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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. 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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“Peamiselt pealkirjas: reklaamrullis ja karbi kaanel on näiteks pealkirjal artikkel ees, kuid filmi algustiitrites see puudub.”
“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.”
“Leidsin reedel riiulitel sobrades CD-karbi, kus oli sees kaks DVD-koopiat, peal kirjad «Vexille» ja «Inetud luiged».”
“Mina: aga vaadake, seal karbi peal on val; ge laik, kuhu see hinnalipik mahub.”
“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
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