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  • The game of tir à la corde is illustrated here by our pups. le tir à la corde

    Puppies 2009

  • Nam sicut obstructo ore clibani calor intus fouetur, sic seruato silencio gracia Sancti Spiritus in corde retinetur.

    Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008

  • It has been suggested that this attitude goes back to Saint Jerome, who translated the opening of Psalm 53/52 with Dixit insipiens in corde suo, rendering the Hebrew word “nabal” as

    WISDOM OF THE FOOL WALTER KAISER 1968

  • I’m sure you’ll love to know that at Pierre Hermé’s pâtisserie, the fine high-in-gluten flour is fittingly called corde américaine literally, American rope.

    foodbeam » Mon pain quotidien – Simple white bread 2007

  • Ah, Smokey, I remember that not-so-long-ago game of tir à la corde with your siblings.

    pressé - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • I took the following pictures a few days ago, when the remaining four puppies were busy with a game of tir à la corde.

    Puppies 2009

  • Be drest in pure virgyn garments fromme head to heel, and girt with a red girdel of pleached corde, and shodde in blue.

    The Night Of the Solstice L.J. SMITH 2010

  • Ah, Smokey, I remember that not-so-long-ago game of tir à la corde with your siblings.

    pressé - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • Ne parlez jamais de corde dans la maison d'un pendu.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Rene Meertens 2010

  • Although corduroy's origins are up for debate — most say it was invented in Manchester, England in the 18th century, but some believe the name is derived from the French corde du roi, meaning "king's cord" — corduroy has maintained a cult following amongst writers throughout history.

    Wale Watch Kimberly Chou 2010

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