A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients
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The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients
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An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines
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A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
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A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
