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bertha

[bur-thuh] / ˈbɜr θə /




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To show that it was the PKF proteins that were doing the killing, University of British Columbia molecular biologist David Theilmann and colleagues infected bertha armyworms with two baculovirus species, MacoNPV-A and MacoNPV-B.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 29, 2021

Edwardian sleeves and bertha collars, ribbons, roses and trailing black velvet are the tricks of the trade.

From Time Magazine Archive

The skirt embroidered with a flight of swallows in silver and crystals, a deep bertha of Point de Flandre, with ruffles of the same on the short sleeves.

From The Evolution of Fashion by Florence Mary Gardiner

Edna's slender, graceful figure was robed in white Swiss muslin, with a bertha of rich lace; and rose-colored ribbons formed the sash, and floated from her shoulders.

From St. Elmo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans

A bertha of lace fell over the satin bodice.

From Ishmael Or, In the Depths by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth


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