Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, 第 8 巻W. & R. Chambers, 1891 |
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... less decomposed , and passes by insensible degrees into Lignite ( q.v. ) . The less perfectly decomposed peat is generally of a brown colour ; that which is more perfectly decom- posed is often nearly black . Moist peat possesses a ...
... less decomposed , and passes by insensible degrees into Lignite ( q.v. ) . The less perfectly decomposed peat is generally of a brown colour ; that which is more perfectly decom- posed is often nearly black . Moist peat possesses a ...
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... less hardness ( see CONGLOMERATE ) . Single pebbles Peccary ( Dicotyles labiatus ) . 2 Central America to southern Brazil . The latter is exceptionally pugnacious , and , as it goes about commonly in herds , it is extremely dangerous to ...
... less hardness ( see CONGLOMERATE ) . Single pebbles Peccary ( Dicotyles labiatus ) . 2 Central America to southern Brazil . The latter is exceptionally pugnacious , and , as it goes about commonly in herds , it is extremely dangerous to ...
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... less distinct . The true pelvis has a greater breadth and capacity , but its perpendicular depth is less . The inlet is more nearly circular ; the ischial tuberosities are wider apart , and the subpubic arch is much wider . All of these ...
... less distinct . The true pelvis has a greater breadth and capacity , but its perpendicular depth is less . The inlet is more nearly circular ; the ischial tuberosities are wider apart , and the subpubic arch is much wider . All of these ...
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... less exactness in the 5th , 6th , and 7th centuries , gradually , however , being replaced by semi - public , and ultimately by private penance . In the 11th and 12th centuries the public penance had entirely disappeared . The nature ...
... less exactness in the 5th , 6th , and 7th centuries , gradually , however , being replaced by semi - public , and ultimately by private penance . In the 11th and 12th centuries the public penance had entirely disappeared . The nature ...
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... less esteemed . Of species distinct from P. fluviatilis little is known . - The so - called Climbing Perch ( q.v. ) is separately treated . Perch . See ROD . Percival , JAMES GATES , an American poet , was born at Kensington ...
... less esteemed . Of species distinct from P. fluviatilis little is known . - The so - called Climbing Perch ( q.v. ) is separately treated . Perch . See ROD . Percival , JAMES GATES , an American poet , was born at Kensington ...
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