A lignum vitae bearing is a wooden bearing generally fitted to the outer end of the stern tube in propeller engines, or to the outer ends of the paddle shaft of paddle engines.
The working surfaces of a feathering wheel are of brass, and the bushes of the paddle arms of lignum vitae.
Poplar-leaved Gum' is another name, but it is most commonly known as `Lignum Vitae' because of its tough and hard wood.
One hundred parts of each sort were taken, and they produced as under:-- Lignum Vitae afforded 26.
Here it is first pressed into a hard firm mass, then broken into small lumps; after which the corning process is performed, by placing these lumps in sieves, on each of which is laid a disc or flat cake of lignum vitae.
Allen and Pepys found that by a week's exposure to the air, the charcoal of Lignum Vitae gained 9.
Pinto states that such lignum vitae "wassail" bowls were sometimes large enough to hold five gallons of punch and were kept in one place on the table, where all present took part in the mixing.
Andrews' hospitality as host is symbolized by his lignum vitae punchbowl.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lignum vitae" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
