The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... covered with the flowers , which have some resemblance to our wood anemone ; but they have short naked pedicels ... covered passage into the The greatest quantity of this wood , to which moat . It is only a deep trench , covered at a ...
... covered with the flowers , which have some resemblance to our wood anemone ; but they have short naked pedicels ... covered passage into the The greatest quantity of this wood , to which moat . It is only a deep trench , covered at a ...
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... covered with forests , had the first saw - mill about the year 1530 . This mode of manufacturing timber was called the new art ; and because the expor tation of deals was by these means in- creased , that circumstance gave occasion to ...
... covered with forests , had the first saw - mill about the year 1530 . This mode of manufacturing timber was called the new art ; and because the expor tation of deals was by these means in- creased , that circumstance gave occasion to ...
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... covered with feathers ; nostrils linear and longitudinal , near the base ; tongue short and sharp - pointed ; toes con . nected by a membrane to the first point . There are fifty species , of which the follow- ing are the chief : S ...
... covered with feathers ; nostrils linear and longitudinal , near the base ; tongue short and sharp - pointed ; toes con . nected by a membrane to the first point . There are fifty species , of which the follow- ing are the chief : S ...
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... covered with numerous abrupt cirri or beards ; all the fins are supplied , on the fore part , with strong rays , and those of the dorsal extend almost completely along the back . In various other particulars of its form it is singularly ...
... covered with numerous abrupt cirri or beards ; all the fins are supplied , on the fore part , with strong rays , and those of the dorsal extend almost completely along the back . In various other particulars of its form it is singularly ...
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... covered with mo- rocco leather , to be carried in the pocket : its lid , FG , is made in two pieces , joined together by hinges in the middle , so as to turn back , as shown in fig . 5 , and is kept shut by a small spring catch . aa ...
... covered with mo- rocco leather , to be carried in the pocket : its lid , FG , is made in two pieces , joined together by hinges in the middle , so as to turn back , as shown in fig . 5 , and is kept shut by a small spring catch . aa ...
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