| 单词 | pear-shaped |
| 例句 | Security’s pear-shaped plush body and six of his black legs were hanging down Marshall’s back. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Set’s altar was made from an egg crate covered by a piece of an old bedspread, and the god himself was a rather pear-shaped figure of dried mud. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two sets of barbells, a burlap sack of sand, a jump rope with red wooden handles, and a pear-shaped leather punching bag nailed to the closet ceiling. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night the moment returns to him: when he clasped that pear-shaped diamond between his thumb and forefinger, made huge by the lens of his loupe, and believed he held the one-hundred-and-thirty-three-carat Sea of Flames. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Someone with an eager, pear-shaped head and a green bun sat writing at a table. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The stone, found in Angola in 2016, is framed on one side by rows of diamonds and on the other by pear-shaped emeralds. Necklace with largest flawless white diamond sold for record $34 million at auction 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z And bands of sporty elastic were sewn into some looks - what one fashion editor called "elastic fantastic" - to produce a notable silky, pear-shaped silhouette. Stella McCartney restyles pinstripes; Paul is late 2013-03-04T16:33:14Z When conversations threatened to go pear-shaped, he'd chip in with the old standby "I met a black man in Plymouth", often to no avail. If you thought that the leaders' debates were revealing, see what happened when we put them on Chatroulette 2010-04-30T23:30:00Z "It's an interesting pear-shaped fruit that has deep rich red skin, but it's okay to use if it's slightly green," says Walker. 3 brand-new tomato varieties you need to know about 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The pear-shaped stone is estimated at $21-$25 million. Daffodil yellow and blue diamonds star at Geneva auctions 2014-05-07T04:00:00Z She also finds that leafless trees add artistic dimension, especially the curving branches and leathery pear-shaped fruit of red horse chestnut. Three stunning gardens that will change the way you think about fall 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z When it comes to the pear-shaped fruit, I'm a fervent fan. The time is ripe for avocados. Too ripe? Let's hope not. 2011-05-04T02:01:04Z The couple strolled along the Chicago river walk, and on its steps, Mr. Jones proposed with a 1.8-carat, pear-shaped diamond ring surrounded by a halo of smaller stones purchased in Chicago’s Jeweler’s Row. When the Story Line Is This Easy, You Just Know 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z The famous pear-shaped “La Peregrina” pearl, with its ruby, diamond and pearl necklace by Cartier, sold for $11.8 million, a world record for a pearl jewel. ArtsBeat: Elizabeth Taylor's Collection Breaks Records at Christie's 2011-12-14T16:01:51Z And can you remember the last time a broadcast network built a sitcom around fiftysomething, pear-shaped, working-class married people -- of any color? Why "All in the Family" still matters 2011-01-12T15:01:00Z This explains the transition from a pear-shaped body, with more weight below the waist, to an apple-shaped body, with more weight above the waist. Perspective | Why scientists now say you can’t blame midlife weight gain on a slow metabolism 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Also, it goes without saying that everyone was skinnier then, especially the girls — except for people over 40, who were invariably pear-shaped. Comics: Looking at 'Cover Run' and 'Archie' 2011-02-08T16:06:04Z I see her as the princess who crosses an ocean to rescue her somewhat reluctant, pear-shaped prince. Weathering a Scandal and Now a Movie 2011-07-09T03:53:02Z He is pear-shaped and swaybacked, rumpled and shambling, his body as indifferently maintained as an old jalopy. ‘Mank’ Review: A Rosebud by Any Other Name 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z A pear-shaped American Mormon missionary named Kirk Anderson had been abducted, possibly at gunpoint, and taken to a cottage in Devon. | 'Tabloid': Was It Love? The ?Manacled Mormon? and His Kinky Weekend 2011-07-14T22:11:29Z The jewels, set alongside bird cages, empty but for a fluffy white feather, were mainly in white diamonds with inserts of stones in soft shades like pale rose-colored, pear-shaped sapphires. Jewelry With Stories to Tell 2010-07-12T11:20:00Z In winter, it was subdued, but still full of promise, with dark red winter varieties, the seasonless Sicilian greenhouse standards and – best of all – bunches of small, almost pear-shaped Campania tomatoes. Rachel Roddy’s recipe for bursting tomatoes with tagliatelle | A kitchen in Rome 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s much more realistic than the original, which is valued at $10 million and features a pear-shaped ruby that dangles from the center. | The New Faces of Chanel and Givenchy, Beyonce’s Latest Overnight Success and Nicki Minaj’s Naughty Birthday Surprise 2013-12-13T22:52:13Z The pieces expressed themselves in movement, as round, pear-shaped and baguette diamonds whirled around a 16.38-carat stone to make a brooch. Bedazzled at the Place Vendôme 2012-07-09T12:37:02Z It forms a lovely 15- to 20-foot-tall pyramidal tree with downy silver-gray pear-shaped leaves that turn pink and yellow in autumn. Q&A: bird feeders and shipova 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Enter “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure,” which features three excitable, pear-shaped creatures who break into song and dance at every turn. With ‘Oogieloves,’ a Plan to Make the Multiplex More Toddler-Friendly 2012-09-02T03:13:01Z Instead of cranberry sauce, why not a relish made from that excellent late-fall fruit, the bright yellow, pear-shaped quince? This deliciously complex fruit makes a dessert by itself — but we’ve forgotten about it 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Lakota: It’s a pear-shaped pumpkin with crimson-orange flesh that is delicious when raw — grated in salads or slaw — but also good in chili. 10 pumpkin and winter squash varieties you should know The late Hollywood star amassed one of the foremost jewelry collections in the world, including a 33.19-carat diamond ring and a 16th century pear-shaped pearl from one of her seven husbands, Richard Burton. Elizabeth Taylor's iconic jewels coming to auction 2011-09-07T11:50:12Z Somewhere on a Gulf of Panama beach in the early 16th century, someone found a perfectly formed, pear-shaped 50-plus-carat pearl. The Auction Season’s Real Gems 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Cushioned by comforts that most of their fellow citizens can scarcely imagine, they nonetheless feel as if things were starting to go pear-shaped. Movie Review: ‘This Is 40,’ From Judd Apatow and Starring Paul Rudd 2012-12-20T18:32:19Z Our best contribution over the course of the many months it takes is to keep character and story focused, because it can go pear-shaped real easily as everyone says, “Wouldn’t it be awesome if…” 'Captain America: Civil War' Writers on How to Write a Believable Fight Scene 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z We are dropped into her mind during her birthday party, where the situation goes pear-shaped. Screams. Tears. Meltdowns. New Picture Books Let Bad Behavior Fly, With Just a Bit of Advice 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Things have gone somewhat pear-shaped since his departure. Game of Thrones: A Massive Fight is Coming 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The now deleted article offered suggestions for various body types, including short or long torsos, plus sized, pear-shaped, large or small busted and “flabby stomachs.” Swim England under fire for swimsuit article suggesting slimming styles for 'flabby stomachs' and other body types 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z On view July 25 through Dec. 13, the show will include five pear-shaped forms by Mr. West, who died last year. Inside Art: ‘Retired’ Maurizio Cattelan in Swiss Exhibition 2013-05-23T21:41:24Z And how do you capture its weight, I asked, meaning Big Bird’s cushiony, pear-shaped mass. Up on the Met Roof, an Artist Is Taking Big Bird to New Heights 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z The auction house said the flawless white stones, weighing 52.55 and 50.47 carats, respectively, are the "the world's largest perfect pear-shaped diamond drops ever to be offered at auction". Pink diamond nets $18 million in 'healthy' market: Christie's 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The stone, found in Angola in 2016, is framed on one side by rows of diamonds and on the other by pear-shaped emeralds. Necklace with largest flawless white diamond sold for record $34 million at auction 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z You never doubt you’re in the presence of a serious artist, even when things are going pear-shaped. In ‘Spring,’ Ali Smith’s Series Takes Its Most Political Turn 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Doron: Plus, the meat from ape muscle is very dense, and difficult to chew, and high in saturated fats, which is inflammatory and can promote Western metabolic syndromes, resulting in apple- and pear-shaped children. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Great green gobs of nutritional advice 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Red Kuri, also called Hokkaido, produces pear-shaped fruit with a bright orange-red rind. These Asian veggies might be better for our volatile growing season than European staples 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The country wishes them well, though I can exclusively reveal that if the marriage does go pear-shaped, I'll be the first to write a book about their divorce. Digested read ? William & Kate: The Love Story 2011-01-03T21:30:01Z That getup, which included a coordinating belt and featured a 52-carat pear-shaped ruby at the bra's center, was worth $10 million. Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima reveal Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bras 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The “Bleu Royal” — a ring featuring a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond of 17.61 carats — was one of the standout pieces to go under the hammer at the auction house for Geneva’s Luxury Week. Blue diamond sells for more than $44 million at Christie’s auction in Geneva 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Brandy Escamilla had saved money to purchase a custom-made engagement ring: a pear-shaped diamond from a jeweler in downtown Los Angeles. Their love story ended in a mass shooting. Their families are still trying to pick up the pieces 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z They are small, pear-shaped insects that come in a variety of colors, from green, red and yellow to black, brown and gray. First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Chlamydomonas is a simple, unicellular chlorophyte with a pear-shaped morphology and two opposing, anterior flagella that guide this protist toward light sensed by its eyespot. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Who precisely is chubby or curvy or husky or plump, apple-bellied or pear-shaped or any of the other euphemisms for not-thin? Big is beautiful at one of L.A. hottest strip shows 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z "If the investment goes pear-shaped, I work an extra year," said Ken, who also did not want his full name disclosed. Analysis: Australia's DIY pension funds lose millions on crypto bets, investors not sweating it 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z In costume, he has an enormous head, a pear-shaped gray wolf with googly eyes, a red Chiefs jersey and matching flower-print pants. How Kansas City Chiefs mascot KC Wolf nearly died on the job 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Then, use a pear-shaped ceramic loop tool to scrape the excess and thin the pumpkin walls. How to carve a pumpkin like a pro … with tips from an actual pro 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z If it goes pear-shaped in the not too distant future the first to be criticised will be the players, especially the seasoned veterans such as Pique and Sergio Busquets who aren't performing at their best. 