| 单词 | dome-shaped |
| 例句 | Recessed into the dome-shaped top of each stove were two shallow clay dishes that served as burners. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was monstrous, with two alabaster angels guarding the gate, and a dome-shaped fountain sputtering in the front yard. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There's a small dome-shaped room with a door to the outside. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The coats were stiff and dome-shaped, having conformed to their piles. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Quietly she put down her cooking pot and crept to the top of a dome-shaped frost heave, one of the many earth buckles that rise and fall in the crackling cold of the Arctic winter. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed a dome-shaped aviary full of black-and-white impundulus, barely mindful to cover their heads as the birds beat their massive wings and sent sparks of lightning into the sky. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Because winter is peak surfing season, I watched experienced surfers ride large waves at Domes Beach, named after a defunct, dome-shaped nuclear facility that dominates the skyline. Finding sun and seclusion by beach-hopping on Puerto Rico’s west coast 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Guests will hike between the high-altitude, solar-powered camps, which will feature dome-shaped sleeping tents with bathrooms, showers and wood stoves. Glamping Slips Into the Mainstream 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z There are no windows, only circular holes in the dome-shaped ceiling that filter the morning light, but I sense the Mediterranean Sea a few steps away. In a walled port city in northern Israel, a chef is driven by his impeccable taste 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z He says his favorite vantage point was the station’s cupola, a dome-shaped module with seven windows pointing toward Earth and about eight cameras prepped with a variety of lenses. This is what your photo stream looks like when you're a NASA astronaut 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z There was nothing inside the dome-shaped chamber except the greenish light, of a curious intensity; and Netty. Guess by Philippa Pearce - short story 2012-11-13T15:59:33Z The title says it all: one day, as life in Chester’s Mill, Me., goes on, an invisible dome-shaped force-field slams into place in the perimeter around the town. TV Tonight: Under the Dome 2013-06-24T13:52:12Z The artist presented her work “Brick House,” a 16-foot-tall bronze of a Black woman with cornrows and a dome-shaped torso that combines the forms of a skirt and a clay house. Sonia Boyce Wins Top Prize at Venice Biennale 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z “Their architecture often mimics that of warehouses, shopping malls, or dome-shaped stadiums. Sometimes, the only thing distinguishing a megachurch from a defunct K-Mart is a spindly cross on its facade.” What the megachurch tells us about evangelicals in HBO's "The Righteous Gemstones" 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Next to Volcanoes National Park, Wilderness Safaris’ Bisate Lodge will open in June with six elevated, dome-shaped villas facing the park’s volcanic peaks. From Botswana to Zambia, New Lodges, Resorts and Tours 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z My thought is to build a dome-shaped home instead of the traditional structure. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Bad money finds good sales 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z The younger of the two boys is led by the older toward a black dome-shaped apparatus. ‘Rules of Summer,’ by Shaun Tan A dome-shaped, wood-fired oven near the entrance at the younger Seventh Hill signals that pie is the purpose of a visit, with nearly 20 toppings to choose from. Seventh Hill’s second act is a new pizzeria in the Palisades 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Piano's design includes the addition of a 1,000-seat, dome-shaped theater, a structure the architect calls "the spaceship," to the back of the 1939 Streamline Moderne landmark. LACMA sees the big picture as Academy Museum moves in next door 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Its head swells with the rain: broad, dome-shaped, a trophy atop a solid foundation. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z As we’re ushered to a table in the back, near a dome-shaped pizza oven, my Italian American sidekick lights up. At Alphonse market and Nonna’s Kitchen, there are two sides to Italian cooking 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z A 1,000-seat, dome-shaped theater Piano nicknamed the "spaceship" came up for particular scorn. Academy Museum's Kerry Brougher gets to merge interests in art, film 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Look one way outside Amazon Go to see the spectacular new “Amazon Spheres,” private dome-shaped office buildings landscaped with tropical gardens. Perspective | I thought Amazon’s new cashier-free store was creepy. My teenage son couldn’t care less. 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z With chaotic yet charming cobblestone streets, dome-shaped bathhouses steaming with sulfuric waters, and crumbling Soviet factories repurposed as hipster hotels, Tbilisi is a study in contrasts. 36 Hours in Tbilisi 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Dressing for the Ball Cinderella’s gown was “a feat of structural engineering,” Ms. Powell said, with many layers of fabric balanced on crinoline, a sort of dome-shaped cage used to make skirts voluptuous. Two Films, One Designer: The Costumes of ‘Carol’ and ‘Cinderella’ 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z So it probably could be for a dome-shaped house in a high wind, rain or earthquake situation. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Bad money finds good sales 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z The showiest destination of all is table 56, a dome-shaped tapestried booth. Review | Brasserie Liberté adds some French twists to Georgetown 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Someone should request the dome-shaped chocolate cake covered with glossy white chocolate frosting. Review | Ana at District Winery pairs good food with fine drinks — and a sweet view 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Breer fashioned large dome-shaped versions of the motorized sculptures he called floats, which moved slowly and randomly. Robert Breer, Pioneer of Avant-Garde Animation, Dies at 84 2011-08-18T03:41:08Z Similar names aside, Sphere is a dome-shaped structure and Vegas’ newest performance venue, and the West Hollywood project is spherical in shape. Sunset Boulevard may be getting its own sphere, but don't call it that 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z She neared what had been a promising colony of knobby brain coral, tiny and dome-shaped with undulating ridges. Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Buds break off from the polyp and become dome-shaped ephyra, which resemble small jellyfish. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The diaphragm is a large, dome-shaped muscle that sits under the lungs and looks like an upside down “U.” Power your run with better breathing 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The forward pressure bulkhead is a dome-shaped structure at the front section of the jet, which is built by Spirit. FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 jets 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Bog-mummified people are mainly found in raised bogs — discrete, dome-shaped masses of peat that typically form in lowland landscapes and reach depths of 30 feet or more. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Mauna Loa is a shield volcano, a type that erupts fluid lava to form sloping, dome-shaped mountains. Mauna Loa, Earth’s Largest Active Volcano, Just Woke Up after 38 Years 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The medusa is dome-shaped, with tentacle-like appendages hanging down from the edges of the dome. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the draws at the late Brothers and Sisters in the Line hotel was the dessert list by Ong, specifically his whimsical, dome-shaped cakes. Review | Worth the wait: Peter Chang finally opens a Chinese restaurant in D.C. 