| 单词 | wild cotton |
| 例句 | She could whittle a slice of wood to fit it—and pack it securely with mutowa sap and wild cotton fiber. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever she saw a mutowa tree, she went ashore to gather more sap and more wild cotton. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon she harvested wild cotton plants to use in her pads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Later she would hunt for wild cotton to use instead of grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The "paper-wasp" was gathering wild cotton and flax, and manufacturing it, for his palace that hung, half furnished, swinging in a tree like a top. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Right up near the house he went and hid himself in a clump of wild cotton, waiting and watching for me to come out o’ the door. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Bushes of wild cotton were seen now and then, but not in great numbers. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z This visit was not thrown away, for Hutchinson soon found enough wild cotton to encourage the hope that there was more in the neighbourhood. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z On my way hither, I passed bluebells, ferns, heather, roses, wild cotton, and painter's brush, the plant which combines colour with heat. Seeds of Pine British East Africa and Uganda.—In these adjoining protectorates wild cottons occur, and suitable conditions exist in certain localities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" The other end is burnt to make it still harder, and wild cotton is put round it for about an inch and a half. Wanderings in South America A company to go in for coffee, cotton––you say you saw wild cotton, didn’t you, fellows? Carmen Ariza The abundance of yams, Indian corn, and various fruits, together with the plentifulness of wild cotton, impressed the explorers most favorably. Due South or Cuba Past and Present A belt of peat, checkered by white tufts of wild cotton, ran back from the road, and a wire fence joined the hedge at a right angle. Partners of the Out-Trail The other end is fixed into a lump of wild cotton made skilfully to fit the tube. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure There is also attached to the quiver a little kind of basket, to hold the wild cotton, which is put on the blunt end of the arrow. Wanderings in South America Having burned the butt end, he fastened round it some wild cotton of just sufficient thickness to fit the hole of the tube. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco At the butt-end some wild cotton is twisted round, to fit the tube. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas Inside on a nest of raw wild cotton lay a bracelet of polished wood carved with an odd design of curling lines which reminded Val of Spanish moss. Ralestone Luck Another tree of gigantic magnitude is the wild cotton or Cuba tree. Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia Pools of water dotted the marish fields, and beyond these lay a wet, brown moss where wild cotton grew among the peat-hags. Carmen's Messenger Ceiba, The wild cotton tree, often mentioned in History. Poems All sorts of weeds and herbs and flowers had grown up there; splotches of wild larkspur, pale green-and-white spikes of hoarhound, plantations of wild cotton, tangles of foxtail and wild wheat. O Pioneers! There is also attached to the quiver a little kind of basket to hold the wild cotton which is put on the blunt end of the arrow. Wanderings in South America When thirsty, they drink from the river; and if they wish clothing, wild cotton grows in abundance. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America Tufts of wild cotton gleamed lividly in the moonlight, and here and there a sparkle marked a pool, but, farther on, a trail of mist stretched across the bog. Carmen's Messenger A gigantic wild cotton—tree, to which our largest English oaks would have been but as dwarfs, rose on one side, and overshadowed the whole level space. Tom Cringle's Log She walked slowly down through the orchard, where the evening air was heavy with the smell of wild cotton. O Pioneers! The other end is burnt to make it still harder, and wild cotton is put round it for about an inch and a half. Wanderings in South America For this they use a fan of their own manufacture, made from wild cotton, which there seems to abound. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America Its surface was broken by the hummocks and hollows of the peat, and tufts of white wild cotton relieved the blackness of the gashes in the soil. Carmen's Messenger According to Humboldt, the Indians of the Orinoco sometimes amuse themselves by rubbing certain beans to make them attract wisps of the wild cotton, and the custom is doubtless very old. The Story of Electricity Helen cooked and washed, and manufactured salt; and collected quite a store of wild cotton, though it grew very sparingly and it cost her hours to find a few pods. Foul Play There was smooth pasture in the valley, broken by dark squares of turnip fields and pale stubble; but here and there the heath appeared again and wild cotton showed faintly white above the black peat-soil. Carmen's Messenger |
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