'If Barca lose to Real, it is going to be mayhem' 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "Everything just kind of feels like it has gone pear-shaped," he said. 'She was a neighbour, more than just the Queen' 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The image in this case often appears pear-shaped. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Good communication is a no-brainer in any relationship, and Perks says the best approach is to start that boundary-setting conversation as early as possible — and definitely before things start to go pear-shaped. Setting good boundaries makes you a better friend. These 3 keys will get you started 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z The coronation earrings - a pair of round brilliant-cut diamonds and two pear-shaped pendants - were also worn by Queen Mary and the Queen Mother. Platinum Jubilee: Windsor Castle displays Queen's coronation gown and robe 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Westminster’s tall arches resonated with the sounds of the abbey’s choir and its organ, but also with the notes of an oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument, played by a Syrian musician. Five Years After the Grenfell Fire, Families Grieve and Ask for Justice 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Obviously this would just be an exercise - so my instructor would be there with me the whole time and could take over if things turned pear-shaped. How easy is it to land a plane with no flying experience? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Figure 26.29 A coma is an aberration caused by an object that is off-center, often resulting in a pear-shaped image. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z "The Rock", a 228.31 carat pear-shaped stone roughly the size of a golf ball, is expected to sell for up to $30 million, the auctioneer said. 'The Rock', a record-setting white diamond, goes up for auction 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Those standards would effectively phase out the sale of most new incandescent bulbs — the pear-shaped orbs with glowing wire centers — in 2023. New Rules Will End the Century-Long Run of Classic Light Bulbs 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Adele sparked engagement rumors when she wore a pear-shaped diamond ring on her left ring finger to the 2022 Brit Awards earlier this week. Adele expresses 'regret' over canceled Las Vegas residency, dodges engagement rumors 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “It’s an enormous advantage in every way. You have someone you can turn to when things go pear-shaped and, in crass terms, you can gang up on people. I missed him a lot.” Joel Coen wouldn't have made 'Macbeth' with his brother Ethan. Here's why 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Premier League: It’s all going spectacularly pear-shaped for the Gunners, who had played so well for 50 minutes. Watford v Tottenham, Football League updates: clockwatch – live! 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z It’s a replica of Tripp’s — a textured gold band so wide it dwarfs the pear-shaped diamond it showcases. Sarah Paulson has regrets about playing Linda Tripp. But she's not ready to let go 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Some of the tombs from the Naqada period contained cylindrical and pear-shaped vessels. Egyptologists uncover rare tombs from before the Pharaohs 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z This government couldn’t run a choko vine up a back fence,” Albanese told reporters, referring to a plant that produces pear-shaped fruit and grows easily in the Australian climate. Australia to buy extra 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z While everything is going spectacularly pear-shaped for Liverpool on the domestic front, they are well-placed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Liverpool v RB Leipzig: Champions League – live! 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The Dreamer Necklace’s gold face surrounded by antique sea-foam-green carved jade is a tribute to the original pendant, while pear-shaped ruby cabochons and beads set among brilliant-cut diamonds add a touch of modern drama. A Dramatic Necklace That Nods to Antiquity and the Future 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z It is a flightless bird from the Galapagos Islands — but it looks like a pear-shaped bush that waddles when it walks. A tribute to lonely mascots, the most surreal symbol of sports in 2020 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Trump explains his motivations here, before it all went pear-shaped, Trump withdrawing his sponsorship from 1991 due to financial problems. Gérard Houllier memories, the Tour de Trump and college football bedlam | Classic YouTube 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Watch the musician Gao Hong absolutely jam on the Chinese pipa, the pear-shaped lute, for an evening hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. Anchor the Week With Audre Lorde and Chinese Lute Music 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z A year later, a British detective disguised as Paget arrested a gang in a Parisian cafe trying to sell some of the booty - including a pear-shaped pearl worth £1.2m alone, if valued today. A tiara, scandals and 'erased queer history' 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Her instrument is a classical kemenche, a traditional Turkish instrument that is pear-shaped and bowed. ‘Musiki Flow’ brings Turkish, Western musicians together 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The researchers examined scans of the piriform cortex, a pear-shaped region responsible for interpreting smells in the brain. Here’s how skimping on sleep can change your appetite 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z As part of that process, the oldest incandescent technology had already disappeared from standard pear-shaped bulbs by 2014 in favor of “halogen incandescents,” which look the same but use less power. White House to Relax Energy Efficiency Rules for Light Bulbs 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z But how is the large, fuzzy, green, pear-shaped creature with an anteater’s tongue at pitching in the late innings? Alejandro Bedoya is named MLS player of the week after in-game call for gun control 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z For postmenopausal women, being “pear-shaped” may be healthier than being “apple-shaped.” ‘Pear-Shaped’ May Be Healthier Than ‘Apple-Shaped’ 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z The scientists said "apple-shaped" women should try to lose belly fat and become more "pear-shaped". Leg fat 'better than belly fat' 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z The pear-shaped organ sits beneath the liver and stores bile, which aids in the digestion of fat. ‘I was just clawing at myself.’ A retired nurse who couldn’t stop scratching feared she was facing an organ transplant. 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z One would eliminate new energy efficiency requirements for pear-shaped bulbs that were supposed to take effect Jan. 1, 2020. White House to Relax Energy Efficiency Rules for Light Bulbs 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Each shared an image showing Turner’s pear-shaped engagement ring. Which Jonas Brother wedding style do you relate to? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z “Indian food. I was using chayote” – a pear-shaped fruit with cucumber-like flesh – “and used it like an Indian vegetable. I made that, and we had a dal and rice. And that was it.” ‘I was cast as the exotic girl – then as the terrorist’s mother’: Madhur Jaffrey on acting, food and race 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Of all the imports and exports that could be disrupted under such a scenario — from auto parts to beef to produce — few have generated more hand-wringing than the pear-shaped fruit. How the U.S.-Mexico border dispute could make avocados ... toast 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The real-life singer isn’t pear-shaped and doesn’t wear a tuxedo shirt tucked into pants that are belted above his belly. California Sounds: Hear new recommended L.A. music from Nick Waterhouse and Hand Habits 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The 80-carat creation comprised 300 pear-shaped and round brilliant diamonds flanking a diamond drop that alone accounted for a quarter of the necklace’s total weight. Oscars: Why Lady Gaga won this awards season’s fashion gold 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Gaga’s custom Tiffany & Co. necklace was made with more than 300 diamonds, including a pear-shaped stone of 20 carats that drops at the center. No. 1 on the Golden Globes carpet: Statement beauty, bling 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z When the markets turned, things went pear-shaped very quickly. An economic recovery based around high debt is really no recovery | Larry Elliott 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The author describes him as “a pear-shaped teddy bear of a man with a soft, round, tanned face, the sunny smile of a practiced politician, and the jokey shtick of a stand-up comedian.” Review | The ad industry’s nostalgia for the days of Don Draper 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z The centrepiece is reportedly a diamond bib necklace dressed in 68 carats of round and pear-shaped diamonds. Tiffany's regains its lustre as focus on youngsters drives sales surge 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z According to the auctioneers' website, the pear-shaped diamond once formed part of a tiara owned by the ill-fated French Queen Marie Antoinette. Rare blue diamond sells for $6.7m 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It hit the upper atmosphere and began to peel apart into four pear-shaped segments. Aliens watch the rise of humanity in an excerpt from Peter F. Hamilton’s sci-fi novel, Salvation 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z The first hominins to leave Africa — whoever they were — carried with them oval- and pear-shaped hand axes used to pound and scrape food — a technology called Acheulean. Very old, very sophisticated tools found in India. The question is: Who made them? 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Her failure to tell him where to go once things went pear-shaped when she was there is even more worrying. How should young women react as #MeToo moves into dating? Female writers discuss | Anne Perkins, Iman Amrani, Marie Le Conte, Rachel Shabi,and Ash Sarkar 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z In the clip, Cuoco is a bawling mess of emotion with a stunning pear-shaped diamond on her finger. 