bertha

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

My dress was my currant-colored or grosseille velvet with a wreath of white Arum lilies woven into a kind of turban, with green leave and bouquet to match, on the bertha of Brussels lace.

From Letters from England by Bancroft, Elizabeth Davis

It had a wide bertha, cuffs and over panels of wisteria panne velvet.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

By the way, here is Miss Tiffton's square-necked bertha.

From Bad Hugh by Holmes, Mary Jane