| 单词 | oyster shell |
| 例句 | The town of Crisfield lay in the sunlight before them, bleached white as the oyster shells scattered around the ground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The small children came running from all directions, with oyster shells, or pieces of shingle, to scoop up the mush. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For while the woman’s eyes were kind, her face was horribly scarred—the skin as rough as the outside of an oyster shell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The crushed oyster shells underfoot rattled the wagon so that I could feel the vibrations in my teeth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Piles of oyster shells made small pointed hills beside the shacks and behind them and in front of them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The Yankee boys threw bad words and oyster shells at him because he worked for the British. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Skin and bones dancing, lips upcurled like oyster shells, a no-count man with a femur in his hair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Modest white outside walls crowned with slanting tile decorations gave no hint of the elaborate courtyards and inner living quarters that were hidden like pearls in their oyster shells. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She picked up an oyster shell and dropped it into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I can't imagine that there are many oyster shells in Afghanistan either, since the country doesn't touch the ocean. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Someone secured a necklace of large red oyster shells around my neck, and a broad bracelet of silver was pushed onto my wrist. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Joseph joined the chase and tried to intercept the straggly dog as he leapt up onto the sideboard, scattering piles of old candles and oyster shells. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That could be little pieces of gravel or ground-up oyster shells if you happen to have oyster shells around. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Piles of small wire boxes were everywhere, and oyster shells had been scattered like a layer of earth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite all her hard work, her hands were as smooth as the inside of an oyster shell. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Because they were disturbed, the oyster shells were tightly closed. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Santa grabbed the picture on the mantelpiece, a photograph of an ancient and hostile-looking woman in a black dress and black stockings standing in a dark alley paved with oyster shells. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the record played, Albert picked up chairs, collected oyster shells, relit candles, and straightened the plates and silverware. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The black table, the chairs, the silverware, the goblets, the oyster shells and napkins as well as the birdcage and candles and almost everything else had been moved out. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She was so relieved to see him that she ran across the crushed oyster shells to meet him and caught at his hand. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He tears off a piece of bread and uses an oyster shell to scoop stew right out of the pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In the narrow street the dark houses of the village gave us some shelter from the wind, but the water of the Bay was already washing across the crushed oyster shells. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Amid piles of oyster shells and several brass candlesticks, Joseph found the case. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The walls had that iridescent quality of polished oyster shells. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the dining room, that means the votives are oyster shells filled with wax. Review | Oyster Oyster, meatless and marvelous, has become one of D.C.’s best restaurants 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The mission of the organization is to restabilize New York’s waterways by dumping massive amounts of oyster shells into the murky waters surrounding the city. Why thousands of oyster shells are being dumped into New York Harbor 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The slave houses and the mansion are constructed of tabby, a type of concrete made with lime from burned oyster shells mixed with sand, water, ash and crushed oyster shells. Less than a mile from Hilton Head, this S.C. island couldn’t be more different 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The constant agitation of the free-floating mesh sacks in mid-water also results in oyster shells that are unusually polished and smooth. Ken Cuccinelli’s post-politics endeavor: oyster farming 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z Since you never know when a woman is going to destroy her manicure on an oyster shell, Mrs. Rodgers thought emery boards were crucial, too. T Magazine: Sitting Pretty 2011-12-01T15:58:13Z Stroll the waterfront where the shrimpboats dock, and check out the tabby ruins, built using an old coastal construction technique that mixes oyster shells with concrete. Georgia Coast Road Trip 2010-08-25T17:48:00Z The crab’s drab colors match the old oyster shell perfectly, Farley explains, keeping him safe from predators. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Hummingbird sage and mounds of crushed oyster shells convey the spirit of “oṭṭoy’’ — a word that means to mend or repair in Chochenyo, an Indigenous language of the inner East Bay. Indigenous Founders of a Museum Cafe Put Repatriation on the Menu 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z “Each oyster shell tells a story, like rings in a tree.” To Eat Oysters Better, Treat Them Like Wine 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Her black hair is cut in an uncompromising pudding bowl and her skin is as pale as an oyster shell. Happy to be melancholy 2011-04-02T23:02:01Z Walking up to the lighthouse’s back door, I wonder at thick, right-angled oyster shell pathways surrounding the lighthouse. Less than a mile from Hilton Head, this S.C. island couldn’t be more different 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z "Or an oyster shell with a pearl inside." Mary Rose museum is a pearl - pity about the limpets 2013-05-30T06:30:02Z Scatter stepping stones or put down gravel or oyster shells for a more natural look that's better traversed in comfy shoes. Backyards from A-Z 2010-09-03T05:52:00Z Each area is delineated by various plantings—linden trees, flowering shrubs, and an array of hedges—with everything connected by well-groomed pathways covered in crushed oyster shells. A Magical Retreat in the Hamptons by Sawyer | Berson 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z Limbs are elongated, and strange biomorphic shapes appear in her sketches, such as eyeballs contained in what look like oyster shells. Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955–1972 – review 2012-10-09T11:32:42Z On the hill just outside the Blockhouse, Mark’s son showed us how the autumn ground was offering up old bits of bottles, oyster shells, bricks. Walking the American Revolution 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z The quest led Péan to the Ahe atoll in French Polynesia, where the Kamoka Pearl Farm uses fish and sponges to clean its oyster shells. T Magazine: Pearl Vision 2011-05-10T16:26:59Z His three-ton mound of oyster shells has inspired the museum to plan an “oyster symposium” for November with cultural theorists, artists and scientists. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The Florida artist titled the two larger trays with the word “leaf,” but they also suggest oyster shells. Review | In the galleries: Powerful messages that require few words 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The pink-hued stretcher is accented with carved scallop and oyster shells. A Grotto-Style Console Table Is on the Block 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Tabby, which was used on the home’s exterior, is a mixture of crushed oyster shells that dries like concrete and was often used by early settlers because its ingredients were readily found along the coast. Timeless Coastal Charm 2010-03-31T15:04:00Z It shows a small mountain range of shucked oyster shells. Stoney’s Seafood House: A taste of nostalgia, along with some solid crab cakes 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Take a lackluster mirror to the next level by adorning it with a collection of dazzling oyster shells. 15 Beach-Style Decorating Ideas 2010-03-13T00:22:00Z In thinking about oyster shells, Michelson reflected on the cultural history of shells in Native art, from abalone jewelry to wampum belts used for diplomacy and incorporating hundreds of tiny shells. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The New York City–based initiative traverses the five boroughs, collecting discarded oyster shells from over 70 restaurants. Why thousands of oyster shells are being dumped into New York Harbor 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Crushed oyster shells still line many walkways and the Cape May salt oyster has pride of place on many menus. Where to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in Cape May, N.J. 