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"Traverses" were the vertical portion of a bed or throne canopy while sparvers or "celers" were the horizontal, ceiling part of the canopy.
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As It Traverses a Host of Woes SEOUL -- South Korea's currency is proving to be a major casualty of the global economic slowdown, prompting aggressive moves by the government to stem its slide.
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By the time we get back to Venice for the third or fourth time — this would be around page 700, give or take — the plot has settled down to a running feud between the Vibe family and the Traverses, whose father was killed by goons hired by Vibe forces.
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Traverses house on the lake, which is the site of "old confusions or obligations" [p. 161].
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They attribute the term to 17th century travelers returning from China, and they also mention Wiliam Temple, as well as an article by Louis Marin, "L'effet sharawadji", in Traverses no.
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Battery, and mounted in this, as it commanded the Ascent of the Hill best; these Lines ran in Traverses, and communicated from Battery to
An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations Charles Knowles
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Traverses the whole length of the State, from the banks of the
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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Traverses had, therefore, been run until really the work was a succession of small forts enclosed by a large one.
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger
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Traverses the whole length of the State, from the banks of the
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Various
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Traverses the whole length of the State, from the banks of the
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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