Definitions
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- noun A small reddish-brown
sweet andjuicy pear .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Here is another entry for a different condition called Virchow-Seckel Syndrome.
Boing Boing 2009
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She has never waxed poetic about the blush on a ripe Seckel pear, or the creamy lushness of a ripe avocado.
Lisa Turner: Good Vibrations: Food Energy Beyond Calories 2010
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Black Rock Orchard will have three types of tender pole beans: slender French, yellow and green mixed Italian and purple string beans, plus Seckel and Bartlett pears for two more weeks.
Market Roundup: Nov. 4-Nov.10 Bonnie S. Benwick 2010
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I wasn't sure whether to file this under watercress or pears, but in the end the interesting-sounding tiny Seckel pears in the Watercress, Pear and Brie Salad created by Susan of Food Blogga really got my attention.
Archive 2007-11-01 Kalyn Denny 2007
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According to Al Seckel, a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology, “the visual system represents or encodes objects primarily in terms of their contours…and the sudden reversal that you perceive may be due to your shift of attention on the shape of the contour.”
Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006
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According to Al Seckel, a research fellow at the California Institute of Technology, “the visual system represents or encodes objects primarily in terms of their contours…and the sudden reversal that you perceive may be due to your shift of attention on the shape of the contour.”
Born to Believe Andrew Newberg 2006
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Seckel pears poached with caramel were laced with a passion-fruit sauce that kicked the pears into action.
Casual Style, But Highest Caliber: Blue Hill On Par With City's Best 2005
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Seckel pears poached with caramel were laced with a passion-fruit sauce that kicked the pears into action.
Casual Style, But Highest Caliber: Blue Hill On Par With City���s Best 2005
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Seckel pears poached with caramel were laced with a passion-fruit sauce that kicked the pears into action.
Casual Style, But Highest Caliber: Blue Hill On Par With City���s Best 2005
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Seckel pears poached with caramel were laced with a passion-fruit sauce that kicked the pears into action.
Casual Style, But Highest Caliber: Blue Hill On Par With City's Best 2005
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