Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small stingless bee, probably Melipona carbonaria, about of an inch in length, which builds its comb in the shape of a spiral staircase. It fights desperately with its mandibles and is apparently of a very fierce disposition.
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Examples
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Peamiselt pealkirjas: reklaamrullis ja karbi kaanel on näiteks pealkirjal artikkel ees, kuid filmi algustiitrites see puudub.
Matrix DeZIONized (2005) Ulmeguru 2009
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Kuigi kiri DVD karbi kaanel ütleb «Terry Pratchett's Hogfather», on filmi tiitrites kirjas siiski vaid «Hogfather» ning mina pean olulisemaks seda, mis tiitrites kirjas.
Hogfather (2006) Ulmeguru 2009
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Leidsin reedel riiulitel sobrades CD-karbi, kus oli sees kaks DVD-koopiat, peal kirjad «Vexille» ja «Inetud luiged».
Bekushiru: 2077 Nippon Sakoku (2007) Ulmeguru 2008
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Mina: aga vaadake, seal karbi peal on val; ge laik, kuhu see hinnalipik mahub.
tatsutahime Diary Entry tatsutahime 2004
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The party would arrive at the rendezvous in the evening, and having fitted their spears to bamboo shafts, would enter the town carrying them concealed in a bundle of _karbi_ or the long thick stalks of the large millet, juari.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894
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