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Page 254
... called ruby . The word sapphire used alone always refers to the blue gemstone . Those of other colors are called , for example , yellow sapphire or pink sapphire , and when colorless are called white sapphire . Stones that show a ...
... called ruby . The word sapphire used alone always refers to the blue gemstone . Those of other colors are called , for example , yellow sapphire or pink sapphire , and when colorless are called white sapphire . Stones that show a ...
Page 438
... called a thread . It has a uniform sec- tion whose shape depends on the work the screw is designed to do . A thread on the outside of a cylinder or cone is called an external , or male , thread . A mating thread on the inside of a hol ...
... called a thread . It has a uniform sec- tion whose shape depends on the work the screw is designed to do . A thread on the outside of a cylinder or cone is called an external , or male , thread . A mating thread on the inside of a hol ...
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... called these plots held by tenants precaria because customarily as the result of a prayer ( preces ) the lord received man and land under his protection , or granted out some of his land . Sometimes these lands were called bene- fices ...
... called these plots held by tenants precaria because customarily as the result of a prayer ( preces ) the lord received man and land under his protection , or granted out some of his land . Sometimes these lands were called bene- fices ...
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Coat of arms | 270 |
and blue skies in which the play of light | 288 |
katchewan has no saltwater coastline but unlike | 693 |
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