Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 5W. and R. Chambers, 1868 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... hairs ( seta ) ; that having the germens covered with soft unglan- dular hairs , and the berries ultimately smooth ; and that which has even the germens smooth ( R. Grossularia , R. uva - crispa , and R. reclinatum ) ; but these ...
... hairs ( seta ) ; that having the germens covered with soft unglan- dular hairs , and the berries ultimately smooth ; and that which has even the germens smooth ( R. Grossularia , R. uva - crispa , and R. reclinatum ) ; but these ...
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... hair is short ; the horns are short , inclined , recurved , and pointed . It is a wild and fleet animal , and when pursued , takes refuge in rocky heights . Its flesh is highly esteemed . GORAMY , or GOURAMI ( Osphromenus olfax ) , a ...
... hair is short ; the horns are short , inclined , recurved , and pointed . It is a wild and fleet animal , and when pursued , takes refuge in rocky heights . Its flesh is highly esteemed . GORAMY , or GOURAMI ( Osphromenus olfax ) , a ...
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... HAIR EEL ; styled the descendants of their niece Seton- and a notion still prevails in many parts of the country , that it is nothing else than a horse - hair , which has somehow acquired life by long immersion in water , and which is ...
... HAIR EEL ; styled the descendants of their niece Seton- and a notion still prevails in many parts of the country , that it is nothing else than a horse - hair , which has somehow acquired life by long immersion in water , and which is ...
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... hair into serpents , which gave her so fearful an appearance that whoever looked on her was turned into stone . Medusa was killed by Perseus ( q . v . ) , and her head was afterwards placed in the shield of Minerva . Various ...
... hair into serpents , which gave her so fearful an appearance that whoever looked on her was turned into stone . Medusa was killed by Perseus ( q . v . ) , and her head was afterwards placed in the shield of Minerva . Various ...
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... hair , reddish brown on the head ; the hair on the arms longer , that on the arm from the shoulder to the elbow pointing downwards , and that on the fore - arm pointing upwards to the elbow , where a tuft is formed . The face is covered ...
... hair , reddish brown on the head ; the hair on the arms longer , that on the arm from the shoulder to the elbow pointing downwards , and that on the fore - arm pointing upwards to the elbow , where a tuft is formed . The face is covered ...
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