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- adjective Archaic form of
Tibetan . - noun Archaic form of
Tibetan .
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Examples
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There is a description of an epithumetic library which embraces many forbidden titles, (How that "baron of moral endeavour ... the professional hound of heaven," Anthony Comstock, would have gloated over these shelves!), a vibrant page about Goya, and another about a Thibetian cat.
The Merry-Go-Round Carl Van Vechten 1922
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He brought with him a paper purporting to be the translation of an ancient papyrus manuscript, the original of which was in Thibetian or Sanscrit and which was ingenious, if fraudulent.
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_ -- Father Huc, in his journey to Thibet, gives an account of a singular tree, bearing this title, and of which the peculiarity is that its leaves and bark are covered with well-defined characters of the Thibetian alphabet.
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Thibetian characters was such as to strike them with astonishment, and they were inclined at first to suspect fraud, but, after repeated observations, arrived at the conclusion that none existed.
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Again, in the Himalayan Mountains themselves, there is one species which ranges north only as far as Thibet; while on the Thibetian plateaux, as far as the Altai Mountains, there is another, if not two other species, quite distinct from the latter.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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It has been observed by competent travellers, that these Thibetian argalis bear a very strong resemblance to the different breeds of tame sheep found in the same regions; from which it may be reasonably inferred that the domesticated varieties of different countries have sprung from several wild species, instead of being all descended from one common origin.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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His flesh is a wholesome and excellent beef, and the milk obtained from the cows -- either as milk, cheese, or butter -- is one of the primary articles of food among the Thibetian people.
The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Mayne Reid 1850
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It is further probable, that there exist several other species of wild asses in the Thibetian and Tartar countries of Asia -- and also in the vast unknown territories of
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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The Goa is another Thibetian species; and this ends our list of the tribe: for the two European antelopes, the Chamois and Saiga, and the one peculiar to the prairies of North America -- the Prong-horn -- have already received mention.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Mayne Reid 1850
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Messrs Huc and Gabet arrived at the Thibetian town of Lha-Ssa, where, under the protection of the local authorities, they remained unmolested for several weeks; but their presence excited the jealousy of Ki-Chan, the deputy of the emperor of China, and at his instigation the nomekhan of Lha-Ssa ordered them to quit.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 Various 1841
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