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JUXTA-POSITION, is that Difpofition of Parts in

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A double Confonant, and the iotli Letter of the Alphabet, it is borrowed from the Greek Kappa -■ and was bur little ufed among the La- this. Trfcian looked on it as a fuperfluous Letter, and fays, it was never to be ufed except in words borrowed from the Greek. Vatfquius, after Saluft, obferves, that it was unknown to theantient Remans. Indeed we feldom find it in any Latin Authors, excepting in the word Kalends, where it foinetimes Hands in lieu of a C. Karthaie is frequently fpelt on Medals with a K, SALVIS AUGG. CAES. F £ L. KART. and fometimes the Let- ter K alone Hood for Carthage. M. Beger has obferved, that a Capital K, on, the Reverfe of the Medals of the Emperors of Conf-antindh^ fighified KONSTANTINUS ; and on the Greek Medals he will have it to fignify KOlAH 2TPIA, Ccek-fy/ia. Lipfius obferves, that K was a Stygma antiently marked on the Foreheads of Criminals with a red-hot Iron ; and Qmnt'tUm tells us, that in his time fome People had gotten a miflaken Notion, that wherever the Letters C and A occurred at the beginning of a Word, K • ought to be ufed inltead of the C.

The Letter K has various Significations in old Charters and Diploma's j for Inltancc, K R Hood for Chorus, K R. C for Cara Chita?, K R M for Carmen, K R. A M. N, Cams A- miciis nojlcr, KS Chaos, KTCapite tonfus, &c.

The French never ufe the Letter K, excepting in a few Terms of Art, and proper Names borrowed from other Countries. Ahla^court, in his Dialogue of the Letters, brings in K complaining, that he has been often in a fair way to be baniihed out of the French Alphabet, and con- fined to the Countries of the North. In Endijh the K is ufed much more than needs be, particularly at the ends of Words after C, as in Publick, Phyfick, l$c. where it is of n« manner of Service,

K is alfo a Numeral Letter, Signifying 250, according to the Verfe 5

K quo/juc dr.centos i£ quinqi'.aghita tenebit.

When it had a Stroke attop, it flood for 150000.

KABIN, orKEBIN, a temporary Marriage, in ufe a- rnong the Mahometans. The Kabin is contracted before the Cadi, in whole Prefencethe Man efpoufesthe Woman for a certain time, upon condition that if he quits her at the end of that Term, fhe /hall be allowed a certain Sum of Money. Some Authors fay, that the Kabin is only permitted among the Terfians, and in the Sefl of Mi ; but nthersmaintain that it is alfo praclifed among the Turks.

KADARE, orKADARlTE, the Name of a Sect a- iTiong the Mahometans, who deny the Favourite Tenet of the Muffulmcn, PredefHnation ■■, and maintain the Doe- trine of Liberty and Free-Will in all its Latitude. KALENDAR, See Calendar. KALENDS. See Calends.

KALI, a Plant, otherwife called Glaffoort ; it grows in the Sands on the Sea-fliore, where the People fovv it in order to burn it green. Of its Allies they make Soap, Glafs, Alkali-Salt, £?c. This Plant grows in great abundance in Egypt and Syria ; its Name Kali was given it by the Arabs. It is found pretty plentifully, too, in Lan- ptedoc, where the People turn it to a very good account. Their manner of preparing it is this : When the Tree is crown up to its pitch, they cut it down, and let it dry 5 af- terwards they burn and calcine it in certain Pits like Lime- Kilns dug in the Ground for that purpofe, which are clofe covered up with Earth, fo as no Air may come at the Fire. The Matter by this means is not reduced into Allies only, but made into a very hard Stone, like Rock- Salt, which they arc forced to break with Hammers to get it out, and this Matter they call Sahcor, or Sonde en Tierre, They make fuch Quantities of it here, that they export it into feveral other Countries, but principally fnto Italy, where the Venetians manufacture it into thofe beau- tiful Glaffes, which they afterwards return into moft Countries in Etirope. However, the Salicor made here is inferiour to that brought from Alicant. The belt is in little dry fonorousStones, of a blueifh grey Colour, and full of little Eyes or Holes.

KAN, the Name of an Officer in Terfia. The Kans are the fame things in Terfia that Governours are in Eu- rope : There are Kansof Provinces, Countries, and Cities, •who have different Additions to diflinguifli them.