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The men risked their lives every day above ground too, manning fiery, dome-shaped coke ovens used in the iron-making process. Locked Up: The prison labor that built business empires 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z And it was a glass, dome-shaped, transparent house. Can abstract art help us learn how to accept suffering in a spiraling world? 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Tribes also use the river’s water and rocks for rituals such as sweat lodge purification ceremonies, held in low, dome-shaped structures where river rocks are heated along with herbal medicine. Columbia River’s salmon are at the core of ancient religion 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Part a shows a photo of a bright red jellyfish with a dome-shaped body. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and is dome-shaped at rest. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In northern Italy, 3D-printed dome-shaped houses were made out of raw materials, such as clay. Technology helps offer 3D-printed homes as an option for ownership 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Each dome-shaped unit, roughly the size of an umbrella, will contain infrared and optical cameras arranged like a fly’s eye to capture the full expanse of sky overhead. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z About a quarter inch of rain fell, often leaving tiny, dome-shaped droplets perched for hours on lawns and leaves. Saturday was the coolest day here since June 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Weber was founded by George Stephen Sr., who invented the Weber Kettle - a dome-shaped charcoal grill - about 70 years ago. Outdoor grills maker Weber valued at nearly $5 billion in debut as shares rise 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The muscles of the thorax play a large role in breathing, especially the dome-shaped diaphragm. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z It was founded by George Stephen Sr, who invented the Weber Kettle — a dome-shaped charcoal grill — about 70 years ago. Outdoor grills maker Weber raises $250 mln in downsized IPO 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z This is a hefty, dome-shaped structural barrier forward of the pilot instrument panel that’s crucial to maintaining air pressure within the cockpit and passenger cabin. A new 787 Dreamliner manufacturing flaw will prolong Boeing delivery halt 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The crash was in the area of the Lost Creek Wilderness, a 120,000-acre expanse of forest and large, dome-shaped granite outcroppings within Pike National Forest. Man killed in plane crash in Colorado foothills 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z But instead of my chest expanding as my lungs fill when I inhale, my diaphragm — the dome-shaped muscle under my lungs — should contract and drop down toward my stomach. Looking at Masks and Respiratory Health 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The diaphragm is the flat, dome-shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs and thoracic cavity. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The tribe is still recognized for some of its long-standing traditions: fur trapping, syrup making, and the construction of birch bark canoes and dome-shaped traditional homes called wigwams. Climate Change Threatens the Ancient Wild Rice Traditions of the Ojibwe 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z The size of a pin, the wasp locates smooth, dome-shaped galls created by the other wasps. There Are Parasitic Wasps, and Then There’s the Crypt-Keeper 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Saj is usually baked on a dome-shaped iron over a fire or gas — Cheney couldn’t use either in the Yalla space, so it’s a round crepe iron, only settled on after a Palestinian friend approved. Seattle’s tiny walk-up window Yalla serves big, beautiful Arabic flavors 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The sensilla of sea snakes are dome-shaped and protrude farther, possibly enabling them to detect vibrations underwater. She Studies Sea Snakes by the Seafloor 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Located inferior to the diaphragm, above and to the left of the cardia, is the dome-shaped fundus. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z We sat in a circle in a large dome-shaped tent. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He imagined it as a vast dome-shaped stadium, with walls painted to form a map of the world. Why Weather Forecasting Keeps Getting Better 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Saturday’s draw for soccer’s most prestigious event is taking place inside La Seine Musicale, a dome-shaped concert hall perched over the river Seine on the outskirts of Paris. Women’s World Cup draw set in Paris amid unrest 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z A dome-shaped sensor atop the car was the primary clue that this was no ordinary vehicle. Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying... 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The lung bud is a dome-shaped structure composed of tissue that bulges from the foregut. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Using its dome-shaped seismic sensor, scientists hope to detect tiny tremors associated with meteorite impacts, dust storms and “marsquakes” generated by the cooling of the planet’s interior. NASA’s InSight Mars explorer lands safely on the Red Planet 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z In Sri Lanka, I’ve seen new houses built after the disaster used only for storing rice – people found the tsunami-resistant, dome-shaped new dwellings too bizarre to live in. My family died in a tsunami. The Indonesian survivors can recover too – with help | Sonali Deraniyagala 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z He was on board when the cupola, a panoramic, dome-shaped control tower with windows on all sides, was installed. Ex-astronaut relishes job as Mission Control flight director 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The lander's dome-shaped seismometer resembles the tools used to detect quakes on Earth. ‘Marsquakes’ are a thing, and this NASA spacecraft will go look for them 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The Juventud 2000 shelter, on the edge of Tijuana’s red-light district, was filled with colorful dome-shaped tents and was housing more than 150 people on Thursday. Migrant ‘caravan’ gathers on US-Mexico border 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The Juventud 2000 migrant shelter, on the edge of Tijuana’s red-light district, was filled with colorful dome-shaped tents to accommodate more than 200 members of the caravan. Migrant ‘caravan’ gathers on US-Mexico border for final push 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The Juventud 2000 migrant shelter, on the edge of Tijuana’s red-light district, is filled with dome-shaped tents to accommodate more than 200 arrivals. Migrant ‘caravan’ reaches U.S.