bertha
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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
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 Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
She was dressed in a gray silk poplin with lace bertha and cuffs, and on her white hair she wore a little lace cap.
From The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Stokes, Katherine
The pointed bodice was draped with tulle, the billowy bertha of tulle was edged with lace.
From Atlantida by Benôit, Pierre