'Big Bang Theory's' Kaley Cuoco engaged to equestrian Karl Cook 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z When everything went pear-shaped, why didn't the British Airways' back-up system take over? Does British Airways' explanation stack up? - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The pear-shaped jewels, nicknamed Apollo and Artemis, are almost 16 carats each. Diamond earrings sell for world record $57.4m - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Possibly, the ability to be at peace with yourself – your unbuffed, product-free body – without needing to draw your self-worth from a pear-shaped bottle. How beauty giant Dove went from empowering to patronising 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The six shapely bottles — which include curvy, slender and pear-shaped varieties — have attracted ridicule. Why ladies didn’t love Dove’s latest gender-empowering ad stunt 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z If one of his businesses went pear-shaped, the consequences were relatively private and recoverable; the tabloids lampooned him, but the public stakes were low. The Trump Campaign Has Been Under Investigation Since July 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z He was a young, slightly pear-shaped guy with jet black hair. To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z She sipped coffee from a plastic mug that read "Married but Not Dead," its slogan affirmed by the giant pear-shaped diamond ring on her finger. That time we spent the day with Zsa Zsa Gabor and the prince at their ranch 1990-03-11T05:00:00Z The necklace, which depicts a tied wreath of wheat, is white gold with brilliant-cut diamonds and a stunning 5.64-carat pear-shaped drop diamond as its centerpiece. A Rich Crop of Wheat-Inspired Jewelry 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z For now, there is yield on offer in the stock market and limited risk from a currency going pear-shaped—both prized commodities these days that pull in flows. How Libor’s Rise Is Turbocharging Hong Kong 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z A pear-shaped, heated gunite pool is on the lower level. This Woodbridge home is an outdoor paradise on the river 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z I got to thinking that a suit like that with a skirt would look better on my pear-shaped size 14 to 16 than a one-piece. New Life for the Skirted Swimsuit 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Through it, she transfers her pear-shaped eggs into the male’s brood pouch. Romance of the Seas: Strange Mating Habits of the Seahorse There, in the middle of a sea of normal looking red blood cells, was a tiny pear-shaped object. Think Like a Doctor: The Tired Gardener Solved! 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z In his small workshop in the Iraqi city of Basra, Thabit al-Basri carefully bends a slim piece of wood over a flame before placing it over the pear-shaped oud in the making. In Basra workshop, Iraqi oud maker crafts sought-after instruments 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z There are no cities in Antarctica, no roads or shops, no permanent population, nobody to summon if things go pear-shaped. Halley VI: Dropping in on the British Antarctic Survey - BBC News 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z As Chelsea huffed and puffed, suddenly realising that their quest for an unprecedented “quadruple” was going pear-shaped, the Bantams added a fourth goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Arsenal v Burnley, Manchester City v Aston Villa and more: FA Cup clockwatch - live! 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Edward Johnson’s idea was to replace the candles with a string of colored electric lights, which he did with eight bulky, pear-shaped bulbs on a single wire. Here's How Christmas Lights Came to Be 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Surprisingly, they were at greater risk - for men, roughly twice the risk - than more pear-shaped overweight or obese people. Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that apple shape 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Surprisingly, they were at greater risk — for men, roughly twice the risk — than more pear-shaped overweight or obese people. Belt getting tighter? Study finds a pot belly risky even if you're not considered overweight 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z That’s not a very long time, but it’s an eternity in fusion time, long enough that if things were going to go pear-shaped, they would have. Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z As Chelsea huffed and puffed, suddenly realising that their quest for an unprecedented “quadruple” was going pear-shaped, the Bantams added a fourth goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Arsenal v Burnley, Manchester City v Aston Villa and more: FA Cup clockwatch - live! 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z So being obese but pear-shaped may be less risky than being overweight or normal weight but apple-shaped. Five myths on dieting and weight loss 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Columbus would eventually opt for a smaller, pear-shaped world vs. the rounder orange. Five myths about Christopher Columbus 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The design uses round gemstones and pear-shaped diamonds that flow from the central motif. The Sparkling Graff Rosette 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z But each summer brings fresh hope, so here we are, before things turn pear-shaped and both the Rossoneri and Nerazzurri are again up in arms over their teams’ failings. Milan v Internazionale: pre-season friendly – live! | Alan Smith 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z The green is small, framed by bunkers on both sides, and is pear-shaped. US Open hole by hole 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Start by understanding your body's geometry: broad and athletic, apple-shaped, pear-shaped, slim, etc. 'Love, Lust or Run' star Stacy London's tips on having clothes tailored 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Custom-made for the owner, it is designed as a cascade of diamonds, the front accented with a floral motif and suspending a fringe of nine pear-shaped stones. 8-Carat 'Historic Pink' Diamond, 25-Carat Cartier Ruby And 5 Tiaras at Sotheby's Geneva Sale 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z It was "a bit of a project that went a little pear-shaped", Mr Strutt said. Clacton men rescued from £9 homemade boat 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z But each summer brings fresh hope, so here we are, before things turn pear-shaped and both the Rossoneri and Nerazzurri are again up in arms over their teams’ failings. Milan v Internazionale: pre-season friendly – live! | Alan Smith 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Anna Kendrick wore a diamond collar of five rows matched with marquis and pear-shaped diamond cluster earrings totaling 13 carats, reportedly by Norman Silverman. 2015 Oscars Jewelry: Statement Necklaces, Bold Earrings, Diamonds and Gems Sparkled 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Some 33 newly pinpointed gene regions were linked to body fat distribution - giving further clues about why some people are pear-shaped while others put on weight more around the tummy. Discovery of largest genetic fat map 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z A pair of graceful cases, one pear-shaped and incorporating a hawk’s eggshell, the other of red lacquer, were meant to hold gunpowder. A Review of Two Exhibitions in Katonah on the Culture of Japan 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The pear-shaped diamond was sought after by seven bidders who competed for 20 minutes for the gem, Sotheby’s said. 9.75-Carat Blue Diamond Sets Two World Auction Records 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Previously known as the “A Bulgari Masterpiece,” the fancy colored diamonds are topped with marquise and pear-shaped diamond clusters weighing approximately 19.28 carats. 392-Carat Sapphire Sells For World Auction Record $17.3 Million 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z That night, Mr. Fayyad, on his patrol, stopped by a small house decorated with stone sculptures of a guitar and an oud, a pear-shaped string instrument. Clashes on Syrian Border Split Lebanese Town 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z When she has gone, Rodney Jerkins, an affable pear-shaped man umbilically attached to a MacBook Pro, plays rough edits of some of the London Sessions tracks. Mary J Blige interview: 'The UK is a better place to make music than the States' 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located under the liver that stores bile, a fluid secreted by the liver that helps break down fat. Less May Be More When It Comes to Gallbladder Surgery 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z In 2003, he asked Ms. Goldberg if she would lend him a lovely pear-shaped stone in her store. Crime Scene: Hot Ice: The Tortuous Tale of the Pear-Shaped Diamond 2014-05-09T23:18:28Z Some of his uncles are musicians — one plays percussion and another plays oud, the pear-shaped guitar. Where an Iraqi Artist Can Paint, and Exhale 2013-08-29T00:16:33Z More Tweets from @xcanna/culture-beast Harry Says He Is the Uncle for Fun by Tom Sykes Harry pulled back from the edge of an interview that was going pear-shaped to declare he... Indonesian Killers Shamed at Last 2013-07-28T08:45:00Z With its colorful striped beak, pear-shaped body and amusing waddle, the Atlantic puffin is sometimes called the clown of the sea. Atlantic puffins are in danger 2013-06-30T18:15:00Z This tour still has the potential to go pear-shaped at the business end but there is every indication the Lions feel they won't need such fortune this time. History beckons for Lions class of 2013 2013-06-28T11:09:51Z Other putatively pear-shaped peers are highly unstable and difficult to handle. Pear-Shaped Nucleus Boosts Search for Alternatives to 'Standard Model' Physics 2013-05-10T15:15:05.820Z But then training went pear-shaped and so did the figure. On the eve of the London Marathon, I'm ready for the biblical task ahead 2013-04-20T07:00:39Z OK, so it has now all gone pear-shaped but at least they gave it a go. London Welsh's rise and fall 2013-04-16T10:39:13Z Or is he warning us that things could very well go pear-shaped? Media Monkey's Diary: John Witherow, Petronella Wyatt's undies and Twitter 2013-04-07T18:02:01Z More recently, they liked Gordon Brown's "light touch" regime until it all went pear-shaped. Budget 2013: City tunes in then turns off for another dull shock-free event 2013-03-20T19:09:03Z However, the models do not quite agree about which nuclei are most likely to be pear-shaped. Pear-Shaped Nucleus Boosts Search for Alternatives to 'Standard Model' Physics 2013-05-10T15:15:05.820Z By now he was approaching the oche like a pear-shaped medium pacer coming bustling in to bowl, sealing a 4-2 set lead with a thrilling double 18 finish. Phil Taylor shows Michael van Gerwen the power of experience 2013-01-01T23:37:11Z "There are a lot of birdies out there but it is the kind of course where things can go pear-shaped very quickly, too." Popovic maintains lead at Australian PGA 2012-12-15T10:02:13Z Most of the sentiments fit Ms Murdoch for a new career as a Guardian leader writer if Shine goes pear-shaped. Elisabeth Murdoch's praise for the BBC tells of a brighter TV future 2012-08-25T23:06:07Z Husband and wife are clearly close and devoted, and despite the intensity of their working relationship there is scant chance of a Radcliffeian-style spat if it all goes pear-shaped at London 2012. LLondon 2012: Helen Jenkins 100% focused on Olympic triathlon gold 2012-08-03T16:23:52Z Nuclear fruit basket With two known pear-shaped nuclei, physicists can now start to tease apart the theoretical models. Pear-Shaped Nucleus Boosts Search for Alternatives to 'Standard Model' Physics 2013-05-10T15:15:05.820Z If things had gone pear-shaped before this and I hadn't done as well, you'd have turned round and said 'Well, it was a tall ask anyway. London 2012 Olympics: Life is more than riding horses – Tim Stockdale 2012-06-20T22:00:02Z If this all goes pear-shaped, and there's every chance it will, that quote is going to be up there with Graham Taylor's infamous "can we not knock it?" Norway v England – live! 2012-05-26T17:45:00Z The pear-shaped, rose-cut stone attracted fierce bidding and was won by an anonymous buyer. 'Royal' diamond sells for $9.7m 2012-05-15T23:12:21Z Shell pear-shaped; spire depressed, apex prominent; basal whorl carinated, interior lip dilated, white; base of the pillar one-plaited. Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-20T02:00:06.887Z If that is so, pear-shaped nuclei should have the strongest electric dipoles, and measuring these could help researchers to choose between the various models. Pear-Shaped Nucleus Boosts Search for Alternatives to 'Standard Model' Physics 2013-05-10T15:15:05.820Z Pod pear-shaped, opening half-way round horizontally, the upper part making a lid. