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Writing system for some Indic languages
The Assamese script or Kamarupi script refers to the historical writing system derived from Brahmi that developed as a distinct paleographic tradition
Assamese_script_(traditional)
Type of South Asian writing system
and the Assamese script by the Assamese, while in academic discourse it is sometimes called Eastern-Nāgarī. The script was traditionally called Gauḍa (not
Bengali–Assamese_script
Writing system in the Brahmic family
differentiate and gradually developed into the Bengali-Assamese, Odia, and Maithili script. The Gaudi script is named after the Gauda Kingdom (Gāuṛ Rājya) of
Gaudi_script
Indo-Aryan language of India
traditional Assamese script is largely illegible to the people trained in the current Bengali-based Assamese alphabet. The traditional Assamese script came in
Assamese_language
Writing system of the Assamese language
system of the Assamese language and is a part of the Bengali-Assamese script. This script was also used in Assam and nearby regions for Sanskrit as well
Assamese_alphabet
Abugida used to write the Ahom language
of writing in the Ahom Script (Buranji's) remain stored in Assamese collections. The manuscripts were reportedly traditionally produced on paper prepared
Ahom_script
Script system used to write Sanskrit
Punjabi, the Odia script, the Bengali-Assamese script and the Tibetan script. The Gupta script was descended from the Ashokan Brāhmī script, and is a crucial
Gupta_script
Script of the Maithili language
Bengali, Assamese, Newari, and Odia are a part of the same family of scripts. The Lalitavistara, an ancient Buddhist text, mentions the Vaidehi script. A significant
Tirhuta_script
Designated writing system of a jurisdiction
Devanagari Assamese – Assamese alphabet Bengali – Bengali alphabet Gujarati – Gujarati script Kannada – Kannada script Kashmiri – Perso-Arabic script Malayalam –
Official_script
Family of abugida writing systems
in most but not all the scripts, are: Each consonant has an inherent vowel which is usually a short ‘ə’ (in Bengali, Assamese and Odia, the phoneme is
Brahmic_scripts
Ancient Indian scripts
derived from the Gupta script and ancestral to the Nāgarī, Assamese, Bengali, Tirhuta, Odia and Nepalese scripts. The Tibetan script is a segmental writing
Ancient scripts of the Indian subcontinent
Ancient_scripts_of_the_Indian_subcontinent
Indic script used in the South Asia
letters. In a cursory look, the Devanāgarī script appears different from other Indic scripts, such as Bengali-Assamese or Gurmukhi, but a closer examination
Devanagari
Tibeto-Burman language
in Boro, Assamese and Bengali, with Boro written in Assamese/Bengali script. In 1952, the Bodo Sahitya Sabha decided to use the Assamese script exclusively
Boro_language_(India)
Writing system used to write Meitei language
Meetei Mayek Extensions (Unicode block) Wikipedia:Meitei script display help Bengali–Assamese script Bengali alphabet Mayek (disambiguation) Some of the meanings
Meitei_script
Ethnic group
Assamese Brahmins are the Brahmin community present in the Assamese society. There they have historically promoted knowledge and religion, including branches
Assamese_Brahmin
Constructed script for writing the Meitei language
official script for Meitei language. It shares many similarities with the Devanagari script and the Eastern Nagari script (Bengali-Assamese script). The
Naoriya_Phulo_script
Abugida used to write the Limbu language
default, vowel. In Limbu, the inherent vowel is /ɔ/, as in Bengali–Assamese and Odia scripts. To start a syllable with a vowel, the appropriate vowel diacritic
Limbu_script
Script for writing Lampungic languages
The Lampung script is an abugida which was traditionally used to write the Lampung and Komering languages. It has 19 main characters and 13 diacritics
Lampung_script
Writing system used for several Austronesian languages
script (Javanese: ꦲꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦗꦮ, romanized: aksara Jawa), also known as hanacaraka, carakan, and dentawyanjana, is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed
Javanese_script
State in Northeast India
Language and literature Bara, Mahendra (1981), The Evolution of the Assamese Script, Jorhat, Assam: Asam Sahitya Sabha Barpujari, H. K. (1983), Amerikan
Assam
Diacritic in Indic scripts
as a following plosive, which was written in some evolved scripts (e.g. in Bengali-Assamese) as an additional sandhi letter (no longer as a diacritic)
Anusvara
them, such as Assamese (Asamiya) with Asamiya, Bengali with Bengali, Punjabi with Gurmukhi, Meitei with Meitei Mayek, Odia with Odia script, Gujarati with
Languages_of_India
Abugida script for languages spoken in Thailand
