10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGEATER»
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figeater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
figeater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Letters of Gertrude Stein and Carl Van Vechten, 1913-1946
The “pig eater" of this letter and the “Salvation Figeater" of Van Vechten to Stein
and Toklas [February? 1935], are the same, but which spelling is correct is
impossible to determine. The reference is to someone Van Vechten had spoken
about ...
2
A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel ...
Figeater, n. (Ornith.) Becafico, figpecker, greater pettychaps (Sylvia hortensis).
Fight, v. n. 1. Combat, war, contend (in arms), draw the sword, unsheath the
sword, measure swords, join battle, give battle, take up the cudgels, couch one's
lance, ...
3
The Macmillan Book of 366 Bedtime Stories
Figeater's Money Bag They called him Figeater because he loved eating figs so
much, but nobody knew his real name or where he had come from. The young
man was a natural clown and his antics made everyone laugh, so everybody
liked ...
Figeater's Money Bag They called him Figeater because he loved eating figs so
much, but nobody knew his real name or where he had come from. The young
man was a natural clown and his antics made everyone laugh, so everybody
liked ...
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An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language in which ...
... F ield-oflicer 127 Fieldpiece 137 Fierce 112 Fiercely ib. F ierceness ib. Fife 131
Fifer ib. Fife-major ib. Figs 106 Figeater 97 Figleaves 107 Figshell ib. Figtree 106
Fig (Indian) 90 Fight lxxxv Filanders 375 To Filch 362 Filcher ib. Filchingly ib.
David BOOTH (Author of the Analytical Dictionary.),
1835
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... heading] BT Blastophagus Fig wasp family USE Agaonidae Figari, Premio
USE Premio Pedro Figari Figaro (Fictitious character) (Not Subd Geog) UF
Barber of Seville (Fictitious character) Figeater USE Green June beetle
Figenschou family ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office,
2009
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
A23] UF Blastophagus grossorum Blastophagus psenes Fig caprifier Fig chalcid
Fig insect Fig wasp family USE Agaonidae Figeater USE Green June beetle Figg
family (Not Subd Geog) UF Figge family Figgers family Figgs family Figge family ...
8
Insect Enemies of Eastern Forests
This genus is represented by three or four s ecies in the area east of the Great
Plains, the green June beetle F0. nitida (L.)) or figeater, being b far the best
known. Throughout the Mississippi Valley, south of, central Illinois, and along the
...
Frank Cooper Craighead,
1950
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The Ecclesiastic [afterw.] The Theologian and ecclesiastic ...
... other rare sea birds ; the figeater of Tarring, owls of Arundel, ravens of Petworth
, or the heronries of Parham and Sowden woods ; or those enormous flocks in
winter of every species, which enliven the otherwise cheerless flats of Pagham.
10
The Earl of Castlehaven's Review: Or His Memoirs of His ...
... where he was attacked by Monsieur de Jurain; commanding the king's army,
with a force .much .figeater than his; 'the fight was very bloody, and d been fatal to
the c'onfederates, had not the activity, .besides the valour and conduct'of. this ...
James Touchet Earl of Castlehaven,
1815
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGEATER»
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figeater is used in the context of the following news items.
Latham: The fig-eating nuclear beetles of Peckerwood Flats
What we had was a bad case of the figeater beetles, which are about the size of a June bug but a weird iridescent green as if they'd all just ... «Longview News-Journal, Feb 15»
Hittin' It Hard
#In a little sideshow, a tattooed parade watcher had the nearby crowd mesmerized with a figeater beetle crawling on his arm. #The little ones ... «Payson Roundup, Aug 14»
Firefly glow lights up better LEDs
The figeater beetle's bright green iridescence is achieved by selectively reflecting light, and moths' eyes contain antireflective structures which ... «New Scientist, Oct 12»
DIY Touring With A 'Zombie Jazz' Band
Their band Figeater played a show with us as well. But then Portland, Ore. has much less of a scene, and so we played two rock clubs there ... «NPR, Aug 10»
Data Breaker
Sounds Outside: Jabon, Figeater, Syncopated Taint Horn Quartet, and others perform Sat Aug 15, Cal Anderson Park, 1–8 pm, free, all ages. «TheStranger.com, Aug 09»