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z You run down to those cleaners," pointing to several cleaners on the floor near the great pear-shaped cell, "and tell one to come here right away. Nuova or The New Bee 2012-03-26T02:00:41.423Z The bullets, or shot, were not all of the same size, and were more pear-shaped than round; but by whittling and hammering they did very well, and in two hours he had a handful. The Ice Queen 2012-03-22T02:00:40.843Z It is a hollow, pear-shaped, muscular organ, somewhat flattened, and about three inches long, two inches broad, and one inch thick. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z Butler says that type of simple description does not work for his pear-shaped radium. Pear-Shaped Nucleus Boosts Search for Alternatives to 'Standard Model' Physics 2013-05-10T15:15:05.820Z Fertile flowers with a pear-shaped ovary invested by the adherent tube of the calyx, naked at the flat summit; disk with 5 glands; style short and thick; stigma capitate-flattened. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z He whirled around, facing toward the great pear-shaped cell in the lower center of the comb. Nuova or The New Bee 2012-03-26T02:00:41.423Z It consists of two pear-shaped bulbs of glass, united at their apices and having a minute passage formed between them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z The toughness and hardness of these drops are remarkable; the thick pear-shaped portion will bear a sharp stroke with a hammer without breaking; nor can it be scratched with a diamond. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The interior is very thickly lined with feathers; the eggs are three, pear-shaped, and a bright, beautiful blue colour, sometimes with a slight greenish tinge. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The eggs are four, pear-shaped, and spotted with black on an olive-coloured ground. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Pod.—Pendulous; inflated; pear-shaped; on a long stalk. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The latter's brow-tufts came down over his nose; he laughed a sardonic laugh and shook his pear-shaped head. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Each summit is crowned by an inverted pear-shaped stone, bearing a triple cross, emblematic of the Trinity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It contained three eggs, pear-shaped, white, with large well-defined spots of reddish brown. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z As the ship cleared the harbour entrance, a fleet of sailing craft, including a number of decked, outrigged war-canoes, with pear-shaped mat-sails and half-naked crews, tore dipping through the waves to escort her in. Down Under With the Prince 2012-01-29T03:00:07.103Z Guava, gw�′va, n. a genus of trees and shrubs of tropical America, with yellow, pear-shaped fruit made into jelly. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Some of the shots thus formed are not perfectly spherical—they are pear-shaped. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Its body is pear-shaped, swollen posteriorly and quite narrow at the neck. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The hole usually runs straight in for a few inches, then curves downward into a pear-shaped chamber large enough for a comfortable nursery. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Indeed, but for their peculiar pear-shaped form, which allows of their being placed so as to occupy a small space with the pointed ends all together, the bird would scarcely be able to cover them. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The eggs of all are proportionately large and pointed or pear-shaped and are usually thickly marked with dark spots. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z The fruit is in the form of a pear-shaped drupe, about an inch long, the small seed or nut with an oily kernel of strong acrid taste; of no value. The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States 2011-11-12T03:00:31.793Z The general appearance of Brönner's burner is pear-shaped; and in size it is considerably larger than an ordinary burner designed to pass an equal quantity of gas. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z The brown nuts are irregular in shape and enclosed in somewhat pear-shaped, two-valved husks. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The egg differs from that of the Guillemot not only in colour but in shape, being less decidedly pear-shaped. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Above this gallery a series of windows with a similar arrangement breaks the base-line of the somewhat ugly pear-shaped dome. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z We have then a somewhat pear-shaped area or triangular area with the apex at the apex of the heart. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z The fruit is oval, nearly round or slightly pear-shaped with a very thick, strong-scented husk which splits nearly to the base when ripe. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z They have large pear-shaped bulbs with a tapering neck 9 to 12 inches long, and consequently require to be planted pretty deeply, say about a foot in September. Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air 2011-09-10T02:00:24.197Z The term connotes a type of oval and pear-shaped hand axes and other implements that were a specialty of early humans. Earliest Homo Erectus Tools Found in Kenya 2011-08-31T18:39:42Z The Pelegrina is a pear-shaped pearl weighing one hundred and thirty-four grains, and at the date of its arrival in Europe and for a century afterwards was the largest known pearl. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z "I am afraid for the future of football - it appears to be going pear-shaped in some areas," the France great said through a translator. Platini voices fear for European soccer's future 2011-08-26T11:12:10Z The fruit is pear-shaped or rounded, usually with a neck at the base, very thin husks splitting only half way to the base or not at all. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z It has large, pear-shaped bulbs, and rosettes of leaves 6 to 12 inches long, with bristly margins. Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air 2011-09-10T02:00:24.197Z It is pear-shaped, the narrow end pointing southward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z This pearl, by nature pear-shaped, had a long neck and was moreover as large as the largest pigeon's egg. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z We halted several times in the shadow of large rocks to let our cattle breathe, and gave them the juicy pear-shaped fruit of the cactus, which grew here abundantly, and they eagerly devoured it. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The leaves are alternate on the stem, pear-shaped with pointed ends and tapering bases, smooth and light green above, from 8 to 10 inches long, clustered toward the ends of the branches. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z When elongated their bodies were somewhat pear-shaped, but more slender, and variegated with vacuoles and particles of food. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z The furnace or bloomary in which the ore is smelted is from 4 to 5 feet high; it is somewhat pear-shaped, being about 5 feet wide at bottom and 1 at top. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The pebbles at this place are often a small, pear-shaped, opaque, yellow jasper. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z At the upper end is a deep pool, some thirty yards across, and pear-shaped. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The pear-thorn, Crataegus calpodendron Med., is a smaller tree, with broader leaves, very few thorns and pear-shaped fruit. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z When resting it resembles a pear-shaped purse, puckered in at the mouth. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z It was a pear-shaped depression, perhaps four miles from rim to rim at the widest point and fully a score of miles in length. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z As the process continues a pear-shaped body is produced, solid at the broader end, which consists of the larger cells, but hollow at the other. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z Towards the middle of its pear-shaped area, or rather approaching the isthmus, stands the farm house, with rocks and woods behind. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Who was this with the hair rolled high and the pear-shaped earrings? My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z There are many varieties of tomatoes, including the early and late market sorts, the yellow kinds, and the little pear-shaped and plum-shaped tomatoes, both red and yellow, used in pickling. Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them 2011-05-10T02:00:58.433Z Featuring a pear-shaped diamond surrounded by 50 smaller diamonds, the earrings were flown back especially from a museum in Kansas City, Missouri, where they were on loan with other items from Diana's life. Shades of Diana's Legacy at the Royal Wedding 2011-04-28T09:55:00Z Meanwhile the embryo has become distinctly pear-shaped, the polypide or polypides being situated at its narrow end, in which a pore makes its appearance. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z When the Sun rises first on them, the eastern one, A, is triangular and larger than Messier, which latter is somewhat pear-shaped. Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z Bettina had known her instantly by the grey hair rolled high and the pear-shaped earrings. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z Peel, a small company in San Diego, recently began selling a small, pear-shaped device that turns an iPhone into a television remote. A Web Edge for Makers of Real Stuff 2011-04-21T01:20:41Z Overweight men tend to be "apple-shaped", overweight women "pear-shaped". Weighty issue 2011-04-08T07:58:01Z They measured about 2 mm. in length and were distinctly pear-shaped; each contained a pair of polypides, which occupied a comparatively small part of the interior, the whole of the broader half being hollow. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The pommel is a piece of metal, usually pear-shaped, to which the end of the tongue is joined and which forms the extremity of the handle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The two strong-willed actors wed in 1964 after she divorced Fisher, and Burton lavished her with furs and diamonds, including a $1 million pear-shaped jewel, while publicly praising her "wonderful bosom." Actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-23T15:46:08Z The other, the Mertensia, is closely allied to Pleurobrachia; it is exceedingly flattened and pear-shaped. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z Here and there a pear-shaped puff-ball, Burl's height and half as much again, waited craftily until a chance touch should cause it to shoot upward a curling puff of infinitely fine dust. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z The Hohenzollern Redoubt was a pear-shaped stronghold situated on a gentle rise about 500 yards in front of the line. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z They are simple earth-pyramids, sometimes elliptical or pear-shaped, and vary in height from six to eighty feet. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z Lizards and Ophidians both have this part of the brain somewhat pear-shaped, pointed in front, and elongated. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z These calycles or bells, as they are called, assume a great variety of shapes,—elliptical, round, pear-shaped, or ringed like the Clytia. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z And again he saw pear-shaped objects above some of which floated little clouds of smoke. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z It consists of a hollow, pear-shaped case, containing an electric battery and a large amount of gun-cotton, or some other high explosive. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z These are pear-shaped, the points of the pear resting on the basement membrane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The back of the head is sometimes rounded as among birds, showing a smooth pear-shaped posterior convexity in the region of the brain. Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles 2011-02-20T03:00:13.067Z It was a pear-shaped pink pearl set with tiny diamonds, a valuable toy. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Spores minute, usually pear-shaped, with only one polar-capsule, which is visible only after treatment with reagents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The pear-shaped body is encased in a theca formed by a number of polygonal plates, and is attached by its narrow end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Up to that time, teaspoons had been made with very deep round or pear-shaped bowls and very short handles. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z So it might be as well to retain the FA Cup as an optional target should things go pear-shaped elsewhere. Arsenal's stiff display brings Ars?ne Wenger his 'second worst wish' 2011-01-10T07:01:02Z Her young admirer had been showing her a jewel flashing in a tiny box—a pear-shaped pink pearl. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The cardboard box contained in addition to the pencil bombs a shiny knife and several grooved, pear-shaped objects. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z The white flowers are as large as May-blossoms, and the fruits, which may be either apple-shaped or pear-shaped, are greenish-brown, with rusty specks, and four times the size of Rowan-berries. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver that stores bile, a fluid that digests fat. Women's aches may signal serious threats 2010-10-06T18:12:00Z Giant and pear-shaped puffballs spore internally and are edible only when their adolescent, interior flesh is snowy white; when mature and sporing, they transform to greenish brown. | Fungus on the Lawn? Let's Eat! 2010-10-02T14:00:00Z However, among pear-shaped overweight women, for every increase in BMI category, the 3MSE score dropped by roughly half a point. Body Shape May Affect Mental Acuity 2010-07-15T14:45:00Z Whenever the Klitschkos pick opponents who punch back, things go pear-shaped for them. Haye hits out at 'boring German fans' 2010-03-19T17:04:00Z The pistil is a greenish yellow pear-shaped body, and the stamens are very dark purple. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z It is a hollow, pear-shaped a pouch, having a capacity of three pints, in the adult. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers It is a pear-shaped object about an inch or an inch-and-a-quarter long, and is suspended in the manner shown, among the branches of bushes, etc. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies A pear-shaped bulb may be obtained by gently re-heating an elongated bulb, say from a to a, and drawing it out. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students A young man with spectacles and a pear-shaped face, who wore grey flannel shirts that depressed Michael unendurably, made a determined effort to gain his confidence. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The city lies on Massachusetts bay, on what was once a pear-shaped peninsula attached to the mainland by a narrow, marshy neck, often swept by the spray and water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Flowers small, yellowish; pods pear-shaped, slightly flattened, 8–10 mm. long, surrounded by a vertical ridge. Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 The rest kept their saddles, and began gently rounding up the mob, till it formed a pear-shaped island of consolidated wool, with the headland stretching almost to Rigden's feet. The Shadow of a Man They are essentially spherical, pear-shaped or oval sacs opening on to the exterior but closed at the coelomic end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The holes of these animals are pear-shaped, the external opening being minute, and gradually increasing downwards. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Avocado pears or alligator pears are pear-shaped, but look more like green and brown fresh figs. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 This was more strongly brought out in his subsequent voyage to the Orinoco, when he detected even a worse earth-bump, and concluded that the world must be pear-shaped! The Spanish Pioneers Plant dingy white or brownish yellow; pear-shaped, or obovate pyriforme, sometimes approaching L. gemmatum in size and shape, but easily distinguished from that species by the surface features of the peridium and the internal hyph�. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous Round her neck was a huge pear-shaped green stone. Confessions of an Opera Singer The flowers are in large corymbs, and the fruits are of an intense shining red, pear-shaped, and make a bright picture in autumn. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens He could swear to it a hundred times over, there in the red light of the camp-fire, even to the pear-shaped blot near the right-hand corner. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Thus the eggs of the plover are pear-shaped, of the sand-grouse more or less cylindrical, of the owls and titmice spherical and of the grebes biconical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Its margin was in outline a bold pear-shaped curve, that also curved upon itself, formed by an immense chiselling of the fundamental rock. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The “pear-shaped” form of the same author consists of a series of pear-shaped bulbs, the narrow end of one adjoining the wider end of the next lower one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The elongated, pear-shaped fruits of R. alpina and its variety pyrenaica are bright red, and have a pleasant, resinous odour when rubbed. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Another stone, the Taj-e-mah, belonging to the shah, is a pale rose pear-shaped stone and is said to weigh 146 carats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The berries ripen in August and September; they are pear-shaped and about the size of currants, are crimson in colour and often spotted, and have an acid and astringent taste. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Polypus is a round pear-shaped body, generally hanging by a pedicle, or neck, like to the stalk of the fruit. The Dog The pear-shaped form is the most effective, second in order is the Le Bel-Henninger, which, in turn, is better than the Glynsky. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The garden is pear-shaped, and can be entered by three paths on the south-east, west, and north sides. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens He fixed Eugene with clear, coal-black eyes looking out of a long, pear-shaped face. The "Genius" The nest is on the ground and the 10-18 white, pear-shaped eggs are laid in May or June. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season The cittern consisted of a pear-shaped body similar to that of the lute but with a flat back and sound-board joined by ribs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" A canopy overspreads the throne, and beneath the canopy, suspended by a golden cord, hangs an enormous pear-shaped emerald. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise The flowers are rosy red; the fruits red, often pear-shaped, and covered with bristles, which, when rubbed, have a turpentine-like odour. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Lastly, in several other specimens, at the very bottom of the sack-formed animal, there was a brownish, pear-shaped bag, of different sizes in different individuals, and occasionally broader even than the thorax. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. Two, however, of them had the forehead broader than the cheek-bones, so that the head was pear-shaped. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies From the upper part of the arches are suspended four large pendant pear-shaped pearls, with rose diamond caps. Threads of Grey and Gold A pear-shaped head protruded from between them, fitfully lit up by a pair of pig’s eyes, which either restlessly shot glances or else were so completely buried under their lids as to become invisible. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day The hips are 1 to 1½ inches long, apple or pear-shaped, of a fine bright red, and covered with bristles. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The larger one, roughly pear-shaped and about a quarter of a mile in its greatest dimension, was actually that—a hunk of rock. Anything You Can Do! He was dressed like a man who is above disguising his prosperity; he wore a large, pear-shaped pearl in his crimson scarf, and had probably only lately discarded his summer white hat and white waistcoat. The Brass Bottle His head was as ever pear-shaped with its heavy, flabby jowls, and in the apex the two little beads of eyes leaped adventurously at sight of the prince. The Missourian The two servant-maids in his house, as well as the orderly, gave testimony of such a character that the few remaining hairs on Leimann’s pear-shaped skull rose in affright. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Flowers appear freely in large corymbs, followed by clusters of pear-shaped green fruits, which hang on the tree until the end of the year, changing finally to dull, yellowish red. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The three or four pear-shaped, variagated eggs are deposited in a slight hollow in the ground, in which a few blades of grass are occasionally placed. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 The pear-shaped cells are seen bound together in the centre of the gelatinous sphere by a thread-like process. Was Man Created? There will be felt in the median line the pear-shaped outline of the bladder, more or less full, rounded or tense, according to the quantity of urine it contains. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle In the interior of the receptacles, pear-shaped or ovate asci are formed in clusters, attached together at the base, and containing two or more hyaline sporidia. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses The stout lady at the piano had a pale, fat, pear-shaped face, her grizzled hair parted above it and twisted to a large outstanding knob behind. Tante This is best done by carefully sealing the end and then blowing, with several suitable reheatings, to form a pear-shaped bulb as in a, Fig. Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing In the effort to make balloons dirigible one of the first steps was to change the form from the spherical or pear-shaped bag to a cylindrical, or cigar-shape. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The Texas-fever microbes a are shown as pear-shaped bodies, stained with methylene blue, within the red corpuscles. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle We Frenchmen cannot breathe inglorious air; The crown must slip from off a pear-shaped head. L'Aiglon This is necessary because, not being of the pear-shaped form of the Murres, they would be very apt to be dislodged if commonly placed on the narrow ledges. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. Dangling from each one was a small, pear-shaped globule of metal. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 The most common form of bomb used in the heavier-than-air machines was pear-shaped, with a whirling tail to keep the missile upright as it falls. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Fruit scarlet, round or pear-shaped, � in.; ripe in September, with from 1 to 5 cells and seeds. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination The Grenadiers of the line with waving plumes Who marched into the battle with white gaiters; The Conscripts here, with green and pear-shaped tufts. L'Aiglon Seeds small, not notched; beak short, blunt; raphe distinct to indistinct, usually showing as a narrow groove; chalaza pear-shaped, sometimes distinct, but usually a depression only. Manual of American Grape-Growing Miro plucked out with his free hand a little pear-shaped mechanism punctured with innumerable holes. Pirates of the Gorm In Governor Gage's day Boston was still a peninsula, roughly pear-shaped, and connected with the mainland by a strip of land which was, at high tide, scarcely a hundred yards wide. The Siege of Boston Fruit pear-shaped to oval, somewhat rough, splitting regularly only about half-way. