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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of western Russia on the Ural River. Founded as a fortress in 1743, it is a rail junction and processing center. From 1938 to 1957, it was known as Chkalov.
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- proper noun a city in
Russia , on theUral river, centre of Orenburgoblast .
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Examples
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Regarding using the Orenburg construction, how would that work for the directionality of the borders?
The Ides of March Jean 2009
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When Galina's book came out, I thought I hadn't heard of Orenburg knitting.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jean 2009
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A gorgeous set of studies by Ivan Kudriashev for the decoration of the First Soviet Theatre in Orenburg, from 1920, conveys the convergence of spatially conceived paintings and architecture conceived in geometric planes.
Ideology Through Geometry Cammy Brothers 2011
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I've thought about it but have never knit a shawl in the Orenburg style so that has been a question for me.
The Ides of March Jean 2009
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When Galina's book came out, I thought I hadn't heard of Orenburg knitting.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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In 1933, he was arrested and deported to far-off Orenburg.
The Revolutionary Novelist Tess Lewis 2011
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Here's a stunningly bad picture of my little Orenburg shawl:
Still knitting 2006
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Yes, my poor Orenburg shawl in languishing in favor of this beauty.
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* Ah, but grafting in the world of Orenburg shawls appears to be something slightly different from grafting as we know it in the toes of socks and other similar objects.
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Yes, my poor Orenburg shawl in languishing in favor of this beauty.
May 2006 2006
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