10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAPARAJOS»
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chaparajos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chaparajos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Canadian Patent Office Record - Tom 84 - Strona 2650
A protective device for gardeners and the like, comprising: a chaparajos-like garment formed of flexible, washable material having its lower portion bifurcated forming two leg portions each wide enough only to cover the front portions of the ...
Canada. Patent Office, 1956
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A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern - Strona 58
chaparajos of all exquisite dress laces. See LAcEs. chaparajos (Sp. chah pa rah hoce) or chaparejos (Sp. chah pa my hoce). Strong, leather breeches or overalls, usually open at back. Worn by cowboys as protection against brush and thorns.
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Luxury Edition - Strona 237
changeable. |. chaparajos. n. 1 the action of changing. an instance of becoming different. (the change or the change of life) informal the menopause. 2 a clean garment or garments as a replacement for something one is wearing. 3 coins as ...
Angus Stevenson, Maurice Waite, 2011
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Riders of Many Lands - Strona 105
The most striking part of the cowboy's rig are the chaparajos, or huge leather overalls, he is apt to wear. These originated in the mesquite or chaparral country, where the cattle business had its origin, and where jeans or a pair of the best cords ...
Theodore Ayrault Dodge, 1894
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The Complete Costume Dictionary - Strona 59
Folded over coat or robe. chaparajos: Worn by cowboys to protect their legs from brush and thorns, strong leather breeches that covered only front of legs. chape: 1. Byzantine and Romanesque (400–1200 C.E.). Cape, sometimes slit at sides, ...
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011
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Webster's Unabridge Dictionary, Vintage Pre-1923 Edition:
CHAP Chap, v. i.Etym: [See Cheapen.] Defn: Tobargain; tobuy. [Obs.] CHAPARAJOS Cha`pa*ra"jos, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.] Defn: Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back, worn, esp. bycowboys, toprotect the legsfrom thorny bushes, ...
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Grammatical Number in English Nouns: An Empirical and ... - Strona 247
... side cami-knickers (W76) undergarment combining camisole and knickers cami-knicks (OEDS) cami-knickers chaparajos (W76) over-trousers chaps (W76) chaparajos choori-doors (FDF) pants with full-cut top clamdiggers (FDF) snug-fitting ...
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Folk and Festival Costume: A Historical Survey with Over ...
A western “dude rancher” in batwing cowhide chaparajos, commonly called chaps, over blue or brown pants of heavy cotton. The chaps are fastened in back by leather thongs pulled through conchas of nickel or silver which provide decoration ...
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Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk: A Dictionary of Spanish ...
Wyoming: 1884 (chaps); DARE: 1887 (chaparajos); Texas: 1892 (chaparreras). Leather leggings worn by cowboys over regular trousers to protect their legs from brush or chaparral. They are generally made from the hides of goat, sheep, ...
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Concise English Dictionary - Strona 151
chaparajos shap-a-rd'ds, chd-pa-rd'hhos, chaparejos- rd', -re', ns.pl. cowboy's leather riding leggings (short form chaps). [Mex. Sp.] chaparral shap-a-ral', chap-a-ral', n. dense tangled brushwood. — chaparral cock a ground-cuckoo of the ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, Wordsworth Editions, Limited, 2007
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAPARAJOS»
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chaparajos is used in the context of the following news items.
Shooting victim identified as veteran
Ronald Richard Farmer II, 26, of Tuolumne, has been identified as the man who was shot to death Sunday morning in the 6200 block of Chaparajos Street in in ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
Angels Camp shooting victim identified as Tuolumne City man
Ronald Richard Farmer II, 26, of Tuolumne City, has been identified as the man who was shot to death Sunday morning in the 6000 block of Chaparajos Street ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
Sheriff's Office Investigating Angels Camp Shooting
It happened along Chaparajos Street. Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Sgt. Anthony Eberhardt confirms that the person shot did pass away from ... «MyMotherLode.com, Jun 15»
Unwanted by TAM, the Young family's Chinese textiles find a new …
Chaparajos (Manchu riding pants) boast three more dragons, with golden dots shining like dimes created from spiraling golden thread. The beauty goes on and ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jan 15»
What Is a Vaquero?
The word chaps is a shortened version of chaparajos, which means leggings. The wide brims that were a feature of the vaqueros' usual headgear was later ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Sep 11»
Chaps provide riders a leg up on fashion
The word chaps is a modification of the Mexican Spanish word chaparajos or chaparejos, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Certainly, chaps have a ... «USA Today, Oct 08»