-Mexico border 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z In particular, elaborate branching corals that provide key fish habitat are being replaced by bulky, less intricate “dome-shaped” corals, Hughes said. Global warming has changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘forever,’ scientists say 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z To the uninitiated, the mysterious bottles and dome-shaped, metallic objects might not immediately disclose their purpose. The Sweet Smell of Osmanthus Absolute 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The dome-shaped garden igloos are warmed by the greenhouse effect. Restaurant uses ‘igloos’ for unique dining experience 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z One theater not mentioned – the dome-shaped UA 150, where Star Wars opened. Readers reminisce about Seattle’s vintage moviehouses: ‘Sad to know it is gone but happy it’s part of my memory’ 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The Eritrean community, meanwhile, established a nightclub in a dome-shaped structure, which doubled as a theatre and gallery during the day. The haves and have-nots: four cities in crisis 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z It appeared to control the body's main muscle of respiration - the diaphragm, a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that sits underneath the lungs, separating the chest from the abdomen. Breathing 'restored' after spinal injury 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “I think this is an expectation that has grown from the audience, along with the growth of various forms of gaming and more dome-shaped world building,” he says. A close look at animatronic Cosmo and Rocket inside Disneyland's Guardians of the Galaxy ride 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The first green incorporated a dome-shaped sand dune thought at the time to be an ancient ceremonial mound of the ancient Caloosa Indians. Always Time For Nine series: Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club - Golf Digest 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Photos showed long cracks around the rocky, dome-shaped ceiling, and hospital rooms covered in the rubble of collapsing walls. Even in a bunker under a mountain, Syrian hospital knocked out by strikes 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Stromatolites, which look a bit like geological cauliflowers, form when microbes trap sediment and build up layer after dome-shaped layer. Claims of Earth's oldest fossils tantalize researchers 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z There's no risk of the dome-shaped structures melting. A church in Hawaii is looking to address the state's ongoing homelessness crisis 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z "Then they walked solemnly to lay wreaths of white and pink carnations at a cenotaph that frames an eternal flame and the skeletal ruins of the one, dome-shaped buildings left standing." The Daily 202: Is Trump a choke artist? Continuing unforced errors bode poorly for his hopes in a contested Republican convention. 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z One of the main differences between this ancient group and their modern cousins is the glyptodont's huge, dome-shaped shell, which was not articulated like the iconic, layered bands of the armadillo. Monstrous fossils 'were armadillos', says DNA evidence - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z New dome-shaped facilities built by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as storm shelters are not “Death Domes” where insurrectionists will be housed. 10 right-wing conspiracy theories that have slowly invaded American politics 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z A white, dome-shaped research station sits on Mars. To Mars via Hawaii 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z With his descent, the veteran caver became the first explorer since 1971 known to have entered the huge dome-shaped cave under Devil’s Well. Cavers poised to discover secrets in Devil’s Well 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs. Think Like a Doctor: Breathless Solved 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z In order to breathe in, we must flatten the dome-shaped diaphragm; to breath out, we let it relax again. Behind Each Breath, an Underappreciated Muscle 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z This stretch is home to “the world’s largest orange,” a giant, dome-shaped citrus store formally named Eli’s Orange World. Machine Gun America Is Exactly What It Sounds Like 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z School officials say the dome-shaped structures would be designed to withstand winds of up to 250 miles per hour. Tupelo Schools applying for storm shelter grant 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z Behind Wafa is a cave in which three Buddhas are seated around a dome-shaped shrine known as a stupa. Copper mining threatens Afghan site of ancient Buddhist past 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z But three hours later, he and five other people stepped into a dome-shaped building on a Hawaiian volcano where they will live for the next eight months, mimicking a stay on the surface of Mars. Taking Minds on a Journey to Mars 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z A fully digital library is among the futuristic features of Florida Polytechnic University's striking dome-shaped building, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Library without books debuts at Florida’s newest college 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The exotic, dome-shaped suites are made of South African thatch reeds built around an impressive granite boulder. JORDAN: Namaqualand flower route is a South Africa must-see 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Fisheye refers to the obvious dome-shaped lenses that allow for an extreme field of view. Give Your iPad Macro And Wide-Angle Capability With olloclip's 4-in-1 Photo Lens 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z ENS Europe’s smog buster will clean a dome-shaped area 30 meters in diameter to a height of about five meters. Smog-Sucking Electrostatic Vacuum Cleaners May Scrub Beijing’s Air 2014-05-13T17:35:00Z Eden opened in 2001 as a showcase for nature in a series of huge dome-shaped greenhouses. Eden Project reports £6.3m loss 2014-01-08T04:16:33Z A Faulty Diaphragm and Pelvic Floor: In this patient, it was the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that divides the chest and abdomen and which we use to breathe, that caused the problem. Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Gymnast’s Big Belly Solved 2013-09-06T18:54:07Z Consider Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, a neoclassical academic building with a dome-shaped bell tower fronting the broad green of The Yard at the core of the campus. Howard U.’s fiscal debate: A closer look 2013-07-03T17:37:14Z The National Arts Theatre, an iconic dome-shaped building built in the 1970s, sits neglected beneath a traffic-choked flyover. Struggling to revive theatre in Nigeria 2013-06-20T09:32:22Z Celebrating Spring With Dances and Blood Dervishes celebrated Nowruz last week in a small, dome-shaped holy place in western Kosovo. Celebrating Spring With Dances and Blood 2013-03-26T15:02:02Z Built on property that Lowell originally bought from the city more than a hundred years ago, his own dome-shaped personal mausoleum now sits only a few yards from the 24-inch Alvan Clark Telescope. Pluto, Mars, Planet X, Dancer, Prancer, and Blitzen: Christmas Postcard From Flagstaff's Lowell Observatory 2012-12-25T01:32:41Z Drawing colorful pictures on this dome-shaped canvas requires no paint or markers. 2012 holiday toy test: Get your wish list ready 2012-11-15T23:34:37Z In the surrounding farmland are camels, cattle, donkeys, goats and lambs, crops such as cereal and watermelon, and small homesteads with dome-shaped dwellings fashioned from tarpaulins tied with rope. Mo Farah's family cheers him on from Somaliland village 2012-08-10T13:48:32Z The ovenbird builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground in the forest. Migratory birds teach kids in Fairfax County and Central America about their cultures 2012-06-01T14:02:22Z The ridge of Hermon, rising into a dome-shaped summit, is 20 m. long, extending north-east and south-west. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The "stop" well marked, and the skull rather raised, but flat on the top, not dome-shaped. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z They are of various dimensions and consist generally of raised terraces or platforms of great extent, surrounded by mounds of earth faced with brick or stone, and often crowned with circular, dome-shaped structures. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z The team found that Androctonus armour is covered with dome-shaped granules that are 10 microns high and between 25 and 80 microns across. Biomimetics: Not a scratch 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z When a glacier originates upon a dome-shaped or a level surface the ice will deploy radially in all directions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z This "acorn" is conical or dome-shaped, and thus—a part being taken for the whole—the cone or pyramid was used as a conventional symbol of the male creator. