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... colour . Dun or yellow of various shades is the prevailing colour , but many are black or brindled . They mature slowly , but their beef is much esteemed for its quality and flavour . They are unequalled for hardiness , and can be kept ...
... colour . Dun or yellow of various shades is the prevailing colour , but many are black or brindled . They mature slowly , but their beef is much esteemed for its quality and flavour . They are unequalled for hardiness , and can be kept ...
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... colour by the doctrine of signatures . ' Its old Esh name Swallow - wort , which appears to be alt a translation of the botanical one , seems Sounded on a supposed association between the beginning and ending of its flowering time and ...
... colour by the doctrine of signatures . ' Its old Esh name Swallow - wort , which appears to be alt a translation of the botanical one , seems Sounded on a supposed association between the beginning and ending of its flowering time and ...
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... colour , but it can be made as white as ivory , which it much resembles , or manufactured in a transparent state ... coloured to represent amber , tortoiseshell , or malachite . In imitation of red coral it has been a good deal used for ...
... colour , but it can be made as white as ivory , which it much resembles , or manufactured in a transparent state ... coloured to represent amber , tortoiseshell , or malachite . In imitation of red coral it has been a good deal used for ...
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... coloured vitreous pastes . One of the finest examples of such settings occurs in the decoration of an oval shield of ... colours many of the , best of these remarkable products of the earliest known process of champ - leve enamelling ...
... coloured vitreous pastes . One of the finest examples of such settings occurs in the decoration of an oval shield of ... colours many of the , best of these remarkable products of the earliest known process of champ - leve enamelling ...
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... colour . None exceed five feet in length . The Cestra ciontida are particularly interest- ing to geologists , for the oldest fossil sharks belong in great part to this family . The remains are found even in the Palæozoic strata ; they ...
... colour . None exceed five feet in length . The Cestra ciontida are particularly interest- ing to geologists , for the oldest fossil sharks belong in great part to this family . The remains are found even in the Palæozoic strata ; they ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 3 Affichage du livre entier - 1871 |
Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for ..., Volume 3 Affichage du livre entier - 1886 |
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