The Thai script (Thai: อักษรไทย, RTGS: akson thai, pronounced [ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]) is the abugida used to write Thai, Southern Thai and many other languages
Thai_script
Assamese bark manuscript
manuscript. Sanchipat are used prominently in traditional Assamese literature, Hindu texts, and Assamese manuscript painting. The manuscripts' material
Sanchipat
Indian script
surviving manuscripts in Avestan script. Today, Avestan is most commonly typeset in Gujarati script (Gujarati being the traditional language of the Indian Zoroastrians)
Gujarati_script
Script of the Brahmic family
for the script include bonji (Japanese: 梵字; lit. 'Brahma's characters'), "Sanskrit script", and xitan wenzi (simplified Chinese: 悉昙文字; traditional Chinese:
Siddhaṃ_script
Bible into Assamese (1848) and Shan (1830s). In collaboration with Church centric bible translation, Free Bibles India has published an Assamese translation
Bible translations into the languages of India
Bible_translations_into_the_languages_of_India
Tibetan writing system
subject of research but is traditionally considered to be developed by Thonmi Sambhota for King Songtsen Gampo. The Tibetan script has also been used for
Tibetan_script
Ancient Philippine writing system
This article contains Baybayin script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Baybayin characters
Baybayin
Meitei princess named Kuranganayani (Meitei: ꯂꯩꯃ ꯀꯨꯔꯪꯒꯅꯌꯅꯤ), the queen of Assamese King Swargadeo Rajeshwor Singh, became a heroine when she killed a rebel
Meitei_people_in_Assam
Indigenous Assamese Muslim group in Assam, India
Assam in northeast India, traditionally associated with brass and bell-metal metalworking.They are considered part of the Assamese-speaking Muslim population
Moria_people
Historic abugida of South India
Pre-Old-Kannada script. The Kadamba script is one of the oldest scripts of the southern group of writing systems that developed from the ancient Brahmi script. By
Kadamba_script
Historical script used in the Maratha Empire
The Modi script was used alongside the Devanagari script to write Marathi until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanagari script was promoted
Modi_script
Writing system
Ogan script is an abugida used to write the Ogan dialect of South Barisan Malay, spoken along the Ogan River. It belongs to the group of Ulu scripts. McDowell
Ogan_script
concerned king. The script used in coins was mainly Assamese, a few coins in Devanagari and Persian scripts were also issued. Ahom script in coins were extensively
Ahom_coinage
Brahmic writing system
the Tamil script via the intermediate script/step called Chozha-Pallava-Script and Grantha script have originated from the Pallava script. Pallava also
Pallava_script
South Indian script
in traditional Vedic schools. The Tamil purist movement of the colonial era sought to purge the Grantha script from use and use the Tamil script exclusively
Grantha_script
Indian film actor (born 1963)
Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain (Assamese pronunciation: [adil ɦusɛin]; born 5 October 1963) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several Indian
Adil_Hussain
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
India that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. Its descendants, the Brahmic scripts, continue to be used today across South and
Brahmi_script
current form or could be discontinuous with later forms of its offshoots. Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit were given the classical language status
Classical_languages_of_India
Script of Kerinci language of Sumatra
Incung script (sometimes Kerinci script) is an abugida which was traditionally used to write the Kerinci language. It belongs to the group of Ulu scripts. The
Incung_script
Ethnic group from Assam
Ahom script were relegated to the religious sphere, where they were used only by some members of the traditional priestly clans, while Assamese speech
Ahom_people
Indo-Aryan language spoken in India and Bangladesh
well as in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, and uses the Bengali-Assamese script as its writing system. Bishnupriya Manipuri is a member of the Eastern
Bishnupriya_Manipuri
Abugida
Devanagari script. It came in vogue during the first millennium CE. The Nāgarī script has roots in the ancient Brahmi script family. The Nāgarī script was in
Nāgarī_script
Abugida for the Tai Nüa language
script is approximately 700–800 years old and has used several different orthographic conventions. The traditional Tai Le script is a Brahmic script that
Tai_Le_script
Brahmic script
non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி
Tamil_script
Brahmic script used commonly to write the Malayalam language
non-Latin script. Malayalam text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. Malayalam script (Malayāḷa
Malayalam_script
Southeast Asian writing system
