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  • 31The Sea-Maiden — is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands , listing his informant as John Mackenzie, fisherman, near Inverary. Joseph Jacobs included it in Celtic Fairy Tales .ynopsisA mermaid offered a… …

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  • 32el|e|phant-ear — «EHL uh fuhnt IHR», noun. or elephant ear sponge, a large horny sponge found in the Mediterranean Sea, having a very fine texture and used commercially …

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  • 33Apostleship of the Sea — The Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) also known internationally as Stella Maris, is the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain and an independent charity wholly reliant on voluntary contributions.AOS deploys port… …

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  • 34Head sea — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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  • 35Dead Sea Apes — This article is part of the series …

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  • 36APES, DEAD SEA —    dwellers by the Dead Sea who, according to the Moslem tradition, were transformed into apes because they turned a deaf ear to God s message to them by the lips of Moses, fit symbol, thinks Carlyle, of many in modern time to whom the universe,… …

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  • 37elephant-ear sponge — noun : a fine soft durable fan shaped or cup shaped commercial sponge (Spongia officinalis lamella) occurring in the Mediterranean sea …

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  • 38БАРАШЕК — (Ear nut, wing nut) 1. Гайка, имеющая ушки или дужку, дающие возможность завинчивать ее вручную, без помощи ключа. Барашек. 2. Точеная деревянная колодка, служащая для отвода снастей. Самойлов К. И. Морской словарь. М. Л.: Государственное Военно… …

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  • 39ormer — noun An abalone or sea ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands. Syn: abalone, sea ear, ear shell …

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  • 40lacquerwork — Any of a variety of decorative objects or surfaces, usually of wood, to which a coloured, highly polished, and opaque type of varnish called lacquer has been applied. True lacquerwork is Chinese or Japanese in origin. The technique was copied in… …

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