an act of Congress (1878) requiring the federal government to purchase at the market price from two to four million dollars’ worth of silver monthly for conversion into silver dollars containing 16 times more silver per coin than gold in dollar coins of gold.
bland diet Historical Examples A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II Various
verb (intransitive, adverb) (informal) to become bland
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer. adjective devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; dull: bland food gentle and agreeable; suave (of the weather) mild and soothing unemotional or unmoved: a bland account of atrocities adj.
a large, rectangular piece of soft fabric, often with bound edges, used especially for warmth as a bed covering. a similar piece of fabric used as a covering for a horse, dog, etc. the chief garment traditionally worn by some American Indians. any extended covering or layer: a blanket of snow. Printing. (in a press […]