Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume 4W. & R. Chambers, 1868 |
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... received its French name trompe , corrupted in English into trunk . With the trunk also , they sometimes , when angry , beat violently on the ground . The sense of smell is very acute in the E. , as is also that of hearing . The ears ...
... received its French name trompe , corrupted in English into trunk . With the trunk also , they sometimes , when angry , beat violently on the ground . The sense of smell is very acute in the E. , as is also that of hearing . The ears ...
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... received into the trunk , and squirted over the body , to free it from the nuisance of flies , or the heat of a tropical sun . The female E. has only two teats , situated between the fore - legs . The young suck with the mouth , and not ...
... received into the trunk , and squirted over the body , to free it from the nuisance of flies , or the heat of a tropical sun . The female E. has only two teats , situated between the fore - legs . The young suck with the mouth , and not ...
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... received by scientific men not many years ago , which still occasionally mislead , and which may even now be met with in some popular hand - books of science . ELEPHANT . An order of the elephant was instituted in Denmark , by King ...
... received by scientific men not many years ago , which still occasionally mislead , and which may even now be met with in some popular hand - books of science . ELEPHANT . An order of the elephant was instituted in Denmark , by King ...
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... received its light between the columns , and by reflection , from the pavement below . This exquisite frieze occupied , ELGINSHIRE - ELIJAH . ELIMINATION - ELISHA . introduced ,. Metope : From the Parthenon . Queen Elizabeth's Tomb : In ...
... received its light between the columns , and by reflection , from the pavement below . This exquisite frieze occupied , ELGINSHIRE - ELIJAH . ELIMINATION - ELISHA . introduced ,. Metope : From the Parthenon . Queen Elizabeth's Tomb : In ...
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... received the thanks of parliament in 1843 for his ability and judgment ' in supporting the military operations in Afghanistan . In many other respects , his Indian administration basin of the Mississippi , and attains its loftiest stature.
... received the thanks of parliament in 1843 for his ability and judgment ' in supporting the military operations in Afghanistan . In many other respects , his Indian administration basin of the Mississippi , and attains its loftiest stature.
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