diving dress
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The disposition of the screws corresponds with that of the holes in the india-rubber collar of the diving dress described below.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
I could have walked right aft under decks if I’d had a diving dress; but I’d been in the water long enough, and a sea fog was creeping up.”
From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold
He could even wear a diving dress if one could be found to suit him.”
From The Sea Lady by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
A diving dress and equipment weighs about l75 lb, including a 40 lb lead weight carried by the diver on his chest, a similar weight on his back, and l6lb of lead on each boot.
From The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns by Adams, Henry C.
A child, with a few hours to think it over, could have seen the connection between my diving dress and the loss of the Ocean Pioneer.
From The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
