nitric acid fumes. The vapors of nitric acid (HNO3). They are used in various chemical processes. Poisoning is produced by the action of the corrosive fumes on the respiratory tract. Findings include choking, gasping, swelling of mucous membranes, tightness in the chest, pulmonary edema, cough, and shock. Symptoms may last for 1 week or more.
Knights in training [edit]. The most common definition of âsquireâ refers to the Middle Ages. A squire was typically a teenaged boy, training to become a knight. A boy became a squire at the age of 14 or 15.Squires were the second step to becoming a knight, after first having served as a page. Boys served a knight as an attendant or shield carrier, doing simple but important tasks such as saddling a horse or caring for the knightâs weapons and armour.he most common definition of âsquireâ refers to the Middle Ages. A squire was typically a teenaged boy, training to become a knight. A boy became a squire at the age of 14 or 15.
Historical Examples. 1  Having been graduated from a preparatory school you may be exempt. 2  He's ever so much stronger and has gone to a preparatory school. 3  Well, then, at the age of ten he goes to a preparatory school. 4  He did not put the questions always asked at a preparatory school. The Hill Horace Annesley Vachell His boys were away at a preparatory school and were looking forward to college. On the Stairs Henry B. Fuller In the second place he wouldnt be allowed to wear it in a preparatory school.