Mon-Burmese script is distinguished from Khmer-derived scripts (e.g., Khmer and Thai) by its basis on Pali orthography (they traditionally lack Sanskrit
Mon–Burmese_script
Abugida
Śāradā (also spelled Sarada or Sharada) script is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. The script was widespread between the 8th and
Sharada_script
Old language with established literature or use
attested in Yadava dynasty, 7th to 12th centuries) Classical Assamese (the earliest form of Assamese language, attested in Kamarupa kingdom, 7th to 12th centuries)
Classical_language
Class of historical chronicles
of the Tai Ahom script. The Buranjis were written initially in the Ahom Language and from the 16th century additionally in the Assamese language. The Buranjis
Buranji
Abugida writing system
spelling and to promote learning the script, but these have met with limited success. Traditionally, boys learned the script around the age of twelve when they
Cham_script
Brahmic script used in Bali, Indonesia
Balinese script has a significant prevalence in many of the island's traditional ceremonies and is strongly associated with the Hindu religion. The script is
Balinese_script
Mongolian writing system
order of Letters 1-30 is the same as the traditional order of the thirty basic letters of the Tibetan script, to which they correspond. Letters 35-38
ʼPhags-pa_script
Abugida script for the Lao language
or other symbols instead of Lao script. Lao script or Akson Lao (Lao: ອັກສອນລາວ [ʔák.sɔ̌ːn láːw]) is the primary script used to write the Lao language
Lao_script
Abugida indigenous to Mindoro, Philippines
or other symbols instead of Hanunuo script. Hanunoo (IPA: [hanunuʔɔ]), also rendered Hanunó'o, is one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines and is
Hanunoo_script
Abugida writing system of the Brahmic family
Tulu language. Today the usage of the script has decreased. It is still used in parts of Kanara region and traditional maṭhas of undivided Dakshina Kannada
Tigalari_script
Abugida writing system
The Rañjanā script (Lantsa) is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts, used to write Sanskrit and Newari (Nepal Bhasa). It was used across regions from
Ranjana_script
Writing system from the Brahmic family of scripts
instead of Indic text. Telugu script (Telugu: తెలుగు లిపి, romanized: Telugu lipi) is an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts used to write the Telugu
Telugu_script
Writing system
Surat Buhid is an abugida used to write the Buhid language. As a Brahmic script indigenous to the Philippines, it is closely related to Baybayin and Hanunó'o
Buhid_script
Civilian award of the Government of Assam
‘Assam Gaurav’ in Assamese script, along with an image of the Gayan-bayan on the front, and ‘Government of Assam’ in Assamese script along with the National
Assam_Gaurav
Abugida writing system of the Brahmic family
single script. Other scripts similar to Kannada script are Sinhala script (which included some elements from the Kadamba script), and Old Peguan script (used
Kannada_script
Abugida-type writing system
from the Ranjana script. Details of individual characters resemble traditional Mongolian writing systems and the Old Turkic script. The eastern Mongols
Soyombo_script
Abugida script for the Khmer language
symbols instead of Khmer script. Khmer script (Khmer: អក្សរខ្មែរ, Âksâr Khmêr [ʔaksɑː kʰmae]) is an abugida (alphasyllabary) script used to write the Khmer
Khmer_script
Native writing system of Tagbanwa languages and other indigenous languages of Palawan
come from the Kawi script of Java, Bali and Sumatra, which in turn, descended from the Pallava script, one of the southern Indian scripts derived from Brahmi
Tagbanwa_script
Writing systems of northwestern Indian Subcontinent
misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Laṇḍā scripts, from the term laṇḍā meaning "without a tail", is a Punjabi word used to
Laṇḍā_scripts
Brahmic writing system for the Dzongkha language
script or Jogyig (Dzongkha: མགྱོགས་ཡིག་) commonly referred to as the Bhutanese cursive script, is a distinct calligraphic style of the Tibetan script
Joyig_script
Endangered language of Northeast India
the court language of the kingdom, until it began to be replaced by the Assamese language in the 17th century. Since the early 18th century, there have
Ahom_language
and social custom, and the spread of the Roman script and of mission schooling. Among the small Assamese-speaking Christian community, Christian practice
Christianity_in_Assam
Conversion of a text from one script to another
Bengali–Assamese script Romanisation of Assamese Romanisation of Bengali Devanagari Devanagari transliteration Kannada script Malayalam script Romanization
Transliteration
Abugida script
Khojā Sindhī (Sindhi: 𑈉𑈲𑈐𑈈𑈮 (Khokji script) خوجڪي (Arabic script) खोजकी (Devanagari)), is a Landa script used formerly and almost exclusively by the
