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Meanings of oyster shell in inglês

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        Oyster -shell powder and subcarbonate of potash, or soda, are usually employed for that purpose.
        A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons / Exhi...
        Usage of oyster shell in inglês
        1
        Old Jane dead; new, confident, vibrant Jane rising from the oyster shell.
        Austenland
        2
        Give oyster shell separately and supply fowls with good sharp grit.
        One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
        3
        It offers a range of pearls including cultured, freshwater, oyster shell and simulated varieties.
        The Irish Times
        4
        If an oyster shell is exposed to direct sunlight it begins to turn black.
        The Irish Times
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        She shoveled in crushed oyster shell and clean shavings.
        Solomon's oak: a novel
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        A plentiful supply of fresh water was always at hand, as well as cracked oyster shell.
        Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
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        The garden was laid out in a pattern of formal paths composed of crushed oyster shell.
        Casket of Souls
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        We are sitting at a white marble counter smooth as the inside of an oyster shell.
        The Irish Times
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        She walked slowly home, making certain to peer behind every tree and bush along the oyster shell road.
        Fortunate harbor
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        This is a striking example, its capstone being shapely as a curling leaf, or maybe an oyster shell.
        The Irish Times
        11
        One large oyster shell sat separated from the rest, a shimmering bowl for a small handful of pearls.
        Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
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        By and by each man's iridescent oyster shell of Truth becomes coated with the lime of prejudice and hearsay.
        Mince Pie
        13
        Maháráj, I tell thee, that were the three great worlds but one colossal oyster shell, she is its very pearl.
        Bubbles of the Foam
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        They hurried to another door and then emerged, carrying between them an oyster shell that must have weighed half a ton.
        Dangerous Women
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        To be sure, it was a very wretched-looking pomegranate, and seemed to have no more juice in it than an oyster shell.
        Tanglewood Tales
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        Pressed down by an invisible finger, the button on the catch lowered, and the case eased open, no quicker than an oyster shell.
        The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
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