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Stop by for a tasting flight of the distillery’s small-batch spirits, including whiskeys, gin and a vodka made from Chesapeake Bay oyster shells. On the Eastern Shore, Virginia’s Cape Charles is in the midst of a small-town renaissance 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z "Those were just the appetizers," I whispered, as one of Guillaume's aunts cleared plates piled with empty oyster shells. Embracing my family's quirky holiday traditions from far away 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z They spend much of the year crafting inventory, reserving their finest turquoise, coral, silver and spiny oyster shells. On Tribal Lands, a Time to Make Art for Solace and Survival 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z “Midden” refers to monumental mounds of oyster shells that were present when Dutch colonialists “settled and unsettled,” in Michelson’s words, what would become New York City. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z You may, like Thackeray, have been dismayed by the oyster shells, cabbage stalks, broken crockery and old papers littering the road in front of Versailles. Audiobooks 2011-03-05T00:07:11Z Her face is as pearlescent as an oyster shell. Jan Van Eyck’s Diamond-Hard Brilliance, as You’ll Never See It Again 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Her first stop was Ahe, a French Polynesian atoll, to source the farmed pearls and beads made of recycled, crushed oyster shells that would be a motif of her spring 2011 collection. A Fashion Week Debut, Seven Weeks in the Making 2010-09-09T04:20:00Z Just outside the restaurant and feet from the lakeshore, a circle of Adirondack chairs surrounds a roaring fire pit contained by wired-in stacks of oyster shells. Dating after the mastectomy 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z So instead, Latta's team uses mesh bags filled with oyster shells, which are piled on top of each other to form a beginning reef. Can oyster reef restoration across the US impact what we eat? 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z What look from afar like a random trio of rocks are in fact constructions of concrete topped with tabby, a historic material in this region formed from oyster shells, sand and water. A Vanishing Masterpiece in the Georgia Marshes 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z With the help of volunteers and local communities, the coalition has built over 8,000 feet of living shoreline with 13 million pounds of oyster shells. Could billions of oysters protect us from the next big storm? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z When she hosted a party for 16, she stepped outside, gathered white oyster shells and used them to serve chocolate pots de crème. Bring the outside in with biomimicry | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z The result is that Chablis is heavy with limestone and fossilized oyster shells. There’s nothing quite like an authentic French Chablis, a true original 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Tabby homes—built from a type of concrete made of broken oyster shells and sand—are still a common sight. On U.S. Barrier Islands, African-Rooted Traditions Protect Against a Relentlessly Rising Ocean 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Chocolate chip cookies sweeten the arrival of the bill and underscore the chef’s preference for small portions: One-biters, they arrive in an oyster shell. Tom Sietsema’s 6 favorite places to eat in March 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Those searching the site found a dumpsite nearby filled with the detritus of discarded oyster shells. Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The end of a meal is made sweeter with gratis chocolate chip cookies, small enough that they can be served in an oyster shell. Review | Foraged in Baltimore celebrates a few of the chef’s favorite things 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A bronze bustier reimagined as a giant oyster shell rose up like a fan to obscure the model’s face. Paris couture season kicks off with frivolity, seaborne life 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Now, restaurants in New Orleans are recycling their oyster shells so they can be used to build sea walls. How eating oysters could help protect the coast 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Alderfer takes a slightly more impressionistic approach in ink, pencil or crayon drawings, one of which depicts turnstones in profusion among oyster shells on the Eastern Shore. Review | In the galleries: Colorful shapes, dazzling drama 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “You only find one pearl in every 10,000 oyster shells. You have to find and discard thousands and thousands of oyster shells to find one,” Power said. Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Down at Littleneck Beach, just a stone’s throw from the tribe’s casino, crushed pearly white oyster shells fill a small winding path to the shore. Fish farming in WA goes back millennia — how will it survive? 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The Etsy store Sea and Stable has turned oyster shells into blue decoupage chinoiserie jewelry holders and trinket bowls. Coastal grandmother vibe endures for holiday gifting 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z The items included stone tools, tobacco pipes, ceramics and oyster shells, along with bits of copper, polished tubes and stone beads. Unearthing Native American history on an island in Southern Maryland 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z It had the nacreous sheen of an oyster shell. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Beneath the altar he found the spear point as well as obsidian blades, spiny oyster shells and fragments of greenstone. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Plenty of other states also are hungry for oyster shells. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Calcium oxide, CaO, is made by heating calcium carbonate, CaCO3, which is widely and inexpensively available as limestone or oyster shells: Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z CLEMENT’S ISLAND, Md. — The small pieces of oyster shells and ceramic shards in the palm of archaeologist Julia King don’t look like much. Unearthing Native American history on an island in Southern Maryland 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The mound of oyster shells rose 20 feet above the deck of a 72-foot barge Wednesday afternoon, ready to plunge into the depths of the Severn River. Oyster restoration effort in Maryland continues to generate optimism 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z He can find them not just on leaves, but oyster shells and plastic bottles sitting on the sulfur-rich sediments in the mangrove forest. You Don’t Need a Microscope to See the Biggest Bacteria Ever Found 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z In addition to buying shells from people like Milliken, states are trying to reuse oyster shells, rather than letting them be dumped in landfills and in the woods, or crushed and used to pave driveways. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Gros also found the bacterium attached to oyster shells, rocks and glass bottles in the swamp. World’s biggest bacterium found in Caribbean mangrove swamp 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Although the parasites themselves are not dangerous for people to consume, they form blisters on the oyster shells filled with mud and worm feces and scar them with their voracious tunneling. The Scientists Fighting for Parasite Conservation 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z White pulled out trays of ground oyster shell on which tiny oysters “set” this foot, glomming on to the hard surface with a kind of natural glue, much as they would in the wild. Innovative Fish Farms Aim to Feed the Planet, Save Jobs and Clean Up an Industry’s Dirty Reputation 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z After 2000, publicly and privately funded groups expanded projects to rebuild reefs by seeding them with oyster shells and larvae—but scientists have typically not monitored results for more than a year or two. News at a glance: A nyet to Russia, oyster restoration, and harassment at field sites 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Commercial harvesters who lease oyster grounds from state agencies for private use often must put back a substantial percentage of oyster shells after they pluck shellfish from the mud. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Watch for tide flats shaping mud into otherworldly formations and schoolbus-sized heaps of oyster shells. Explore Long Beach Peninsula: Quiet coasts and old-timey fun | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z She confirmed that 1,000-year-old native Olympia oyster shells recovered from Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe middens bear signs of some type of burrowing worm. The Scientists Fighting for Parasite Conservation 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Bark chips and oyster shells break down faster than gravel, but they do more to nourish the soil. How to chose the right hardscaping material for a solid foundation | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z She wore turquoise rings on most of her fingers and had on mismatched earrings — one turquoise, the other made of oyster shell. The Native American Bohemia in Brownstone Brooklyn 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Some restaurant owners say it’s vital to recycle oyster shells. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Sometimes, for a gathering, we scrub the bottom half of the oyster shells, the cup side, and dry them thoroughly for a tidy presentation. Fried Oysters Are Delicious. They’re Even Better at Home. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The candles on the tables are oyster shells filled with wax. 2021 Fall Dining Guide They would find oyster shells that had been buried in silt and mud and relocate them to areas where oyster larvae could attach to them and begin growing. Oystermen overcome pollution, pandemic to thrive in LI Sound 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z The Olympics as a whole seemed like an oyster shell without a pearl. A Memorable Olympics, but for the Right Reasons? 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Places like South Carolina also no longer have canneries where large supplies of oyster shells could be found to return to the salt marshes for restoration. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The pathogens cause oyster shells to become porous and brittle. Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The first known barbering services were performed by Egyptians in 5000 B.C. with instruments made of oyster shells and sharpened flints. Grand Island academy trains new generation of barbers 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The scallop pieces are then mixed with the sauce; placed in empty, clean oyster shells; topped with herbed breadcrumbs; and baked. Try these 2 savory appetizers while you sip the classic martini that won as Seattle’s best 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z A bucket filled with oyster shells holds the back door open. A New Orleans Mardi Gras with a different sort of mask 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Beyond that, the lack of oyster shells may result, in part, from the public’s increasing appetite for buying oysters in the shell, rather than in cans, and demand by a variety of businesses. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The coalition has started a number of restoration initiatives, including partnering with local restaurants to recycle oyster shells into shoreline reefs. As customers and coastlines disappear, a New Orleans chef fights for her community 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z They’ve never seen them finished like this on the driftwood and on the oyster shells. Mississippi father, daughter turn bones into works of art 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Of the thick grayish mass that emerges, four ingredients are known: calcium carbonate, clay, glue and oyster shells. A Ride on the Assembly Line With the World’s Most Famous Chalk 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Archaeologists have found ancient trash piles from indigenous communities, full of oyster shells and dating back 4,500 years, said Nancy White, a professor at the University of South Florida. To save the Apalachicola oyster fishery, shut it down 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Poultry farms, construction companies and cosmetics manufacturers are among businesses that use oyster shells in their products. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z On the Atlantic coast of the U.S., archaeologists found oyster shells left by Native Americans more than 4,000 years ago. How Do Scientists Determine the Ages of Human Ancestors, Fossilized Dinosaurs and Other Organisms? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Thompson and his team analyzed more than 37,000 eastern oyster shells from 15 island sites in South Carolina and Georgia. For Sustainable Oyster Harvesting, Look to Native Americans’ Historical Practices 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Along parts of the property, the trust has built a living shoreline of natural grasses and oyster shells to defend against damaging storms. Group looks to expand trails on tract where pirate partied 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z We stood on a landscape of rubble, oyster shells, ancient animal bones and a crazy jigsaw of tile, the detritus of what London ate and built for thousands of years. Letter of Recommendation: Mudlarking 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Some poultry farmers purchase chicken feed supplements made from oyster shells. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Foam buoys kept the bags afloat, and the weight of the empty oyster shells made them relatively steady in moving waters. Repurposed Oyster Farm Bags Offer New Real Estate for Migratory Birds 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The Naqada III graves contained rare artifacts like oyster shells, handmade pottery and two bowls of kohl. Dozens of ancient Egyptian skeletons found in rare clay coffins buried 6,000 years ago 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Speckled trout are fair on the main bay oyster shell using live shrimp under a popping cork. Texas Fishing Report 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Researchers led by Terry Barbour, a doctoral student in anthropology, spotted 37 “residential spaces” enclosed by walls of oyster shells up to 13.1 feet high. 'Unique' ancient village discovered on Florida’s Gulf Coast using drones and lasers 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z When fed to chickens, crushed oyster shells are believed to make eggshells harder. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Speckled trout are fair on main bay oyster shell using live shrimp under a popping cork. Texas Fishing Report 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Last year, the tribe unearthed ancient cook pits and refuse piles crammed with oyster shells that date back more than 1,000 years. The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The couple’s knee-high field of white cosmos is trimmed to a clean edge where it meets the swaying grass; empty oyster shells, cast off from summer barbecues, litter a pristine crushed-seashell pebble path. In Montauk, a Garden Runs Delightfully Amok 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The cannon, like the rest of the wreck, is covered in oyster shells. Revolutionary War British shipwreck from the siege of Yorktown discovered 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Milliken said his company for years sold crushed oyster shells to farm supply stores for sale to chicken farmers. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z “Texan by Nature will be assisting us with our outreach campaign for the oyster shell recycling Program,” said Haille Leija, habitat restoration manager for the foundation. Laura Bush-supported plan helps Galveston Bay oyster beds 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The larvae are fattened on algae, then incubated in hot-tub-sized tanks filled with bags of Pacific oyster shell to settle on. The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Shellfish dealers are also now required to return oyster shell or rock back into the bays to bolster the reefs. If they build it, will the oysters come? 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z However, researchers note that mapping and identifying the wreck is challenging as a result of the layers of oyster shells, strong currents and near-zero visibility in the heavily silted water. Revolutionary War British shipwreck from the siege of Yorktown discovered 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z One marketing study, released this summer, said the oyster shell calcium market is expected to grow by 5% by 2030, fueled by an array of industrial demands for shells. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z A successful oyster shell recycling program will serve the bay ecosystem and industry simultaneously, Leija said. Laura Bush-supported plan helps Galveston Bay oyster beds 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z “This beach is going to constantly change,” Burns says, heading back to shore as the tide begins to cover the oyster shell, broodstock and bags of seeded cultch. The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z Besides the gold and the carved and polished stones were spiny oyster shells from the warm waters off the Ecuadorian coast, nearly 2,000km away. Archaeologists discover 'exceptional' site at Lake Titicaca 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z When he lived in Denver, he claimed his landlord was watching him and “poisoning him with oyster shells.” Before they were killed, Newport Beach couple had hired a private eye to track their son 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Calcium carbonate in oyster shells is highly sought after, the study said. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z And here, in a nutshell—or perhaps an oyster shell—is what I discovered. A Trip to the Florida of Yore 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Sam King with the Amite County Historical Society says the building rests on kiln-dried bricks that are crumbly, with mortar made from crushed oyster shells. Small town tries to save Little Red Schoolhouse from rot 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z “Curl a little of the prepared tagliatelle into each cleaned oyster shell. Keep warm.’ Kitchen revolution: how Nigella Lawson changed food writing 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z “We’ve found lots of oyster shells and animal bones, relics of the feasts they would have had,” says Bathe. Remains of real Wolf Hall discovered by archaeologists 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The study, cited on the website Researchandmarkets.com, said oyster shell powder is useful in some skin-care products. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Look at one ensemble from 2001, in which an overdress based on Japanese screens is twinned with an undergarment of oyster shells, plus a crawling neckpiece of silver and pearls. “McQueen” Explores the Savage Talent of a Death-Haunted Designer 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Wearing orange-and-black wet-weather gear, they lift bags of empty Pacific oyster shells, dunk them in saltwater and heave them into the setting tank. Food, innovation and resilience in the face of climate change 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Closer to shore, bags of oyster shells would be stacked to resemble an honest-to-goodness natural barrier system, complete with openings to permit manatees and other animals to swim closer to shore. Florida editorial roundup 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The foundation worked with seafood restaurants to collect recycled oyster shells, Leija said. More oyster reefs could help fight erosion on Texas coast 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Dyar, the state DNR oyster specialist, said South Carolina’s recycling program offers the best hope of maintaining enough oyster shells to replant in the marshes. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z They rattled mice, rats and snakes and unearthed a shocking amount of oyster shells. Norfolk’s ‘Leaning Tower of Granby’ loses nickname 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Bounce forward 500 years, and the actress Uma Thurman poses nude, a towering hourglass, in the same oyster shell in “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.” Who Decides What’s ‘Sexy’ — And Who Pays for It? 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z It is no small chore to paint with an oyster shell as your surface. Artist helps turn oyster shells into food for the hungry 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Interest in the site goes back to 1976, when state archaeologists found a mysterious area of oyster shells, tobacco pipes, and pieces of colonial pottery in a plowed field they were surveying. An archaeological dig unearths one of the earliest slave remains in Delaware 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The hum of heavy equipment and the clatter of oyster shells broke the morning’s silence as work crews piled thousands of pounds of dried shells on the deck, eventually creating a mound 12 feet high. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z I walked past beached jellyfish and oyster shells and the slender bones of sea gulls. Lessons in Stillness From One of the Quietest Places on Earth 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Hidden beneath the grass is a massive pile of oyster shells left by Native Americans. Native American secrets lie buried in huge shell mounds 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z But they did wedge an oyster shell into one. Wastewater on a stick: The popsicles from Taiwan that you really, really don't want to eat 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z And when I was speeding through the Torres Strait on a dinghy with a young boy who was able to point out oyster shells amid vast underwater coral reefs. Postcard From Australia: Where Some See Souvenirs and Slang, a Race-in-America Reporter Sees Stereotypes 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z At one time considered marine trash, oyster shells have become a valuable — but limited — commodity along the South Atlantic coast. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Kuala Lumpur airport customs director Hamzah Sundang said officials found the scales in 16 boxes labeled oyster shells at the airport cargo warehouse on Thursday based on a tip. Malaysia seizes 400 kilograms of pangolin scales from Ghana 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Old oyster shells and reefs are perfect, but over the years their numbers have diminished. Unusual crab pulled from the Chesapeake Bay 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z The port administration and the Abell Foundation provided about $12,000 to grow the larvae and obtain a literal boatload of shucked oyster shells for them to grow on. Seeding project near Key Bridge in Baltimore offers oysters ‘a second chance’ 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z A glowing globe of a light, made of opalescent windowpane oyster shells, made a fine stand-in for a full moon. 3 Seattle restaurants that make you feel like you’re far, far away 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Maryland has even bought railroad cars of fossilized oyster shells from Florida to help with its oyster restoration programs in the Chesapeake Bay, where oyster populations have plummeted from historic levels. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The plan of action is to collect oyster shells from the city’s restaurants and use them to create reefs for oyster spat – fertilized eggs – to fix one to. Oysters are making a comeback in the polluted waters around New York City 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Accessed by gravel walking paths and flanked by chairs and a bench for spectators, their court, made with crushed oyster shells, is nestled among raised vegetable gardens and fruit trees. Score! Old-Timey Lawn Games Pop Up in High-End Homes 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Hunger strikes, dying after being felled by a horse at the Derby, skinned alive with oyster shells – it’s understandable why most would decide: “You know what, I won’t.” If Lena Dunham and Alicia Keys are feminist superheroes, we all are | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The ground was covered in cracked oyster shells, bathroom tiles, porcelain bowls. ‘I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But for years, oyster shells left over from the shucking process were little more than waste material. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The one thing oyster spat love most to attach to is old oyster shells, which New York City restaurants have in abundance. Oysters are making a comeback in the polluted waters around New York City 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Her students participated in an over month-long, multi-discipline project in which they were challenged to engineer a mechanism that would funnel oyster shells efficiently into mesh bags. Reef balls make maiden deployment for oyster habitat 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Eventually, we reached an area beyond the remains of Canaan where the empty beach stretched through mud, marsh grass and scattered oyster shells. Should the United States Save Tangier Island From Oblivion? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z She climbed barrels of plastic-wrapped oyster shells and lifted her hand to the sun like a visor. ‘I Have No Choice but to Keep Looking’ 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Piles of oyster shells at the shucking house were virtually given away. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The project runs a service to collect oyster shells from restaurants around the city that are used to help form habitats. Oysters are making a comeback in the polluted waters around New York City 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z In front of us, Robinson and Shepherd were standing together at the water’s edge, skipping oyster shells. A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other | Jason Motlagh 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z They collected more than 700 artifacts from a 19th-century brick cistern, two heaps of bottles and a small deposit of oyster shells. Awakening the Bowery’s Ghosts 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The Filthy Martini created by Richard Woods at London’s Duck and Waffle involves two vodkas—one infused with mustard, the other with pickles—plus vermouth dripped through crushed oyster shells and a freshly shucked-oyster garnish. How to Perfect Your Martini Recipe 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The company sometimes sells what it calls scoops of oyster shells, the amount that can be held in the bucket of a front-end loader, for about $500. Oyster shells sell for top dollar as biologists scramble to protect shellfish beds 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Otherwise, mounds of oyster shells are simply going into local landfills, he said. Recycling program aims to repurpose Virginia oyster shells 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z While it took his staff some time to get used to separating oyster shells from other waste, he said the benefits of helping restore the oyster population far outweigh any minor inconvenience. From seeding to slurping: New Hampshire oyster restoration project involves many partners 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Using donations and grants from partners such as the state and the Nature Conservancy, they contracted with businesses in Louisiana to send spent oyster shells to Maryland. Scientists say Maryland’s gigantic new oyster reef is a pearl that could save the Chesapeake Bay 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z He went on to dismiss as irrelevant a case about a government program concerning oyster shells. Supreme Court Sides With Raisin Farmers in Property Rights Case 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program got a dozen of the city’s restaurants to separate oyster shells they would normally discard and instead put them in recycling bins. Shell recycling project providing material for oyster reef 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The oyster shell collection bins are for use by restaurateurs and residents alike. Recycling program aims to repurpose Virginia oyster shells 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The oyster shells will cure for one year at the field