Khojki_script
Brahmic script
DA, NA, LA, SA, MA, PA, BA. Historic:, Traditional:, Modern: Kulitan is currently the only indigenous script in the Philippines that is written and read
Kulitan
Sundanese writing system
of Sundanese characters. Standard Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda Baku, ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮘᮊᮥ) is a traditional writing system used by the Sundanese people to
Sundanese_script
Writing system used for several Batak languages
Indonesian island of Sumatra. The script may be derived from the Kawi and Pallava script, ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India, or from the hypothetical
Batak_script
Abugida used to write Bengali
Bengali and Assamese languages. The letter অ ô /ɔ/ (স্বর অ sbôr ô 'vocalic ô') represents the default inherent vowel for the entire Bengali script. It is the
Bengali_alphabet
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
others such as the halanta sign. Other scripts such as Gujarati, Bangla-Assamese, Odia and major south Indian scripts, states Salomon, "have been and often
Sanskrit
Abugida used in southern Indian subcontinent (c. 6th–12th centuries)
system' or 'script'. The three suggestions are: Vatte + eluttu; 'rounded script' Vata + eluttu; 'northern script' Vette + eluttu; 'chiseled script' The Vatteluttu
Vatteluttu
Abugida script
laːw˧/, cf. Lao: ໂຕທຳ/ໂຕທັມ BGN/PCGN to tham) or Yuan script. Tai Tham script is traditionally written on a dried palm leaf as a palm-leaf manuscript
Tai_Tham_script
Abugida writing system of Sri Lanka
Indic text. The Sinhalese script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāwa), also known as Sinhala script, is a writing system used
Sinhala_script
Brahmic script used in Thailand and Laos
disregard traditional knowledge from outside of the capital, including the use of the Tham script, the Tai Noi script, and the Khom Thai script. Nowadays
Khom_Thai_script
Old Javanese script
characters in this article correctly. The Kawi script or the Old Javanese script is a historic Brahmic script used across Maritime Southeast Asia between
Kawi_script
Abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar
Zanabazar's square script is a horizontal Mongolian square script (Mongolian: Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин бичиг, romanized: Hevtee Dörvöljin bichig or Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин
Zanabazar_square_script
Pre-colonial sports heritage of India
Dhopkhel, also transliterated dhop khel and dhoop khel (Assamese: ঢোপখেল), is a traditional ball game played in the Indian state of Assam. The game is
Traditional_games_of_India
Indic abugida script used for the Sylheti language
Sylhet Nagri (ꠍꠤꠟꠦꠐ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ) as well as by many other names, is an Indic script. The script was historically used in the regions of Bengal and Assam, that were
Sylheti_Nagri
Writing system family from Sumatra, Indonesia
The Ulu scripts, locally known as Surat Ulu ('upstream script') are a family of writing systems found in the regions of Kerinci, Bengkulu, Palembang and
Ulu_scripts
Character encoding
Turkish and a number of languages used in India written with a Brahmic scripts may use 7-bit encoding with national language shift table defined in 3GPP
GSM_03.38
Script used to write the Tocharian languages
The Tocharian script, also known as Central Asian slanting Gupta script or North Turkestan Brāhmī, is an abugida which uses a system of diacritical marks
Tocharian_script
Variant of the Brahmi script
The Bhattiprolu script is a variant of the Brahmi script which has been found in old inscriptions at Bhattiprolu, a small village in the erstwhile Guntur
Bhattiprolu_script
ASCII transliteration for Indic scripts
(ITRANS) is an ASCII transliteration scheme for Indic scripts, particularly for the Devanagari script. The need for a simple encoding scheme that used only
ITRANS
Historic abugida
Telugu–Kannada script (or Kannada–Telugu script) was a writing system used in Southern India. Despite some significant differences, the scripts used for the
Telugu-Kannada_alphabet
Abugida used to write Gondi
Indian scripts, are in a different, "native" order, as the script starts with the letter "ya" instead of the traditional "ka" for other Indian scripts. The
Gunjala_Gondi_script
Brahmic script, ancestor of Thai writing
Sukhothai script, also known as the proto-Thai script and Ram Khamhaeng alphabet, is a Brahmic script which originated in the Sukhothai Kingdom. The script is
Sukhothai_script
Script for the Zhangzhung language
The Marchen script was a Brahmic abugida which was used for writing the extinct Zhangzhung language. It was derived from the Tibetan script. As per McKay
Marchen_script
Code to identify human languages