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z These are both costly and inconvenient, and make the roof no stronger than a dome-shaped, self-supporting roof which nearly doubles the capacity of the mow. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z At last, a little dome-shaped mound of grasses, half hidden among the dry brown oak leaves and wild geranium, gladdened her eyes. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Little Ararat is in the form of a perfect cone, whereas Ararat is broad-shouldered and dome-shaped, supported by huge buttresses and capped with snow a considerable distance down the slope through the entire year. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z The baldecchino of the high altar was dome-shaped, and covered on the outside with a scolloped pattern in verd antique, each scollop having a slender bordering of white marble. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z It's a dome-shaped affair, like a Dutch oven. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z If the siding is put on vertically and the roof built dome-shaped, no scaffolding is required inside or out. Economy of the Round Dairy Barn 2011-12-18T03:00:20.633Z NEW IBERIA, La. — In a dome-shaped outdoor cage, a dozen chimpanzees are hooting. Chimps? Days in Research May Be Near an End 2011-11-14T16:31:56Z Sail.—This word, in the opinion of Dr. Murray, the learned editor of the new 'English Dictionary,' signifies 'a soaring dome-shaped summit.' Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z St. Bernards, it says, are the largest; 'their ears are small and their foreheads white and dome-shaped, giving them the well known expression of benignity and intelligence.' The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Those who make it to Dadaab live in an assortment of mud houses, UN tents and “tukuls” -- dome-shaped dwellings made of bent sticks and covered with grass, old blankets, empty food aid bags or plastic. Somali Drought, Extortion by Al-Shabaab Rebels Fuel Famine 2011-08-17T06:49:04Z The casual observer is likely to conclude that it is an easy problem to pile up snow-blocks, dome-shaped, but to do this properly, so that the igloo will withstand wind, requires adept work. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z A range of dome-shaped hills runs through the entire length of this island of St. Thomas, fifteen miles from west to east, being considerably highest at the west end. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The first of the ice-cap was a stretch of some fifteen miles of ice, formed into enormous dome-shaped masses. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z In an open space stood two huts, dome-shaped, and constructed of thatch, and hard by, a thorn enclosure at that moment full of sheep. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z At the mouth of Windy Arm are islands and high mountains,—one superb dome-shaped giant stands alone. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The thatched houses of the Pimos are dome-shaped, and of wicker work, about six feet high, and from twenty to fifty feet in diameter. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Sponge forming small, shallow, slightly dome-shaped patches of a more or less circular or oval outline, minutely hispid on the surface, friable but moderately hard. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Veeries are forest thrushes and ovenbirds are larger, squat-shaped warblers named for their dome-shaped nests said to resemble a Dutch oven. Songbirds eavesdrop on predators 2011-06-24T09:43:06Z A pit had been sunk, and a large, dome-shaped excavation made in its side. The White Hecatomb And other Stories 2011-06-15T02:00:22.103Z The part upon which the turret rests is dome-shaped, its sides worn by the rains into deep furrows. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z House martins use mud pellets to build a dome-shaped nest under the eaves of houses. 'More mud needed' for bird nests 2011-05-16T14:56:46Z A covering of earth was now built up about the walls and over the roof to a total thickness of about 2 feet, making, when complete, a dome-shaped structure. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z It is an oblong, dome-shaped affair about twenty feet long and ten wide. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Its boiler was dome-shaped, of copper, and contained a large central fire-box and a spiral flue leading outward to the chimney. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z In the Central region it is a large, circular, dome-shaped structure, partly underground and with a covering of earth. The Religion of the Indians of California 2011-04-03T02:00:16.637Z He spied a small dome-shaped black beetle stumbling through the dust and pebbles, across it. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z One dome-shaped hillock is nearly one hundred feet in height. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z In the great treeless plains of the Sacramento and San Joaquin they made dome-shaped, earth-covered houses, the doorway in which was sometimes on top, sometimes near the ground on the side. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z The octagonal tower of the west has, in its higher story, been replaced by an ugly dome-shaped excrescence surmounted by an enormous gilded cross which is by no means beautiful. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z This wilderness of dome-shaped dunes divided by a loftier ridge lies to the north-west of Forres. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Inflatable roofs are usually dome-shaped, because that provides the optimum amount of volume for the pressurized air to maintain shape. Tearing into the Metrodome: Are Other Air-Pressurized Stadiums Unsafe and Outmoded? 2011-01-20T20:15:00.283Z The glasshouse was dome-shaped, and so large that a coach-and-six could enter at the doorway, turn around inside, and drive out again. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z And some layers contain dome-shaped structures that once were heaps of sea-floor material similar to miniature sand dunes. Snowball Earth Was Dotted With Puddles 2011-01-07T21:51:48Z Butter a plain dome-shaped mold, and cover it with the rings. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z The Bronze Cuckoo lays a bronze egg, generally in dome-shaped or covered nests. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The hills in question were dome-shaped, and of moderate size—varying from one to three feet in height. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Its top is dome-shaped, surmounted by a gilded pineapple. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Estimates vary, but it is thought to measure 15m in length with a large dome-shaped mantle. Huge 'monster squid' not fearsome 2010-05-07T11:48:00Z The shuttle carries the station's last connecting hub and a dome-shaped cupola with seven windows to provide the crew with panoramic views outside the station. 2010-02-10T06:14:00Z Endeavour's crew is to install the space station's last connecting hub and a dome-shaped cupola with seven windows to provide the crew with panoramic views outside the station. 2010-02-08T00:34:00Z They dwell in little dome-shaped huts, built up with clay and boughs of trees, and entered by a small opening near the ground. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Below the Arkansas they came to other Indian tribes, such as the Spaniards had known, who, under dome-shaped roofs, worshipped the sun. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical The old dome-shaped straw skep is still in general use among the cottagers of Great Britain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli This was a dome-shaped structure wrought by bending together and lashing several leaves, which then looked like the crown of a peaked hat. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The crown-princess went through the hall, a great, round, dome-shaped apartment, full of stags' antlers, elks' heads, hunting-trophies, and then up a staircase. Majesty A Novel The general form of the hills is obtuse-conical, in some instances approaching to dome-shaped. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The latter were circular, and had dome-shaped ceilings. