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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

Miss Schuyler wore a pink brocade of the richest and most delicate quality, and a bertha of Brussels lace.

From The Conqueror by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

The ends of the bertha hung loosely and under it she had tied an apron of sheerest linen, edged with narrow Duchesse lace.

From Lavender and Old Lace by Myrtle Reed

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




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