Cyrillic script; nan-Hant-TW for Min Nan Chinese using traditional Han characters, as spoken in Taiwan; yue-Hant-HK for Cantonese using traditional Han characters
IETF_language_tag
Nepalese script
The Newar script, known in the Newar language as Nepal lipi, Nepalakshar and Prachalit, is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts that descend from the
Newar_script
Abugida script used for the Saurashtra language
The Saurashtra script is an abugida script that is used by Saurashtrians of Tamil Nadu to write the Saurashtra language. The script is of Brahmic origin
Saurashtra_script
Kra–Dai language spoken in India and Myanmar
and Sinkaling Khamti. All speakers of Khamti are bilingual, largely in Assamese and Burmese. Possibly, there are also some Khamti in some parts of China
Khamti_language
Abugida used to write the Lepcha language
you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Lepcha script, or Róng script, is an abugida used by the Lepcha people to write the Lepcha language
Lepcha_script
Alphabetic writing systems for Nepal Bhasa
Rañjana script Flat-headed style Newar script Pāchūmol script Hiṁmol script Kuṁmol script Curve-headed style Bhujiṁmol script Golmol script Kveṁmol script Litumol
Nepalese_scripts
Writing system used for the Persian language
الفبای فارسی, romanized: Alefbâ-ye Fârsi), also known as the Perso-Arabic script, is the right-to-left alphabet used for the Persian language. An Arabic-based
Persian_alphabet
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Script; Manuscripts of God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Good Knowledge
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Blessed; Accomplished; Perfect; The Script of Buddha
Boy/Male
Indian
Contended
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Thai
River
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Resolute; Brave
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sindhi, Telugu
Flowers Devoted to God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fully Satisfied
Boy/Male
Australian, Welsh
Christian
Girl/Female
Tamil
Script
Boy/Male
Afghan, Australian
Strict
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
River; Princess
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a strip of land, Old English strīp.
Female
Hebrew
(שָׂרַית) Diminutive form of Hebrew Sarah, SARIT means "noble lady, princess."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Script
Boy/Male
Spanish
Strict; restrained.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Script
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English Crīst, probably applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant.North German : from a short form of the personal name Kristen or one of its variants (see Christian).Americanized spelling of North German Krist.
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Contentment
Boy/Male
Biblical
Scribe, numbering'.
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gravett.
Boy/Male
Native American
Abandoned.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
Well-wisher
Boy/Male
Tamil
Immortal, Long-lived person
Boy/Male
Hindu
A metronymic of the sage Vyasa
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ramanitha | ரமாஂநீதா
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Marathi
Very Cool; Cold
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for God's will
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hyatt.
Boy/Male
Indian
Treasurer
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
ASSAMESE SCRIPT-TRADITIONAL
v. t.
The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat; as, pork scraps.
n.
A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the subscription and the date of the payment of the installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for a bond share certificate.
n.
A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment.
n.
A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land.
n.
A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.
n.
The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen.
a.
Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.
a.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.
a.
Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.
a.
Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
v. t.
To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses.
a.
See Adscript.
v. t.
To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips.
v. t.
To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark.
a.
Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants.
n. sing. & pl.
The language of the Siamese.
n.
Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
v. t.
Same as Scrap iron, below.
n. sing. & pl.
A native or natives of Assam.
a.
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.