KAPI, a Term in the Eajlern Countries for Gate. Thus the chief Gate of the Palace of the Emperor of Terfia is called Alii Kapi, the Gate of God. Thus alfo the Officer who has the Command of the Grand Signior's Palace- Gates, is called Kapighi Bachi.

KARATA, a kind of Aloes growing in America. I'ts Leaves, when boiled, are made into a Thread, of good ufe in making Cloth, Fi/hing-Nets, t$c Its Root, or Leaves, thrown into the River, Hun the Fi/hes to that degree, that they are eafily taken with the Hand. Its Stalk, when dried and burnt, burns like a Match ; and when briskly rubbed on a harder Wood, takes fire, and confumes itfelf.

KARKRONI, a Building where the Royal Manufac- tures of Terfia are carried on. Here are made their Ta- peltries, Cloth of Gold, Silk, Wool, and Brocades, Vel- vets, Taffeta's, Coats of Mail, Sabres, Bows, Arrows, and other Arms. There arc alfo Painters in Miniature^ Goldfmiths, Lapidaries, ££V.

KARLE, a Saxojt Word, ufed in our Laws, fometimes for a Man, and fometimes for a Servant, or Clown. Hence the Saxons call a Seaman a Bif carle, and a Domeftic Ser- vant Hufcarle : whence, by Corruption, comes our word Churle.

KASI, a Term in the Eofi, applied to the fourth Pon- tiff of Terfia, who, at the fame time, is the fecond Civil Lieutenant, and judges of Temporal as well as Spiritual Affairs. He has two Deputies who determine Matters of lefs Confequence, particularly Quarrels arifing in Coffee- houfes, which make a great partof their Bufinefs.

KAURYSAOUL, a Body of Soldiers, who form the lait of the five Bodies of the King of Terfia's Guards. They are in Number 2000, all Horfe, commanded by the Conftable, and in his Abfence by the Captain of tho Watch. They keep watch in the Night around the Pa- lace, ferve to keep off the Crowd when the King goes on Horfeback, keepSilencc at the Audience of Ambaffa- dors, feize the Kans and other Officers when difgraced, and cut off their Heads when the King comrnasnds it.

KAY, a Wharf or Place by the Water-fid< ^n a Sea- Port, for the loading and unloading of Merchanui/,. he Number of thefe in England is determined by A£r. of Par- liament. The Verb cajare, in old Writers, according to Scaliger, fignifies to keep in or relirain 5 and hence came our Term Kay ; the Ground where they are made being bound in with Planks and Pofts.

KAYAGE, the Money, or Toll, paid for loading or unloading Wares at Kays.

KEBER, the Name of a Seel: among the Terfians. Thofe of this Seel: are, for the generality, rich Merchants. Tho 1 they inhabit in the middle of Terfia, and are found in great Numbers in the Suburbs of ifpflhan, yet 'tis not known, whether, or no they are originally Teifians i as having nothing in common with the other Terfians but the Language. They are dittinguiJhed by their Beard, which they wear very long, and by their Drefs, which is quite different from the reft. They are in effeft Heathens^ but are in great Reputation for the Regularity of their Life. Some Authors fay they adore the Fire, in imitation of the antient Terfians j but this is contradicted by others : They believe the Immortality of the Soul, and have fome things like what the Antients taught of Hell and the Elyfian Fields. When any of them die, they let loofc a Cock in his Houfe, and drive it out into a Field ; if a Fox feizes it, and bears it off, they make no doubt but the Soul of the Defunft is faved. If this firft Experiment don't fatisfy them, they have recourfe to a fecond, which, is conclufive; they carry the Carcafs into the Church- yard, and prop it up againft the Wall with a Fork : if the Birds peck out the right Eye, they look on him as one of the Predestinated, and bury him with a great deal of Ceremony, letting him down gently into the Grave 5 but if the Birds begin with the left Eye, they conclude him a Reprobate, and throw him headlong into a Ditch. The word Kcber fignifies Infidel, from the Txrkifl>Keapher, a Rcnegado, or, rather, they both come from "153, Cafhar, which, in the Cha Idee, Svriac, and Arabic, fi-rnifies to denv.

KEBLEH,orKIBLEH, a Termufed among the Turks, for that Point or Quarter to which they turnthemfclves when they make their Prayers. Mahomet at firft durft not propofe any other Kebleh to his Followers but the Temple

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