“Carthusian,” kar-thū´zhan. One of the order of Carthusian monks, a body famous for their austerities.
“Upharsin.” Dan. v:25.
“Oregon.” A name for the Columbia River.
“Wall´e-way.”
“O-wy´hee.”
“Fontaine-qui-bout,” fōn-tān-ke-bou´.
“Sierras,” sï-ĕr´ra. A saw-like ridge of mountains.
“Anch´o-rīte.” Hermit.
“Fä´ta Morgäna.” A phenomenon similar to the mirage in the desert. Through atmospheric refraction objects at a distance appear contorted, doubled, or inverted. It is oftenest seen in the Straits of Messina, and is named from a fairy who is said to cause it.
“Shaw´nee.” A tribe of American Indians bore this name; they are nearly all Christianized.