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination The spores are colorless, round or elliptical or pear-shaped, produced on sterigmata, 7–8�8–9�. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Berries large, oval, often pear-shaped, dull black with thick bloom, persistent, soft; skin thick with some red pigment; flesh pale green, juicy, tender, coarse, vinous; good. Manual of American Grape-Growing The scrub-pine one sees along the railroads between New York and Philadelphia has rather stubby cones, while the pitch-pine, beloved of the fireplace for its "light-knots," has a somewhat pear-shaped and gracefully disposed cone. Getting Acquainted with the Trees In style they followed, to a certain extent, the squat pear-shaped tea pots of the period of 1717–18 in England, but had greater height and capacity. All About Coffee This pear-shaped body of water is a little more than a dozen miles long and half that wide and is surrounded by mountains. Birdseye Views of Far Lands In Figure 3 is a representation of the mycelium of the small pear-shaped puff-ball with a number of small white knobs marking the beginning of the puff-ball. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth A species of Acacia, described by Belt, bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, as well as a small, sweet, pear-shaped body at the tip. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In As is well known, the rough material is formed in boules or pear-shaped drops under an inverted blowpipe. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Polypi are small pear-shaped growths which form on the membrane lining the nasal passages and sometimes completely block them. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) Suddenly a long, pear-shaped mangrove-pod struck me full in the breast. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines In the ends of this cut slots 6 inches long, each to receive two pear-shaped pieces of very light half-inch plank, 1 foot 3 inches by 8 inches. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 I quickly bound her hands and feet, and gagged her in the Indian fashion, with a pear-shaped piece of wood secured by a strip of leather. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography A red stone, cut in the form of a pear-shaped brilliant, was submitted to the writer for determination. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The things were roughly pear-shaped, with the large end upward. The Cavern of the Shining Ones The hand set of burnishers has four which are pear-shaped and vary in size, and one which is rather small and roof-shaped. Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth The ducal hat of Charles the Rash, the last Duke of Burgundy of his race, was hung with pear-shaped pearls, and studded with sapphires. The Picture of Dorian Gray He discovered a mode of dropping melted glass into water so as to form little pear-shaped globules, with a long slender tail. Charles I Makers of History The pear-shaped brilliant which was first mentioned was of a peculiar, slightly yellowish, red color. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The plants are somewhat pear-shaped, rounded above, and tapering below to the stout base. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. Fruit somewhat pear-shaped, with 4 or 5 ribs that disappear at maturity, 4 or more cells each with many small, hard, irregular seeds. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines The large oval or pear-shaped loop at the one end is intended to be pushed in to support the head, and, in the present method, also to help the formation of the model. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Some are large, some are small, some are round and others are pear-shaped. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922 In shape it may be spherical, or pear-shaped, or button-shaped or of any less regular shape than these. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public She was in complete Lapp costume—a blue cloth gown with wide sleeves, trimmed with scarlet, and a curious pear-shaped cap of the same material, upon her head. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Fruit about size of child’s head or smaller, somewhat pear-shaped, juicy, pulp melon-like, 1 compartment with numerous seeds, each in a mucilaginous aril. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines At the end of a week Collins had thrown61 out three pear-shaped loops of traps, each line with a length of twenty miles, the whole a clover-leaf effect with his cabin as the base. The Yellow Horde Lastly, "If you don't find everything you want," he said, "you've only to ring," and he pointed to a, row of pear-shaped appendages hanging by silken cords from the cornice. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 Cat sits down, very tall and neat and pear-shaped, and closes his eyes about halfway. It’s like this, cat The concrete is deposited loose in the hole and rammed solid by dropping a pear-shaped weight onto it as it is placed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Molten iron, tons and tons of it, is run into an immense pear-shaped vessel called a "converter." Diggers in the Earth In the human spermatozoon the head is ovoid, appearing pear-shaped or pointed in one view and elliptical in another. The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male The larger one, roughly pear-shaped and about a quarter of a mile in its greatest dimension, was actually that—a huge hunk of rock. Anything You Can Do ... It reaches a height of 15 to 20 feet and bears reddish-colored flowers, followed by pear-shaped fleshy fruits 2 or 3 inches long, and of a rich carmine color when ripe. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Inside the tent, a girl, sad at heart, crouched against the canvas; her fingers felt around the empty hole in one of her pear-shaped earrings. The Lost Despatch He reached up to his adviser’s blue and crimson neck-scarf, and laid his finger and thumb upon a large, solitary pear-shaped pearl. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana It is pear-shaped, and is thus distinguished from the swelling of dropsy and other affections. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother The pear-shaped outline of the bladder can be felt beneath, and within it the solid, oval body. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The fruits are pear-shaped, covered with a brownish-green or purple skin. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture He did not bother kicking the pear-shaped man. In the Control Tower The soft vegetable substance yields to his keen steel, almost as easily as if he were slicing a Swedish turnip; and soon he detaches a pear-shaped piece, but bigger than the largest prize “Jargonelle.” The Death Shot A Story Retold The swelling is now four and a half inches long, three and a half inches wide, and high and pear-shaped; the head lies underneath on the left, the body towards the right.' The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother The world then, said Columbus, could not be a perfect round, but pear-shaped. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole It was of loose texture, and, instead of being pear-shaped, was hemispherical in form, and attached by its flat surface to the lower side of a leaf. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 They were piled in colorful disorder, red, purple, orange and yellow, pear-shaped, egg-shaped, and clustered spheroids—fantastic, unearthly. Pygmalion's Spectacles If the bulb appears pear-shaped turn the tube so that the melted mass is directed upwards; if the bulb have the contrary fault, correct in the corresponding manner. On Laboratory Arts Your accent's as phony as the pear-shaped tones of a Midwestern garden club president. Sense from Thought Divide Payne: that he had seen, in the Canadian sky, a large, pear-shaped object, sailing rapidly. The Book of the Damned A small pear-shaped fruit attracted him, and then an egg-shaped, brown-colored fruit, with a sweet, strong perfume, was among the varieties. p. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands The Oblong Brown Radish has a pear-shaped bulb, with an elongated tap-root. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. The eyes are scattered over the dorsal surface of the creature's body, and are commonly situated just beneath the skin; they are, however, sometimes elevated on pear-shaped bulbs. The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals It has a luscious, large, pear-shaped red fruit with seeds which, when bitten, are like pepper. Southern Arabia On the boughs at the further end grew a quantity of pear-shaped fruit, which he began to pick off eagerly. On the Banks of the Amazon In size the aperture of entry did not greatly exceed the calibre of the bullet; in outline it was seldom exactly circular, but rather roughly four-sided, with rounded angles, slightly oval, or pear-shaped. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre A small, red, pyriform or pear-shaped sort, measuring from an inch and a quarter to an inch and a half in length, and nearly an inch in its broadest diameter. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Her head-dress is decorated in front with a jewel set with pearls, from which three pear-shaped pearls depend. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc It is certain that the work was very costly and presented formidable difficulties, especially the vaulting of the tribune, which is pear-shaped and covered outside with lead. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) I quote Dr. Munro on his doings at Dunbuie, where the faker occasionally drops a pear-shaped slate perforated stone, with a design in cupules. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore Her chin was pear-shaped, and revealed decision of character. The Kentucky Ranger Root nearly spherical, but tapering to pear-shaped at the base; nearly one-third produced above ground. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Her earrings are circular pearl and ruby medallions, with large pear-shaped pearl pendants. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Fruit globose or very slightly pear-shaped, remaining on the tree throughout the winter. Handbook of the Trees of New England She took the pear-shaped pouch that swung always before her on her long gold chain. The Coast of Chance It is a small, pear-shaped mass of cells, the smaller end directed toward the upper end of the embryo sac. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses The bulb is pyriform, or pear-shaped; and measures four inches and upwards in depth, and two inches or more at its broadest diameter. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. The ipu is made from the bodies of two larger pear-shaped calabashes of unequal sizes, which are joined together at their smaller ends in such a manner as to resemble a figure-of-eight. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The liver has on its under side a little pear-shaped pouch called the gall bladder, in which the bile is stored before it is poured into the bowel. A Handbook of Health It has a pear-shaped body, composed of narrow pieces of bent wood glued together; the sounding board is flat, and of fir. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The Uterus.—This is a hollow, pear-shaped organ, located in the median line, just behind the bladder, between it and the rectum. Plain Facts for Old and Young The flowers are mostly yellow or reddish-yellow, and are succeeded by pear-shaped or egg-shaped fruits, having a broad scar at the top, furnished on their soft, fleshy rind with tufts of small spines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" It was made by joining closely together two pear-shaped gourds of large size in such fashion as to make a body shaped like a figure 8. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula It is pear-shaped, with the small end downward, and is about three inches long, two inches wide and one inch thick. Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves The face is rounded like a cat, but the skull behind the eye is very long and pear-shaped when viewed from above; in proportion to a cat's skull the brain case is a fourth longer. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The objects are generally made from large pear-shaped 450 sections of the lower whorl of marine univalves. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The tree is a native of Persia and Crete; bearing a pear-shaped fruit, golden yellow when gathered, and with five cells in it, each containing twelve closely packed seeds. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Indeed he might easily have been mistaken, by those to whom his name and dignities were unknown, for the pear-shaped but inoffensive keeper of a delicatessen shop. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl An address was delivered, and he was also presented with a curious, pear-shaped iron locket, inlaid with gold and silver, that had been made by one of their number who was a cripple. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World It had a pear-shaped tail and was painted a ruddy brown, just like a large ripe fruit. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights A pendant of gray slate, somewhat pear-shaped in outline, 1� inches in diameter, and one-eighth of an inch thick. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Done, it reared on hind feet once again, the pear-shaped head swung in their direction. Star Hunter The flowers are bright yellow, 1½in. long, somewhat pear-shaped, and tubular. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. Sometimes it was pear-shaped, sometimes amorphous; bulbous here, hollow there. Lore of Proserpine A pear-shaped water vessel with two loop handles placed opposite each other near the mouth. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 The pear-shaped puff-ball has little fibrous rootlets, and the plants grow in crowds on decaying trees. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners If the teacher describes the object as a fruit, fragrant, yellow, fleshy, and pear-shaped, the mental picture of the pupil is likely to be much more definite. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education Those of the disk are of a canary-yellow colour; the imbricated calyx is pear-shaped; pedicels slender, bent, wiry, and furnished with very small leaves; main stems hispid, woody, and brittle. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. After the explosion the bore-hole is pear-shaped, the size of the cavity depending, not only on the disruptive power of the explosive, but also on its rate of detonation, as already indicated. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 A bowl decorated internally with a submarginal band consisting of a vine and leaf; externally with a band of small pear-shaped figures; all in black. Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Indians of New Mexico in 1880 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 429-466 Dictating as he worked the pen, Cochrane achieved a pear-shaped mass of ink which was quite the size of a large grape before it fell into his waste-basket. Operation: Outer Space So also when an adult first meets a strange fruit, guava, he observes perhaps that it is pear-shaped, yellow-skinned, soft-pulped, of sweet taste, and aromatic flavour. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education It is a miniature reproduction of the pear-shaped ball of the Scarabæus, a reproduction whose very smallness gives an added value to the polish of the surface and the beauty of its curves. Social Life in the Insect World And she held up a string of large, round pearls to which clung an ornament, in shape somewhat like an anchor, of the same precious gems, two of which were pear-shaped and very large. The Harvest of Years Hoshkanyi Tihua was a man of small stature; his head was nearly round, or rather pear-shaped, for the lower jaw appeared to be broader than the forehead. The Delight Makers They are huge, pear-shaped retorts, resembling in their action those teakettles which hang on stands and are poured by being tilted. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' All such quality ideas as pear-shaped, yellow, soft, etc., as here applied, are general ideas of quality taken on from earlier experiences. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education Narval's massive body, pear-shaped and tapering into short legs and diminutive feet, shuffled forward in top-heavy gait. The Universe — or Nothing This consists of four plain Arabic pillars supporting a series of mouldings which form a square cornice, and crowned with a dome, pear-shaped ornament, and cross, precisely as in the cupolas of the church itself. Roumania Past and Present But Madame remained in her place opposite, apparently fascinated by that vivid red crop of hair, now thoroughly dried in the sun, and standing erect above his odd, pear-shaped head. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France The iris is of an irregular pear-shaped outline, 1-5/16 inches in its longest diameter, very dark, reddish brown in color, with a black edging all around it. The Extermination of the American Bison It is a pear-shaped formation, bounded on the N. by a mountainous region, and gradually diminishes in width towards the S.E., on which side it is open to the plain. The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features Around her throat she had a narrow band of green velvet bordered with diamonds and with a pendant emerald in the center that matched pear-shaped earrings nearly an inch long. The Title Market A little more and I shall burst into large pear-shaped tears. Berry And Co. Tomato Preserves.—Select small, pear-shaped tomatoes, not too ripe. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada When the bile is made faster than it is needed for immediate use, it is stored up in a little pear-shaped sac called the gall-bladder, which hangs from the under side of the liver. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene The story from the two ladies who saw the aluminum-colored pear-shaped object hovering near the road near Matador, Texas, was studied, checked, and rechecked. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects The best-known of these is the "Portuguese man-of-war," the body of which consists of a large pear-shaped vesicle which floats on the water like a bladder. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work If sown very shallow the bulbs will be round: if sown an inch deep they will be oval or pear-shaped. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition In form it is pear-shaped, weighs from 12 drams to 3 ounces and is situated in the pelvic cavity, between the bladder and the rectum, with its base upwards and its apex, smaller end downward. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The stomach is pear-shaped, and holds about three pints. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene Also on the thirty-first two ladies had seen a large "aluminum-colored," "pear-shaped" object hovering near a road north of Lubbock. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects He was very fat, and his pear-shaped face might have been carved out of white cheese. Marietta A Maid of Venice There were two exquisite, pear-shaped ear-ring drops among the Hynds jewels, and these he took, threaded upon my chain on either side the broken coin, and hung around my neck. A Woman Named Smith The areca nut, the seed from a kind of palm, pear-shaped, and resembling a nutmeg, is mixed with quick-lime and wrapped in a betel-leaf, which grows on a vine belonging to the pepper family. Object Lessons on the Human Body A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City Then the stem became separated from the pear-shaped mass by its superior speed, and again this vertical line of horses formed up once more horizontally, leaving the mass still farther behind. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement They were driving along in their car when they suddenly noticed "a pear-shaped" object about 150 yards ahead of them. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects It is known under the native name of Saa-ga-ban by the Micmac Indians, by whom the pear-shaped roots are used as an article of food. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. She held the neck of a great pear-shaped demijohn, covered with straw, of which the lower part rested on the counter. The Children of the King At that state of my entwickelung, as the French say, I still wore my trousers with a strong crimp at the bottom and cut pear-shaped at the hips. Heart's Desire The row of snickering, plunging, rearing, and curvetting horses had dissolved, as in a kaleidoscope, into a bunch, and a pear-shaped formation with two or three horses streaming ahead as the stem of the pear. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Instead of these they have at one end of the ovoid or pear-shaped body a long, whiplash-like process or thread, a flagellum, and by swinging this they propel themselves through the water. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 And with that Carmen went to the tree, from which he cut a large pear-shaped fruit. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance These substances were for the most part cut in the shape of round, square, oval, spindle-shaped, pear-shaped, or lozenge-shaped beads. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt At Selinus the Italian archaeologists discovered some years ago, in the so-called Acropolis, a town of irregular, rudely pear-shaped outline with a distinct though not yet fully excavated town-plan. Ancient Town-Planning Again he tried, opening them still wider, and again the pear-shaped object expanded and held them rigid. With Links of Steel It consists of a large number of conical or pear-shaped individual cells, whose apices are turned toward the centre of the sphere. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 It consists of an iron pear-shaped bulb, 12 feet across at its widest part, and floating 12 feet out of water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Almost hidden among these emerald leaves grows the pear-shaped fruit. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 Nutmeg is the kernel of a small, smooth, pear-shaped fruit that grows on a tree in the Molucca Islands, and other parts of the East. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home It consisted of an oblong block of ebony in which was set a single pear-shaped pearl more than three-quarters of an inch long. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman A pear-shaped bulb of German glass has near the small end an inner concave negative pole, A, of pure silver, so mounted that its inverted image is thrown upon the opposite end of the tube. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 Stems simple, sometimes proliferous at the base, globose when young, afterwards almost cylinder or pear-shaped, 5 in. high, 2 in. in diameter; tubercles ½ in. long, arranged in twelve spiral rows, slightly woolly in axils. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation The shells of these eggs are pear-shaped, parti-colored, and very thick. In the Footprints of the Padres The pear-shaped one looked at the coin in his fat hand as if it were something unclean and contemptible--something to be despised. Jason They are rather long, oval, often pear-shaped, eggs, spotless and brilliantly glossy, varying from very pale blue to pure sky- or greenish blue. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 "The beginning of man an ascidian—his ultimate development as an angel, a pear-shaped, transparent bag." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 They are pear-shaped, with a thick, spine-covered rind, containing green, yellow, or red pulp, with small, hard seeds scattered through it. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation The pear-shaped heads of most of the Central American figures, whose peculiar configuration is only approached by the wildest caricatures of Louis Philippe, are perfectly distinctive. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern KITTY: "Leave it to you to land a pear-shaped diamond on your hooks." The Vertical City The eggs are typically moderately broad ovals, a good deal pointed towards one end, but pyriform and elongated examples occur; in fact, a great number of the eggs are more or less pear-shaped. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Select large yellow, pear-shaped quinces, and peel and quarter them. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. The topmost joint is pear-shaped, with a tuft of whitish hair and spines on the apex, out of which the new growth pushes. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation The pear-shaped wood out beyond it—it looks as if it were joined on, but the two are quite separate really—is Trones Wood. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand The fruit is pear-shaped, and consists of a pulpy mass full of little seeds. Science in the Kitchen. Well, Charley," said I, looking over a copy of the letter O in which it was represented as square, triangular, pear-shaped, and collapsed in all kinds of ways, "We are improving. Ten Girls from Dickens In a half-hour she came slowly down the stairs, untwisting a long string of her mother's abandoned pearls, great pear-shaped things full of the pale lustre of gibbous moons. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Fruit pear-shaped, 1½ in. to 2 in. long, naked, edible, somewhat acid and sweetish. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation Mix well again, turn out to cool, form into pear-shaped cutlets, egg, crumb, and fry in usual way. Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. This he moulded into a loop, and mounted inside a pear-shaped bulb of glass. Heroes of the Telegraph I was once with Mr. Upton calculating some tables which he had put me on, when Mr. Edison appeared with a glass bulb having a pear-shaped appearance in his hand. Edison, His Life and Inventions The type of bomb which has proved to be the most successful is pear-shaped. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Fruit pear-shaped, 4 in. long; seeds very large, nearly ½ in. long and wide. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation They were as large as a stout man's fist, pear-shaped, with a rosy areola, in the center of which was a nipple. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The stomach is a small pear-shaped bone situated in the body. What Is Man? and Other Essays It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches long, and contains a single large seed. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S The edible fruit is a large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q Fruit 3 in. to 4 in. long, pear-shaped, covered with tufts of bristles, white, yellow, or red when ripe. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation It was pear-shaped, with its base down, and was the size of the natural nose of an infant of that age, and air passed through it. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "Well, take one, anyhow," advised Trot; but the cocoanuts were gone now, and a deep, purple, pear-shaped fruit which was unknown to them took their place. The Magic of Oz This was a body resembling a milk can in its general form, above which oscillated a pear-shaped receptacle, and from which a stream of white powder flowed into a circular basin below. The War of the Worlds The ducal hat of Charles the Rash, the last Duke of Burgundy of his race, was hung with pear-shaped pearls and studded with sapphires. The Picture of Dorian Gray Fruit 1 in. long, pear-shaped, smooth, scarlet, with tufts of bristles all over it, and a depression in the apex. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation The first shows an oval object rimmed with stars and the other a pear-shaped object, with a god inside it. The Babylonian Legends of the Creation It was pear-shaped, and as large as a pigeon's egg. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 It was pear-shaped with the point in the water, fastened to a chain that evidently led to an anchor. The Face and the Mask The flint nodule was but a small mass of the stone, often somewhat pear-shaped. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man Fruit rich carmine, about 3 in. long, pear-shaped. Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation Suddenly Gervaise seized one of her earrings—pear-shaped, of yellow glass—she tore it out and brought blood. L'Assommoir All the horsemen were in complete link or net mail 263, armed with spears and strong swords, and long, pear-shaped shields, with the device either of a cross or a dragon 264. Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete If this encasement is globular or pear-shaped, or takes the form of a button and is lucid, lustrous, flawless, and of large size, it may be of almost inestimable worth. Tropic Days They chose a pear-shaped quartz-reef; the upper dome exposed, the converging slopes set and hidden in green trap to the east and west, and the invisible stalk extending downwards, probably deep into Earth's bowels. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 On the front of the body of the dress were four large pear-shaped emeralds of great value. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Meanwhile, Vessons also made plans, his obstinate mouth and pear-shaped face more dour than ever. Gone to Earth The cup was pear-shaped, massive, dark-coloured, and highly polished, with gold ornaments, and two small handles by which it could be lifted. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Thus, a slight protuberance arises which becomes the base of a blister or button or the starting-point of a pear-shaped gem. Tropic Days This resembles the Mountain Ash somewhat, but the flowers are panicled, and the berries fewer, larger, and pear-shaped. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs Adj. round, rounded, circular, annular, orbicular; oval, ovate; elliptic, elliptical; egg-shaped; pear-shaped &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases We may describe the stomach as a pear-shaped bag, with the large end to the left and the small end to the right. A Practical Physiology Under Stuart reign, these aglets were of gold or silver, and set with precious stones such as pear-shaped pearls. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Yes, there is, girl; there's a string of pear-shaped ones in—" "I want you to buck up, honey; that's the finest present you can give me. Gaslight Sonatas This suggestion cheered away the left-behindish feeling that they all experienced as they watched that distant pear-shaped object floating in the sky. The Happy Adventurers The inner cavities of these pear-shaped vesicles, which soon attain a considerable size, are openly connected with the ventricle of the intermediate brain by their hollow stems. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 When full, the bladder is pear-shaped; when empty, it is collapsed and lies low in the pelvis. A Practical Physiology This quantity will make twenty-two large croquettes, which are prettiest moulded in a pear-shaped wine glass. Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book The door is a small round or pear-shaped hole near the top of the box, so that there is plenty of room for the nest below it. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns The uterus, which is pear-shaped, with the apex downwards, has three openings, one at the apex and one at each side at the upper part. Men Women and God In the Cyclostoma—a stage above the Acrania—the fore end of the cylindrical medullary tube begins early to expand into a pear-shaped vesicle; this is the first outline of an independent brain. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 The heart is a pear-shaped, muscular organ roughly estimated as about the size of the persons closed fist. A Practical Physiology The site was commanding and beautiful—a pear-shaped peninsula, devoid of trees, wind-swept, facing the sea, fringed by the salt-marsh, and transformed at high tide into an actual island. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers The yelk-sac is reduced to a small pear-shaped umbilical vesicle; its thin pedicle, the long vitelline duct, is enclosed in the umbilical cord. The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Here are christophines,—great pear-shaped things, white and green, according to kind, with a peel prickly and knobby as the skin of a horned toad; but they stew exquisitely. Two Years in the French West Indies Section of Magosphaera planula, showing how the pear-shaped cells in the centre of the gelatinous ball are connected by a fibrous process. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 A few days after, he crossed over to the Pearl Islands, which he found in a state of great commotion, for a slave had just found the largest pear-shaped pearl ever seen. Here, There and Everywhere On the rocky spots grew spiny cactuses, with flattened pear-shaped joints and scarlet fruit. The Naturalist in Nicaragua They differed little from modern artesian wells, but were provided with pear-shaped valves of stone for closing them when water was not needed. The Earth as Modified by Human Action Thus with Cereus Landbeckii two little triangular projections, representing the cotyledons, are narrower than the hypocotyl, which is pear-shaped, with the point downwards. The Power of Movement in Plants However, in the lamprey the spinal cord swells in front into a simple pear-shaped cerebral vesicle, and at each side of it there are a very simple eye and a rudimentary auditory vesicle. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 There was a dusky, little, pear-shaped apple—from one of Uncle Stephen's trees—which was our favourite; and next to it a delicious, juicy yellow apple from Aunt Louisa's tree. The Story Girl The true fruit is round, or oval, or elongated, sometimes pear-shaped, and with flattened sides, due to mutual lateral pressure. Confessions of a Beachcomber A Capparis, a small stunted tree, was in fruit: this fruit is about one inch long and three-quarters of an inch broad, pear-shaped and smooth, with some irregular prominent lines. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 The virgin uterus is a small, hollow, muscular organ, somewhat pear-shaped, whose cavity is about one and a half inches deep. The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene Finally, in the apes and in man the blending of the two halves is complete, and there is only the one simple, pear-shaped uterine pouch, into which the oviducts open on each side. The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 It was a long room, pear-shaped, and fitted up like the most elaborate sort of laboratory. The Blind Spot I went to examine it; it was a jeweled pendant composed of one large pear-shaped pearl, set round with fine rose brilliants! Vendetta: a story of one forgotten The roots of the hair are formed in the hair-follicles, which may be described as little pear-shaped bags, formed either in the true skin or in the cellular tissue beneath it. The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken Womb; the hollow, pear-shaped pelvic organ which is destined to retain the child from the moment of its conception until the time of its expulsion at birth. The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene The other contained no words, but only a pearl of uncommon size, and pear-shaped. Foul Play From their graceful branches strange fruits, golden and scarlet and pear-shaped, hung pendulous. The Metal Monster The abandoned nest provides a series of pear-shaped cavities, of which the distended part is the old cell and the contracted part the exit-neck, rid of its stopper. Bramble-Bees and Others The elephant is killed with a new kind of spear, with a double-edged blade a yard long, and a handle which, weighted in any way most easy, is pear-shaped. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile They also make pear-shaped bottles on the necks of which they fasten wooden tubes. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest More often the horizon showed no human outline, and the sun set cloudless, and elongated into pear-shaped outlines, as behind ocean-waves. Oldport Days |
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