station before they are reused during reef restoration projects in 2016. Restaurant owners recycle oyster shells for reef habitat 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z “We bring millions of larval oysters to the dock, where tanks about the size of a little swimming pools are filled with cages with oyster shells,” Roman said. Scientists say Maryland’s gigantic new oyster reef is a pearl that could save the Chesapeake Bay 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Justice Sotomayor asked about the relevance of a case about a government program concerning oyster shells. Supreme Court Hears Appeal in Raisin Case 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z One uses stacks of concrete blocks, while another employs metal cages filled with oyster shells. Shell recycling project providing material for oyster reef 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z So why is oyster shell recycling so important? Groups coordinate recycling of SC oyster shells 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z When I started to do research regarding oyster shell recycling, I was put in touch with Helen once again. Restaurant owners recycle oyster shells for reef habitat 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z As of Thursday, the team found small Olympia oyster shells and butter clams, but no sign of human remains, nor Native American artifacts — so its work might be finished soon. New tunnel-machine bearing arrives from Japan 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z However, state archaeologist Rob Whitlam said a sample of these oyster shells might be valuable to biologists — to study what shells were like before their chemistry was altered by pollution. Shells near Bertha from settlers, not tribes, official says 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z However, state archaeologist Rob Whitlam said a package of these oyster shells might be valuable to biologists — to study what shells were like before their chemistry was altered by pollution and extinction. Bertha's shells likely from settler-era oyster business 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z If you think that sounds kind of like what an oyster shell does, you’re right on track. Oyster Gourmet finally opening at Grand Central Market, in a shell of its own 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z They discovered an arrowhead, two animal bones, oyster shells and charcoals. Jonestown cult murder-suicide victims found in Delaware funeral home 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Pagnamenta said the shape and color — gray zinc on the outside, white plaster on the inside — were meant to evoke an oyster shell, recalling the area’s 19th-century heritage of oyster cultivation. Building Blocks: An Oyster, Filled With Books, to Open on Staten Island 2013-12-11T15:41:40Z It bought 1 billion oyster shells, the equivalent of 4,000 dump trucks, that were spread throughout the state’s rivers so that oyster larvae floating on the current could find a home and grow fat. More bay oysters are harvested, but officials keep fingers crossed for a true rebound 2013-11-19T19:44:38Z Instead, in a task requiring equal doses of patience and hope, Mr. Shiver shoveled piles of dried oyster shells off his boat into the bay. Thirst for Fresh Water Threatens Apalachicola Bay Fisheries 2013-06-03T00:20:20Z Ancient productivity Thousand-year-old mounds of discarded oyster shells, called middens, that line the banks along parts of Maine's Damariscotta River attest to the productivity – and Native Americans' ancient appetite for – local oysters. On the Rebound, New England Oysters Face Climate Change Threat 2013-04-17T15:45:11.737Z Under a microscope, rounded grains - quartz, feldspar, clam and oyster shells - were visible, along with jagged-edged grains. Tiny remnants of war found in Omaha Beach sand 2012-06-05T16:53:43Z He takes one and opens it, ready to insert a round bead made from crushed oyster shells, along with oyster tissue, in oysters found naturally in the bay by divers in the summer. Gulf Again Able to Reap a Rich Harvest of Pearls 2012-05-02T20:54:27Z He said he saw many things thrown at the sentry; he believed they were oyster shells and ice; he heard the people huzza every time they heard anything strike that sounded hard. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Useless lumber in the upper story is worse than a pocketful of oyster shells. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z And if he did not include an antediluvian oyster shell, say fifteen inches long, in this collection, it would be for lack of room and not because the bivalve was not interesting. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z "What are you going to do with your oyster shells, Fenton?" his uncle demanded. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z In this, between the reed-beds, is mirrored a fairy cot--very small, as suitable for fairies--with the usual heavy roof and posts, and with windows inlaid with oyster shell. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He places clean oyster shells, stones, trays, bundles of sticks, and other things on the bottom, so that the oysters may find something to which to attach themselves. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z Keep grit and ground oyster shells constantly by them. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The 1770 massacre, in which British troops fired on and killed five members of a mob of colonists pelting them with sticks, oyster shells and ice, led to a famous trial. | Long Island: In a Long Island Library, an Exhibition on John Adams?s Books 2011-12-31T05:33:56Z The only thing we found of interest was a lot of genuine oyster shells imbedded in a large rock on the extreme top of the mountain. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z They smiled at that and asked why he must travel in this wise with staff and scrip and oyster shell. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z TWO halves of an oyster shell, each a shallow cup; Here once lived an oyster before they ate him up. Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z It is an economical Grit because it does not crush in handling, because its bright shining surface in the scratching pen attracts the hen, thereby preventing loss, and because no oyster shells are needed. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Provide salt, charcoal and oyster shell and keep a clean supply of each before the birds at all times. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Sometimes there are heaps of oyster shells, as near the pits on Saruma Lake; and these shell-heaps are similar to those found on the main island of Nippon. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z You may stick an oyster shell on a reed, and decoy a summer yellowleg, but you can't hook a trout on any kind of a fly. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z It is three far-off seagulls cawing over a crushed oyster shell. The Fifth Down: Week 5 N.F.L. Matchups: Another Turning Point 2011-10-07T10:00:05Z In a dead zone, the lack of oxygen in the water kills marine species that cannot move out of the way, including oysters and mollusks that use oyster shells as a habitat. Chesapeake takes a beating from storm 2011-09-13T23:15:00Z The ground is strewed with oyster shells and straw. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The partnership collects spent oyster shells from as far away as Louisiana and as near as restaurants in Georgetown as part of the recovery. Study calls for halting oyster fishing in Chesapeake Bay 2011-09-02T00:10:59Z The sky and sea are parting like an oyster shell, with a low red gape. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z A bucket of oyster shells is at the door, and, inside, a clatter of hungry spoons. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Work as we would, she was immovable, except to plow further into the slimy mud, gravel and oyster shells of which the shoals consisted. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z He shied a piece of oyster shell; but, as bad luck would have it, he missed the dog, and the missile bounded down to a basement window. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z Broad street means Broad way; Kloch-Hoeck was the site of the first village, as it was all covered with bits of clam and oyster shells, the word means Shell Point. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Wampum, in Virginia, was usually made from the oyster shell. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Tie up oyster shells, in a cloth, and boil them with the cymbelines. The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner 2011-07-12T02:00:30.643Z Attached to his premises there was a large subterranean place where he deposited his oyster shells; this place was connected with the sewers. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z Rotha was silent, clearing away the dishes and oyster shells with a good deal of decision and dissatisfaction revealed in her movements. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The paths were of snow-white oyster shells, rolled and beaten until they resembled smooth white marble. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z As Bud filled the mash and grain hoppers and checked the supply of crushed oyster shell, he daydreamed about the flock he hoped to have. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z The low tide exposes oyster shells strung up in neat rows. Farmers' fight 2011-03-02T16:15:39Z He estimates that within, an area of one hundred rods in length, eighty in width there are piled one hundred million bushels of oyster shells. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Rotha looked on in silent astonishment, seeing the oyster shells open, and the juice sputter on the hot iron, and perceiving the very acceptable fragrance that came from them. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z He moves over to a tabletop display of oyster shells. BP spill: White House says oil has gone, but Gulf's fishermen are not so sure 2010-09-06T18:33:00Z There was a drinking fountain, a mash hopper, a grain feeder and a container for oyster shell. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z Both oyster shell and oyster adhesive are made of protein and calcium carbonate, said Jonathan Wilker, a chemist at Purdue University and one of the study’s authors. Observatory: Special Adhesive Helps Oysters Stick Together 2010-08-30T20:12:00Z In May, several Harbor School students joined Mr. Chezar at the site, helping lay down 500 oyster shells with live oyster spat attached. Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor 2010-06-30T00:08:00Z Full of books and oyster shells,” a lady said to my mother. Janet Frame: “Gavin Highly.” 2010-03-29T04:00:00Z Besides their food, hens ought to be at all times abundantly supplied with clean water, egg or pounded oyster shells, old mortar or slacked lime. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Near Little Stairs hollows in the rock may be seen, where large oyster shells have been. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight They landed just in front of a nice house that was slated very neatly with oyster shells! and the Merrow, turning about to Jack, welcomed him down. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry "You were charming to-night, Ad�le," said Marquard, as he pushed back a plate filled with oyster shells and rose to light a cigar at the candelabrum. The Children of the World The idols worshipped by these heathens are of a peculiarly ludicrous description, ten feet high, made of polished wood, with arms akimbo, oyster shells for eyes, and red pegs for teeth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Receptacles should also be provided for grit, ground oyster shell and charcoal which can be easily filled. A Living from the Land He was clean blinded fur a minute, an' he kicked out with all four legs in the middle o' the reef, till the air war white with flying oyster shells. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 Coarse ground oyster shell about as large as corn should be kept before the breeders all the time in boxes where they can help themselves. Ducks and Geese "Very simple," his master replied, "I saw a lot of oyster shells in the fireplace, and the answers to a few questions were all I needed to make a diagnosis." Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 Glass windows being too frail to resist the shaking of the earthquakes and the typhoons, small, translucent oyster shells are used instead. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The box rotated over the rails and crashed in a cloud of floured oyster shells and phosphate salt at the ringmaster's feet. Thy Rocks and Rills On the wharf war about ten million oyster shells, all piled up. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 As a matter of course nothing was found below, save a lot of mud and some oyster shells. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington So do oyster shells and beef bones, though both contain quantities of carbonate of lime. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Suggestions To Parents:—It will awaken the curiosity and add greatly to the interest of the children if the parent will have them secure during the week preceding a couple of oyster shells. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul The starfish climbs up on the oyster shell, attaches a few dozen tube feet to the outside of each valve and starts to pull. To Choke an Ocean The walls were made of clapboard sealed on the inside with mortar made of oyster shell lime which gave the room a look of antiquated whiteness. A History of the Town of Fairfax The great mound and most of the others in the vicinity are faced with mortar made of sand and lime from burnt oyster shells. The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla In the vicinity of the sea-coast, and near the lines of railroads, oyster shells, clam shells, etc., can be cheaply procured. The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools Do not tell them in advance what use is to be made of the oyster shells; simply say that they are for use in connection with Sunday afternoon. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul His name was written on an oyster shell, or on a tile, by those who wished him to be driven away, and these were thrown into one great vessel. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History They soon heard him hard at work on oyster shells, though an occasional grunt told that he had cut his tender fingers with the sharp points. Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast or Through Storm and Stress to Florida We had oyster shells for spoons and de slaves comes in from de fields and dey hands is all dirty, and dey is hungry. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 In the centre of the gravelled walk, between the shining rows of oyster shells, the doctor stood energetically spraying his roses. The Romance of a Plain Man I rather expected that you would say an oyster; but, really it is nothing but an oyster shell. With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul A short distance from the camp, by the river side, may be seen the remains of an old Spanish fort, built of oyster shells, and said to have been erected in the year 1637. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Doctor Sell� remembers seeing Dodd walking home many times with his pockets full of oyster shells begged from various stalls. The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use 'The Strad' Library, No. III. Hard water used for tea is apt to form an offensive crust inside the tea-kettle, which may be prevented by frequent cleaning, or putting a flat oyster shell at the bottom. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Therefore I will construct for thee this tomb as a pearl oyster shell, Or shell of the purple dye, or bud on a thorny brier. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture It was an oyster shell, with the edges all covered with sand, except on one place, where the ants went in. Harper's Young People, June 1, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The windows are made of oyster shells which are thin and flat; these cut in three-inch squares make a window peculiarly adapted to withstand the heavy storms and earthquakes; it transmits a pleasant opalescent light. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China One side of the lawn was laid out in rectangular walks paved with brick and covered over with burnt oyster shells, and being perfectly level was used as a bowling green. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion When beer has actually turned sour, put in some oyster shells, calcined to whiteness, or a little powdered chalk. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families For the most part the walls seemed in good condition—the plaster having been made from oyster shells, Westbury said, hauled fifteen miles from Long Island Sound. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Also on August 4, 1795 an ordinance relating to garbage, glass bottles, or oyster shells in quantity 30 shillings fine. A Portrait of Old George Town Thoroughly clean the outside of the oyster shells by scrubbing each in turn with liquid soap and nail brush under a tap of running water. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. He had a little plot of ground at the back of the house, marked out as his own by a row of oyster shells, which a maid one day threw away as rubbish. Stories of Authors, British and American Two thirds of calcined oyster shells, and one third of sulphur, put into a hot crucible for an hour, and afterwards exposed to the air for half an hour, become phosphorus. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families One costume was quite novel, being a coat of armour made of buffalo leather scaled with oyster shells. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery It was extensively obtained by burning oyster shells. The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia He sat down on a rock in front of the house and began lifting mussel and oyster shells out of one of his baskets. Madge Morton's Victory Edible.—This plant is known as the oyster agaric, because the form of the plant sometimes suggests the outline of an oyster shell, as is seen in Fig. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. The negress rose also, and her dim eyes followed him while he went down the little path between the borders of oyster shells. Virginia The oyster spawn adhering to stones, oyster shells, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Out of the nacre of any mussel or oyster shell you might cut, at your pleasure, any quantity of small flat circular disks of the prettiest color and luster. Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 Each party chooses a color, light or dark, corresponding to the light or dark side of an oyster shell or some other small object which is used in the game. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Last of all, she took out of a box a broad white straw hat, like an oyster shell, with a silver-grey ribbon, and a sweeping ostrich feather.. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Yes, of course, and I don’t know that there mayn’t be fossil oyster shells somewhere about here with pearls still in them. The Peril Finders Ground oyster shell is a good source of carbonate of lime. Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement The most of the way, the water and mud was nearly up to my hips—the mangroves were very thick, covered, as I before observed, with oyster shells up to high water mark. Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, by pirates, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824. A neutral odd player who acts as leader takes his place in the center of the neutral territory and tosses the oyster shell into the air. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium As one of my reservists remarked, it only wanted an edging of oyster shells or ginger-beer bottles to be like his little "broccoli patch" at home. The Defence of Duffer's Drift After the boats had returned to the land every oyster shell was opened under his watchful eye, and every large pearl was claimed. Anting-Anting Stories And other Strange Tales of the Filipinos Burned oyster shell has something near the same composition as lime made from stone, but it goes back to hydrate and air-slaked forms rapidly. Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement The shells are like large oyster shells; in fact, they are oyster shells and nothing else. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent I intend to cover them with coarse gravel, and then on the top put a dressing of broken oyster shells mixed with small stones from the beach. Bertie's Home or, the Way to be Happy In the brilliantly-illuminated restaurants the rich French population gathered about the little tables, while the withered beggars stared in upon the oyster shells, the champagne bottles, and the feathers in the women's audacious hats. The Mission Of Mr. Eustace Greyne 1905 The ground above the brim was composed of layers of incrusted silica like the outside of an oyster shell, sloping gently down on all sides from the edge of the basin. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It is profitable to buy oyster shell at limestone prices if used liberally enough to furnish a supply for a term of years. Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement Heaps of oyster shells, which seem to be the accumulation of ages, still attest their dependence on the abundance of the sea. The History of Tasmania , Volume II I had one tree of the Sherwood butternut, planted in 1938, which died last winter as a result, I believe, of a heavy infestation of oyster shell scale which I did not control soon enough. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 I don't deserve an oyster shell, far less an oyster. Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston Facts alone are like pieces of irritating grit that get into the oyster shell; the pearl of life is created by the interpretations which the facts educe. Christianity and Progress An analysis of a good quality of oyster shell, as found on the market, will show 90% carbonate of lime. Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement Money, well used, has its full value; but when allowed to lie useless to others or to one's self, it possesses no more value than a heap of oyster shells. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Just think of it eating—or drinking: which do you call it?—soup, oyster soup, out of an oyster shell, enjoying the look o’ the shell with your eyes. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale Or else take a pound of the powder of oyster shells and mix it with a pound of treacle or honey, and put it in soon after it has done working. The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States “The shells—the big oyster shells—the very things for us to sit upon, sister Nell.” The Castaways I see nothing a priori improbable in the circumstance that men who incised certain patterns on schist or shale, should do so on oyster shells. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore And I was nearly crazy until I found this old boat-hook and began knocking oyster shells into the water. Torchy and Vee After him crept the pale attenuated figure of Lent, clothed in herring skins, and mounted on a sorry horse, whose harness was covered with oyster shells. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide The lake contains an island 460 yards in circumference, composed of oyster shells covered with luxurious vegetation. Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads Maháráj, I tell thee, that were the three great worlds but one colossal oyster shell, she is its very pearl. Bubbles of the Foam In the bottom of the canoe he found “a spear-shaped slate object,” and “an ornamented oyster shell, which has since mouldered away,” and “a stone pendant object, and an implement of bone.” The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore Pearl buttons are made from pearl oyster shells obtained from various parts of the world, and after being cut out by tubular drills are shaped and polished by machinery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" But," he went on, "I pin my faith to oyster shells. The Mayor of Troy Affairs of State are now discussed, of a summer evening, upon the bottom of this upturned boat, while a case knife dulled by oyster shells picks out a new initial. Modern American Prose Selections Some blaze with yellow, as if of gold; others exhibit the brilliancy of the ruby; while others resemble the interior of the pearl oyster shell. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Sir Spencer Wells, twenty years ago, recorded some cases of confirmed cancer cured by taking powdered and triturated oyster shells; whilst egg shells similarly reduced to a fine dust have proved equally efficacious. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Nor can we imagine him trying to sustain the value of the white wampum after the Puritans started in to make it out of oyster shells by machinery. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Periwinkle threw the oyster shells and pieces of broken bowl up on the shell heap. The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone On a regular bed of oyster shells reposed an army of empty bottles of every size and shape. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter To Keep Teakettle from Rusting—A clean oyster shell placed in the teakettle will keep out rust. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use It exercises a deep and slow action, such as is remedially brought to bear by the Bethesda waters of America, and the powdered oyster shells of Sir Spencer Wells. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Our dishes consisted of one wooden bowl, and oyster shells were our spoons. Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days Wash the oyster shells and set aside until needed for serving the oysters. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions Proof also comes from obscurity, as pearls from homely oyster shells. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service A considerable variety of manures were in use, chalk, lime, marl, fuller's earth, clay, sand, sea-weed, river-weed, oyster shells, fish, dung, ashes, soot, salt, rags, hair, malt dust, bones, horns, and the bark of trees. A Short History of English Agriculture To be sure, it was a very wretched looking pomegranate, and seemed to have no more juice in it than an oyster shell. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People A constant supply of fresh water, sharp grits, oyster shells, and a bath of road dust and sifted ashes, to which is added a pinch of insect powder. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Mix thoroughly and then fill into well-cleaned deep oyster shells, fill slightly about the edge of the shell. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions "But they can't creep around among the coral and peek into oyster shells at the pearls." Jewel's Story Book Always keep some grit and oyster shells where the chickens can get it; also feed a little charcoal occasionally. Outdoor Sports and Games Lime for mortar, plaster, and ornamental plaster was made in crude lime kilns at Jamestown from calcined oyster shells. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America The lime procured at this settlement is made from oyster shells, which are found in prodigious abundance. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America The bank was marshy, but a track of pounded oyster shells, visible against the mud, led to a wharf extending into the solid, voiceless flow of the water. The Three Black Pennys A Novel Some made a good show with their jagged grey crests, huge masses of oyster shells; others, with scorched summits, like burnt pyramids of coke, were green half-way up. The Cathedral It consists of cracked wheat, rye, and corn, millet seed, pinhead oatmeal, grit, and oyster shells. Outdoor Sports and Games Broken oyster shells are distinguishable in the decorated plasterwork, indicating that the pargeting was done at Jamestown. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Note the avidity with which hens confined in arid runs devoid of vegetation, worms, insects and small stones devour a compound of lime and ground bones and oyster shells. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration The houses in the island were of mats, and strewed with oyster shells, on which they lay at night stark naked round the fire. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time I crossed the small beach strewn with oyster shells, ascended the tottering bridge, and knocked. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others They should also be given cracked oyster shells, grit and charcoal occasionally. Outdoor Sports and Games In it oyster shells from the James River were burned for making lime. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Sometimes the sides or walls of the upper stories are made of frames, with oyster shells for panes. Big People and Little People of Other Lands The Transvaal is only a Republic in the same sense that a nutshell is a nut, or a fossil oyster shell is an oyster. Native Races and the War What are we to say of a sponge, or a sea anemone, of corals, of zoophytes growing rooted from oyster shells, of sea squirts, and of sea mats? Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 Tossed about were pearl oyster shells, husks of cocoa-nuts, empty casks, and cases. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The oyster shells came from the James River. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America But they are not like our oyster shells. Big People and Little People of Other Lands Truth is what every man sees lurking at the bottom of his own soul, like the oyster shell housewives put in the kitchen kettle to collect the lime from the water. Mince Pie A plentiful supply of fresh water was always at hand, as well as cracked oyster shell. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" Their feet are round and as broad as the wooden trenchers which are in ordinary use, and each foot has five round hoofs like large oyster shells. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Four lime kilns were unearthed on the historic island, where oyster shells from the James River were burned and converted into lime by the limeburner. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Ugo tells me that in a recent excavation twenty cartloads of oyster shells were discovered behind one house. Don Orsino By and by each man's iridescent oyster shell of Truth becomes coated with the lime of prejudice and hearsay. Mince Pie Large petrified oyster shells lay loosely about the bank above these cliffs. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Bran promised me that the people should not be allowed to encumber the paths and the front of their houses with unsightly and untidy heaps of oyster shells. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 An English man-of-war showed blue-white on then haze, so new was the daylight, and all the water lay out as smooth as the inside of an oyster shell. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) Ferragut spoke of knocking the scamp down on his oyster shells with a good pair of blows. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel To be sure, it was a very wretched-looking pomegranate, and seemed to have no more juice in it than an oyster shell. Tanglewood Tales To see oyster shells in your dreams, denotes that you will be frustrated in your attempt to secure the fortune of another. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Little tumuli of oyster shells in the oyster season, and of lobster shells in the lobster season, and of broken crockery and faded cabbage leaves in all seasons, encroached upon its high places. Dombey and Son To clap two oyster shells together and make a noise—what, after all, could a baby want better than that? The Blue Lagoon: a romance Ida pushed the champagne bottles obtrusively forward, in the direction of the door, and scattered oyster shells over the cloth. Beyond the City His food is of the coarsest kind, consisting for the most part of cornmeal mush, which often finds it way from the wooden tray to his mouth in an oyster shell. My Bondage and My Freedom The pearl is nothing but a nacreous formation, deposited in a globular form, either adhering to the oyster shell, or buried in the folds of the creature. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Very often good-looking oyster shells are saved in order that they may be used from time to time in serving raw oysters that are bought already opened. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish Mixing oyster shells with coal of this kind often helps to prevent their formation. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads The room was full of the blue wreaths of smoke, and the lamp-light shone through the thin haze upon gold-topped bottles, plates, napkins, and a litter of oyster shells and cigarettes. Beyond the City She was lovely and disheveled with sleep, her whiteness whiter because of the most delicately darkened oyster shells beneath her eyes. Star-Dust Mrs. East made Anthony pick up pre-historic oyster shells in the desert, between flaming sunset and twilight, when the sky became a vast blue tent hung with a million lamps. It Happened in Egypt Instead of using clam shells as the base of my improved composition, I may use other forms of sea shells--such as oyster shells, etc. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 They even had put in food, for Schliemann found oyster shells buried there. Buried Cities, Volume 3 Mycenae You can find plenty of oyster shells, the contents of which furnished many a feast to the Romans who lived there seventeen hundred years ago. English Villages One morning Gervaise surprised her emptying a basket of oyster shells there. L'Assommoir Here the trees were encrusted with oysters, and the shore covered to a great depth with oyster shells. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant In it was a skeleton, a fish spear, some empty oyster shells. My Tropic Isle The lime should be made from oyster shells and it must be freshly burned and slaked. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Large heaps of oyster, mussel, and cockle shells were found, amongst them, says Cook, "being some of the largest oyster shells I ever saw." The Life of Captain James Cook The mouth of the Starfish opens into a kind of bag which slips between the oyster shells. On the Seashore They had either drunk the cocktail or had set it aside untouched, and had emptied the oyster shells, when the ordeal of the soup began. Man on the Box Well, we got back to New Orleans, and dad took a hack to the hotel, and told the driver not to pass any saloon where there were oyster shells on the sidewalk. Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys Mr. Bolton never could say "no" to any of them, not even, said Ruth again, to the society for stamping oyster shells with scripture texts before they were sold at retail. The Gilded Age, Part 2. I give my hens burnt oyster shells, pounded fine, or clam shells. Friends and Helpers Give oyster shell separately and supply fowls with good sharp grit. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered Also in the parish of Wotton Basset are found petrified oyster shells; and there are also found cornua ammonis of a reddish gray, but not very large. The Natural History of Wiltshire Objected to my 'chucking' oyster shells at the tutors' windows—good old English custom, fast becoming obsolete. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose Instead of this, however, they had simply acted as "catch-pits," which had accumulated soft oozy mud to the depth of several feet, and a few dead oyster shells were the only result. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken To cure her, one of her own sex slightly cut her on the forehead, in a perpendicular direction with an oyster shell, so as just to fetch blood. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson There are some houses built of stone; lime they make of oyster shells, great heaps of which are found here, made formerly by the savages, who subsist in part by that fishery. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 At the Coach and Horses, where the city elections were usually held, the discarded oyster shells around it had been trampled into a hard white and smooth floor over which surged the excited election crowds. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware I doubt if it extended much beyond oyster shells. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose In a corner on top of a heap of oyster shells is an old tin watering can, painted green, dented, rusty and cracked, inhabited by slugs which silver it with their trails of slime. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo He picked up stones and oyster shells, which he hid in the skirt of his tunic, and not daring to throw them himself slipped them into the hands of the beggars. Thais There is good material for burning lime, namely, oyster shells, in large quantities. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 I was watching some girls play "hop-scotch" when a boy and girl with oyster shells in their hands came up to me preferring the usual request, "Please to remember the grotto!" London's Underworld Truly no spot on the globe is so rich in oyster shells as the East End of London. Paul Kelver, a Novel I also came across traces of a feast—such as empty oyster shells in very large heaps, bones of animals, &c. The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont To the writer such elaborations as "begotten of the Father before all worlds" are no better than intellectual shark's teeth and oyster shells. God the Invisible King The oyster shells he had been building a house with were still in the passage, but he was nowhere discoverable, and the cook supposed that he had "gone after the sheep." Bleak House So it came to pass that whenever people saw a man with an oyster shell, they knew he was going or returning from St. James's tomb in Spain, and they helped him. London's Underworld A large crowd of children with oyster shells were waiting; evidently the given sixpence and the promised shilling had created some excitement in that corner of Bethnal Green. London's Underworld |
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