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Like the one on the terrace, it was dome-shaped, and the sides fell in a little toward the bottom, like a well-made haystack. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Set of five dome-shaped cups ranging from 50 mm to 60 mm in diameter and 64 mm to 72 mm in height. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology He wore a dome-shaped crown of gold, surmounted by a blazing ruby. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar It forms some dome-shaped and short conical hills. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The eyes and ears are relatively small, and the forehead white and dome-shaped, giving the face the well-known appearance of benignity and intelligence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The mouth of one was broken and enlarged, and I descended by a ladder into a dome-shaped chamber, precisely the same as at Uxmal, but a little larger. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. Set of five dome-shaped cups ranging from 52 mm to 56 mm in height and 44 mm to 48 mm in diameter. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology It is the wreck of a wolverine's ravage—a little wattled dome-shaped house exposed to that arch-destroyer by the shrinking of the swamp. The Story of the Trapper Originally it was a development 553 of the dome-shaped bracket clock, and in the older examples the characteristic dome or canopy is preserved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" From almost any summit in Carolina one looks out upon a sea of flowing curves and dome-shaped eminences undulating, with no great disparity of height, unto the horizon. Our Southern Highlanders It is scarcely necessary to add that the volcanic mountains of the moon offer no resemblance whatever to the dome-shaped volcanic mountains of our globe. Volcanoes: Past and Present Assortment of 22 cupping cups, either dome-shaped or slightly bellied. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology The ceiling was dome-shaped, and the base of the cupola was surrounded by stained glass windows, which cast a dim light down upon the interior. A Monk of Cruta He places the Virgin supporting the Body in a great dome-shaped niche, which gives elevation. The Venetian School of Painting If you could but have seen the pretty round dwelling raised by myself and my companions—the neat dome-shaped roof which covered it, formed of herbs and reeds cemented with clay. The Rambles of a Rat Presently he distinguished amid the sheen of the water a tiny, grassy islet, with a low, dome-shaped, stick-covered mound at one end of it. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Instruments of the Professional Cupper Cupping instruments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were generally simple dome-shaped glass cups provided with thick rims so that the cups would be less painful when applied and removed. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology Grinning evilly, the three turned away, left the dome-shaped house, and darted away over the roofs of the village into the dim darkness of the distant waters. saw the girl, then, talking to the elders. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 By a dim light I observe that my apartment is remarkably small, bare, damp, and dome-shaped. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba The last or sixth story is set still further back and ends in a fantastic dome-shaped roof. Portuguese Architecture Then, a little further up the pond, and apparently adjoining the shore, he made out another dome-shaped structure, broader and less conspicuous than the first, and more like a mere pile of sticks. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories Off at the horizon there appeared a bulge in the copper surface, a round protuberance that resolved itself into a great dome-shaped structure as they drew nearer. The Copper-Clad World To the left—that is to the north—it seemed to divide, enclosing a splendid dome-shaped solitary mountain, one fork moving to the east, the other to the west. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He carried Verceuil's dinner, a mixture of pieces of lobster and venison, with bread and fruit, on a circular wooden tray with a dome-shaped iron cover. The Saracen: The Holy War On the shore of the pond was a neat, dome-shaped lodge, and just outside the lodge a pretty woman was busily chopping wood. Wigwam Evenings Sioux Folk Tales Retold In our day the mosques, the baths, and many of the private houses of Mossoul and Bagdad have dome-shaped roofs. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Great dome-shaped windows, three each at the east and west ends, furnish light. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Above the window openings rises a dome-shaped ceiling, in carved marble, with a pendent canopy in the center. Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 On this summit will be found the holes already described as helping to somewhat lighten the darkness of the dome-shaped cave, on the roof of which we are in fact now standing. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Their chambers are rudely but strongly built, with dome-shaped roofs, formed by overlapping the successive courses of the upper part of the side walls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The whole of its dome-shaped top was pierced with small holes, that made it a kind of cullender. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The royal house, a large, dome-shaped, circular hut, differed in no respect from the others, save that it was of somewhat greater size. The Sign of the Spider Like the other analogous mounds and pyramids placed there and elsewhere, New Grange has a long megalithic gallery, of above 60 feet in length, leading inward into three dome-shaped chambers or crypts. Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 The entrance is narrow and difficult, but the interior is large and spacious, widening out in some places into dome-shaped chambers, with stalactites hanging from the roof. The Huguenots in France The symmetrical dome-shaped crown and the dense foliage of restful dark green give to it a fine appearance. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study There is another charming little casket, with a circular or dome-shaped top, decorated and banded, a veritable prototype of the tin trunks generally in use a quarter of a century ago. Chats on Household Curios Clustering here and there, five or six together, were kraals, circular and symmetrical, built on the Zulu plan, and from their dome-shaped grass huts blue lines of smoke were arising upon the still morning air. The Sign of the Spider Then they began to build a dome-shaped lodge of small pieces of trees and the clay. Thirty Indian Legends Behind the three forward guns was a dome-shaped conning-tower of nine-inch steel, hardened like the rest of the armour by an improvement on the Harvey process. The World Peril of 1910 Scattered throughout the ruins are a number of dome-shaped subterraneous chambers, from eight to ten feet deep, and from twelve to twenty in diameter. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The village consisted of mud-walled and thatched houses built on either side of green lanes bordered by trees, with farmyards attached, and enormous whitewashed, dome-shaped clay ovens. The Three Commanders Some years ago I had one of these water-spiders in a glass vessel of water, and saw it spin its curious dome-shaped web which it attached to the sides of the glass and some weeds. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children As already said, the hill is table-topped, and being also dome-shaped the level surface is circular, having a diameter of some three or four hundred yards. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Other stones are cut so that the upper surface is dome-shaped like the last two, but the lower is more or less convex, though not so deep as to make the stone spherical. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones There are also, in various parts of the country, excavations, rock-hewn halls, and caverns, generally dome-shaped, the centre apartment lighted through an aperture in the vault. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America By the side of this stream, or often on a little islet in the midst, they construct a dome-shaped pile, hollow within, and very much like the house of the beaver. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Most isolated hills are conical, dome-shaped, or ridge-like; this one differed from the usual configuration—hence its singularity. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse There was no trouble picking out the power plant; it was a big dome-shaped building surrounded by a high wall. The Stutterer Their nests are sometimes dome-shaped, sometimes in holes of trees, or in burrows in the ground. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Being by that time expert at such masonry, he soon erected a dome-shaped shelter, in which he sat down on his empty game-bag after closing the entrance with a block of hard snow. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole We soon came to some dome-shaped heaps rising above the level of the ice. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Bits of seal and walrus, hide, and bones and tusks were scattered about in all directions, but no voices issued from the dome-shaped huts of snow. The World of Ice Accordingly, he hoisted the fat and smiling infant on his shoulder, and bounded over the dome-shaped roof of Kaga’s igloo. Ungava The apartment was octagonal, and very high, with a dome-shaped roof, from which it was dimly lighted by four small and very dirty windows. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale The insulated room was small, with a dome-shaped ceiling, no windows, and but one small, heavy door through which we entered, closing it carefully behind us. Tarrano the Conqueror The surface of the country was what is termed rolling—gentle undulations here and there rising into dome-shaped hills of low elevation. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire I broke off a portion of their dome-shaped nest, and in an incredibly short time they had mended the breach and restored their domicile to the same condition it was before I had molested it. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals Pointed oval: St. Bartholomew, standing, with nimbus, in the right hand a knife, in the left hand a book, under a dome-shaped baldachin or canopy in the style of the Renaissance, supported on two pilasters. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less Some of these latter had dome-shaped roofs, with little coloured glass skylights, such as we have already described, and were delightfully snug retreats. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale You will like to see the beautiful dome-shaped wigwam her people built for us, with a divan all round, and the floor covered thickly with matting. Afar in the Forest The shell was quite small, a simple dome-shaped plate upon the anterior part of the body. Wild Nature Won By Kindness After walking several miles they arrived at a large chamber with massive stone arches, crudely cut, reaching to a dome-shaped ceiling. The Coming of the King Through this opening the fire is arranged and kept in order, and in this respect it seems to be the counterpart of the smaller hole of the Zuñi dome-shaped ovens. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The dome-shaped roof of this boudoir was lighted by four little holes filled with stained-glass, and the walls were covered with beautifully painted tiles. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale Near it rose a dome-shaped mound like an Eskimo hut in form but many times larger. Where the Sun Swings North Modern coppers are generally closed in with a dome-shaped head, but many old-fashioned open coppers are still to be met with, in fact pale-ale brewers prefer open coppers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Their dome-shaped, earth-covered hogáns are usually grouped two or three in the same locality. The North American Indian In Cibola the construction of a dome-shaped oven is begun by laying out roughly a circle of flat stones as a foundation. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 This wig´iwam is dome-shaped measures about 10 feet in diameter and 6 feet high in the middle, with an opening at the top which can be readily covered with a piece of bark. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 Here the charcoal-burners, half a century ago, had made a clearing, and left their dome-shaped stone kiln to cover itself with the green velvet and lace of lichen and vine. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers It is a huge, bare, granite-strewn, dome-shaped mass and, owing to its being the greatest elevation in north Germany, commands magnificent views in all directions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Dwellings—The Apache dwelling consists of a dome-shaped frame of cottonwood or other poles, thatched with grass. The North American Indian In Cibola the large dome-shaped ovens, common to the Pueblos of the Rio Grande and to their Mexican neighbors are in general use. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 These were really miniature fortresses of concrete and armor plate with a dome-shaped roof and loopholes for machine gunners. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War This is the dome-shaped, movable partition which separates the thoracic cavity from the cavity of the abdomen. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools The leaf grows by a dome-shaped instead of by the usual two-sided initial cell. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" If a plastered surface on the dome-shaped bottom provided the necessary imperviousness, it would seem that plastered walls would have proved satisfactory. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 A Concrete Water Tower, Paper No. 1173 The distribution of the dome-shaped ovens in Cibola and in Tusayan may be seen on the ground plans in Chapters III and IV. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The sun was dipping into the sea as we trudged across the meadows towards a high, dome-shaped dune covered with cedars and thickets of sweet bay. In Search of the Unknown Gilbert, of the United States Geological Survey, that the lava has forced its way horizontally between these layers, gradually uplifting the overlying mass, which it did not break through, into a dome-shaped elevation. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography The development of the sporogonium proceeds as in the Bryales, but the dome-shaped archesporium extends over the summit of the columella and an air-space is wanting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Do we ever stop to think why the mud hut is dome-shaped, why the door always faces the east? I Married a Ranger Sheepskins are stretched and pegged out upon it for tanning or drying, and the characteristic Zuñi dome-shaped oven is frequently built upon it. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Much of the spearing he did at the rats' feeding and airing places—those little dome-shaped affairs made of reeds and mud that cover their water-holes. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure The membrane is cap-like and extends over the dome-shaped body, fitting the latter closely. Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 That water comes from Cloudy Lake, up there on that dome-shaped mountain. The Danger Mark The circle of big dome-shaped huts which constituted the store of Last Notch came into view against a sky of dull velvet as they breasted the last rise. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories A number of dome-shaped ovens have been built outside the walls. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 The beaver's island-like lodge is a dome-shaped structure that rises from four to seven feet above the water, and measures from ten to thirty feet in diameter on the water-line. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Henry Moon drew attention to a change in the first molars; these are reduced in size and dome-shaped through dwarfing of the central tubercle of each cusp. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. It is a dome-shaped mass, rising at the summit to a height of nearly three hundred feet. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles The pupils were flocking into the room, which was picturesque with a dome-shaped ceiling, and really fine frescoed panels on the walls. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Even when he pulled in behind the object and got a good look, it still looked like a parachute canopy— dome-shaped—white—and it had a dark undersurface. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects I followed him to where, in a dark corner of the great dome-shaped hall, a wide cushioned lounge was set against the wall. The Betrayal In winter they build dome-shaped houses from blocks of snow, though they sometimes have cave-like shelters of stone and earth built against the side of a hill. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell The god wears a conical headdress and a flounced robe suspended from his left shoulder, while the king has assumed a round dome-shaped hat and a flowing garment which almost sweeps the ground. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria They ascended the frozen stream for several miles, when suddenly they came upon a beaver dam and the dome-shaped house of the animals themselves, nearly hidden under the deep covering of snow. Ungava Bob A Winter's Tale It is a dome-shaped structure, with an entrance so low that one must crawl upon his hands and knees in entering; it is a sweat-bath, used for cleanliness and health. In Indian Mexico (1908) He had seen nothing like it in America: large square dwellings, built of sun-baked mud mixed with straw, arched over with a dome-shaped roof of canes, and placed in regular order around an open area. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 Then a second pair of opposite poles were similarly bent inward and tied, and so we proceeded until the entire stockade had been converted into a dome-shaped cage. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Drains were contrived under the palaces, and certain square rooms were covered with dome-shaped vaults. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 The disk containing the enameled letters is taken at the end of a long iron handle and carefully placed in a dome-shaped muffle. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 As we made the final climb, the boys noticed in the trees structures one and a half feet or two feet in diameter, and somewhat dome-shaped. In Indian Mexico (1908) The villages are not generally defended: each house has its own straggling direction, is built of mud, and the roof is generally dome-shaped, and it has its own enclosure within a mud-wall. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries To my mingled amazement and ecstasy, I perceived a large dome-shaped fabric blocking up the entire back garden. The War of the Wenuses The cavern they had entered was almost circular and had a dome-shaped roof. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box His dark hair had already partially left the crown of the high dome-shaped head. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist In the higher districts they were small, conical or dome-shaped structures, made of the leaves of the maguéy, and hardly large enough for a man to lie down in. In Indian Mexico (1908) The restoration shows it as dome-shaped, nearly fourteen feet long, thirty-three feet in horizontal circumference, and twenty feet in girth in a vertical direction. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 The flooring of the dome-shaped grotto in which I found myself, was loose rock, at a level about two feet below the surface of the ice-floor on which Christian still stood. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland She realised that she was in one of the principal reception rooms of the house, dimly lit as the hall from a dome-shaped globe set into the ceiling. The Great Prince Shan Nest is largish, dome-shaped, and placed low down in a thorny bush. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 The Eskimos build additions to their houses by adding various dome-shaped structures to one side, and the young architect can imitate them. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Note round, dome-shaped head, smooth fingers, and dreamy expression. Analyzing Character Above, a heavy circular cornice joins a dome-shaped roof, clothed with frescoes, through which the light descends through a central lantern. The Italians Dhagoba, a mound with a dome-shaped top, found to contain Buddhist relics. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It is sometimes a small dome-shaped hut made of green turf, and, except for the difference of the material, might remind us of the hut of the Esquimaux. Among the Trees at Elmridge Such dome-shaped structures are shown in one of the illustrations. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Note high, dome-shaped head; flat, high brows, fine, delicate features; weak mouth, and general softness of contour and expression. Analyzing Character Bits of seal and walrus hide and bones and tusks were scattered about in all directions, but no voices issued from the dome-shaped huts of snow. The World of Ice Tony, the waiter, had just brought it on and had set it out for her, a gleaming island of white linen, and dome-shaped metal tops. Cheerful—By Request The principal instrument is made of hard wood, and has a flat bottom about three feet in diameter, with a dome-shaped top raised about three feet from the ground. Two Years in the Forbidden City The papule then develops into nodules of cylindric shape, with a dome-shaped, thick, yellow crust. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine His head is especially high and dome-shaped just above the temples and behind the hair line. Analyzing Character How much space is there between the branch of the tree and the dome-shaped ceiling? The Phantom of the Opera He had seen nothing like it in America; large square dwellings, built of sun-baked mud mixed with straw, arched over with a dome-shaped roof of canes, and placed in regular order around an open area. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Small saplings are bent to form a dome-shaped frame for the top. The Long Labrador Trail His large, dome-shaped head was carried a little on one side; his soft, flaxen hair straggled in lank locks about his slender neck. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories She led the way into the conservatory, a dome-shaped building with colored glass at the top, fragrant, almost faint with the perfume of roses and drooping exotics. The Mischief Maker Close to the 'grotto' is an old charnel-house quarried in the rock with a dome-shaped roof, at the top of which is a round hole that lets the light of heaven into the awful pit. Two Summers in Guyenne Inside its dome-shaped roof was lined with an intricate mosaic of bits of glass as brilliant as rubies, emeralds and sapphires, or as gold and silver. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Even more remarkable are the bait-baskets of split bamboo,—baskets six feet high and eighteen feet round, with one small hole in the dome-shaped top. In Ghostly Japan In making a wigwam, they excavated about two feet, banked up the earth enough to keep out the water, and threw the remainder on the roof dome-shaped. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Then other caves are seen above, forming vast dome-shaped chambers. Canyons of the Colorado Phil went straight to the river, and followed its course until he came to the Beavers' dome-shaped houses. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories A minute passed as he stood there, then, removing his shoes, he stepped over the threshold and walked forward between the gigantic granite columns which supported what was left of the dome-shaped roof. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People These have a dome-shaped roof, and are divided by a partition inside into chamber and ante-chamber. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America They are constructed of stout willow wicker-work, dome-shaped, and thatched with grass. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines The caves are finely formed and have dome-shaped roofs, but few stalactite formations appear. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 He had loved his bricks, and to make castles in the sand; building those dome-shaped houses must be great fun. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories The bees deepen the hollow by burrowing in the earth; and when the spring foliage sheltering it withers up, they construct a dome-shaped covering of small sticks, thorns, and leaves bitten into extremely minute pieces. The Naturalist in La Plata Ant hills, ten and fifteen feet high, with dome-shaped roofs, dot the wild waste like pigmy houses, and sometimes they are the only dry land found to rest on. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America They construct immense dome-shaped or oblong lodges of willow poles an inch or two in diameter, woven in square lattice-work, securely lashed and thatched. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Then a red squirrel had appropriated it; he had filled up the cavity with the fine inner bark of the red cedar, and made himself a dome-shaped nest upon the crow's foundation of coarse twigs. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Phil followed her to the water's edge through clumps of rushes, and saw before him a cluster of dome-shaped houses, like giant thimbles, in the centre of the stream. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories On the central portion of the building rested a great dome-shaped roof, resembling ground glass of a pale reddish tint, producing the effect of a cloud resting on the stony summit of a hill. A Crystal Age The heat of the sand at the entrance of the dome-shaped humpy revealed the site of the covered embers, and the rest was silence. Tropic Days Half a dozen such houses make an Indian village, with the addition of a "dome-shaped assembly or dance house" in the middle space. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He says that they numbered in all six thousand souls; and their dwellings were high, dome-shaped structures, built of clay mixed with reeds and straw, resting, doubtless, on a frame of bent poles. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II The head should be of great depth from the occiput to the base of the lower jaw, and should not in any way be wedge-shaped, dome-shaped, or peaked. Dogs and All about Them Ekkas—small jingling vehicles with a dome-shaped canopy and curtains at the sides—drawn by gaily caparisoned ponies, and containing fat, portly Baboos, jingle and rattle over the ruts on the side roads. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Actually, it was more than just a clearing; it was a perfectly round grassy clearing about fifty feet in diameter, and dome-shaped. Abducted to Oz Each abode consisted of a dome-shaped wicker-work about six feet high, and from twenty to fifty feet in diameter, thatched with straw or cornstalks. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines By far the nearest point of land was an isolated snow-cape, an immense, and almost dome-shaped, snow-covered mass. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Big Chief admired the dainty house with its dome-shaped roof. Story Hour Readers — Book Three The only ingenious thing about the place was a sort of stove, dome-shaped, made of clay, with two holes through the top like a cooking-stove, on which they put their earthenware cooking vessels. The Naturalist in Nicaragua Just as they entered its precincts and looked upon its inhabitants, clustered in groups among the dome-shaped huts, the loud boom of a cannon burst upon their ears. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism Out in the lake what seemed a cluster of dome-shaped rocks rose from the water, and a narrow path to shore was made with trunks of trees tied together. The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages The drawing-room of the castle was a circular apartment, with a dome-shaped ceiling broken into gilt ornaments resembling thick bamboos, which projected vertically downward like stalagmites. Cashel Byron's Profession Soon she was carried quite inside the house, into an immense room with a beautiful dome-shaped ceiling, painted in fresco three centuries before, and fresh as though it had been painted yesterday. Bimbi Behind the Castle swells a great dome-shaped hill, forest-clad, and beyond that a nobler and loftier one. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 01 The men were in one of the dome-shaped tents, and it began to stretch apart as the ice opened. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Another species, stated to have a circumscribed habitat, has a steep dome-shaped back, resembling at a casual glance a seamless metal casting, with the edges abruptly turned up. Confessions of a Beachcomber To the north and east of north a massive chain, with many dome-shaped summits, was visible. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, He would have pursued for another hour if a huge and dome-shaped snowdrift had not risen in his path. The Golden Snare It was small, but lofty, and the painted dome-shaped roof was supported by eight light marble columns, wreathed with minutely-carved garlands of vine-leaves. A Romance of Two Worlds Opposite, some quarter of a mile away, rose a lofty dome-shaped hill, tree-clad from base to summit, and rearing above the bare branches of its topmost trees the ruined keep of Dudley Castle. Eve's Ransom The "death's head" staring from beneath the dome-shaped back gives to the animal a most gruesome aspect. Confessions of a Beachcomber Upon the lowermost wall, directly overhanging the sea, is a dome-shaped sentry box of stone, flanked by antiquated cannon. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Chemical decay, especially when carried on beneath a cover of waste and vegetation, favors the production of rounded knobs and dome-shaped mountains. The Elements of Geology His hat was off, his dome-shaped head, with its smooth hair between red and extreme fairness, was bent forward in scrutiny of his twisted foot. In the Days of the Comet Their villages were clusters of large dome-shaped huts, framed with poles and thatched with palmetto leaves. Pioneers of France in the New World The dome-shaped hut quaked under the attack of some foe. Out of the Triangle: a story of the Far East Here the allusion is to the "Mamrak" or dome-shaped skylight crowning the room. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] In volcanic regions of deep denudation volcanic necks rise solitary and abrupt from the surrounding country as dome-shaped hills. The Elements of Geology I need not describe again her dome-shaped nest, built on a pebble, which is now so well-known to us. Bramble-Bees and Others It appeared to be of Egyptian workmanship, and the four legs were formed of Sphinxes, and the dome-shaped cover was also surmounted by a Sphinx. She C. Prevost and Virlet, I cannot believe that the great central hollows have been formed by a simple dome-shaped elevation, and the consequent arching of the strata. Volcanic Islands They found themselves in a vast dome-shaped cavern, thousands of yards in diameter and height. The Land of the Changing Sun Within the fence and following its curve, for it was round, stood thousands of dome-shaped huts carefully set out in streets. The Wizard Before me rise the dome-shaped Mission towers, The white Presidio; The swart commander in his leathern jerkin, The priest in stole of snow. Complete Poetical Works To the right the country was more or less mountainous; that is, solitary hills stood up from its level, with stretches of cultivated land between, amongst which we could see groups of dome-shaped huts. King Solomon's Mines She had on a mysterious-looking loose garment, a large collar or shoulder-cape that gave a certain solemnity to her appearance, which was enhanced by a very lofty dome-shaped head dress. Heidi Of course he was much more dome-shaped than the turtle are, and consequently looked a great deal bigger than a turtle of the same measurement would, besides being much thicker through. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales While visiting a strange dome-shaped mountain, "resembling a cupola," and now known as "the Tower," the explorers found the abode of another animal, heretofore unknown to them. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 The huts are dome-shaped, and built, like those of the Zulus, of a framework of wattle, beautifully thatched with grass; but, unlike the Zulu huts, they have doorways through which men could walk. King Solomon's Mines |
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