an Italian term signifying bran, is in use amongst us to denote that celebrated academy called Delia Crusca, established at Florence for purifying and perfecting the Tuscan language. See Academy, No. 11. The academy took its name from its office, and the end propounded by it; which is, to refine the language, and as it were to separate the bran from it. Accordingly, its device is a sieve; and its motto, Il più bel fior ne coglie; that is, "It gathers the finest flour thereof." In the hall or apartment where the academy academy meets, M. Moneonis informs us, that every thing bears an allusion to the name and device; the feats are in form of a baker's basket; their backs like a shovel for moving of corn; the cushions of gray satin, in form of sacks or wallets; and the branches where the lights are placed resembling sacks. The vocabulary Della Cryfca is an excellent Italian dictionary, composed by this academy.