CORD'WAINER, _a worker in cordwain, or cordovan, a Spanish leather_:
"Cordova," in Spain.
CURACOA', _a liquor or cordial flavored with orange peel_: the island of
"Curacoa," where it was first made.
CUR'RANT, _a small dried grape_: "Corinth," in Greece, of which "currant"
is a corruption.
DAM'ASK, _figured linen or silk_: "Damascus," in Syria, where first made.
DAM'SON, _a small black plum_: (shortened from "Damascene") Damascus.
DELF, _a kind of earthenware_: "Delft," in Holland, where it was orignally
made.
DI'APER, _a figured linen cloth, used for towels, napkins, etc._: "Ypres,"
in Flanders, where originally manufactured.
DIM'ITY, _a figured cotton cloth_: "Damietta," in Egypt.
GAMBOGE', _a yellow resin used as a paint_: "Cambodia, where it is
obtained.
GING'HAM, _cotton cloth, made of yarn dyed before woven_: "Guincamp," in
France, where it was first made.
GUIN'EA, _an English gold coin of the value of twenty-one shillings_:
"Guinea," whence the gold was obtained out of which it was first struck.
GYP'SY, _one of a wandering race_: old English "Gyptian," from "Egypt,"
whence the race was supposed to have originated.
HOL'LAND, _a kind of linen cloth_: "Holland," where first made.
HOL'LANDS, _a spirit flavored with juniper berries_: "Holland," where it is
extensively produced..
IN'DIGO, _a blue dye_: "India".
JAL'AP, _a cathartic medicine_: "Jalapa," in Mexico, whence it was first
imported in 1610.
JET, _a mineral used for ornament_: "Gagates," a river in Asia Minor,
whence it was obtained.
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