WHISKEY

(A corruption of the Gaelic word usque A species of corn spirit. See Distillation. WHISPERING DOMES, or GALLERIES, are places in which whispers or feeble sounds are communicated to a greater distance than under any ordinary circumstances. In order to produce this effect, the form of the roof or walls of the building must be such that sound proceeding from one part is transmitted by reflection or repeated reflections to another The dome of St. Paul's church in London furn Instance. See Sound. [s. 1351]