, the eyes of the animals, even the mud sown with brilliant points, emit phosphoric shafts like sparks whose splendors incessantly vanish and reappear.
But the precious stones of earth are dead minerals that need rays of light in order to emit the slightest flash.
Many times Ferragut's wife would be awaiting him with impatience in order to ask his mature counsel, and he would emit his opinion in a slow voice after long reflection.
To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.
A composition of substances which in combustion emit a suffocating odor; -- used formerly in naval warfare.
To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.
To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor.
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation.
One of a pair of scent organs which the larv\'91 of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.
To utter jargon; toemit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.
We find that when a vibratory beam of light falls upon these substances they emit sounds, the pitch of which depends upon the frequency of the vibratory change in the light.
Other sources of light also vary a good deal in the brilliancy of the beams which theyemit in various planes.
We need not emit any more paper, and that already out would depreciate no further.
And Miretta raised her eyes, which seemed to emit flames.
And her thin, bloodless, tightly closed lips seemed destined to open only to emit harsh or bitter words.
