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W.C. Chen gave the name G. jasminoides var. fortuneana to a large double-flowered sterile form that does not produce seed and is widely cultivated. [3] The common names cape jasmine and cape jessamine derive from the earlier belief that the flower originated in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. [9] Other common names include danh-danh and jasmin ...
A dorsal incision is made by laying the animal on its abdomen and making a single cut from the base of the tail to the shoulder region. The animal's skin is easier to remove if the animal has been freshly killed. [11] Cape skinning is the process of removing the shoulder, neck and head skin for the purpose of displaying the animal as a trophy. [12]
The Pawnee wore wolf skins as capes when exploring enemy territories. [55] The United States Army used wolf skin for parkas during the later stages of WWII and the Korean War to protect the faces of soldiers from frostbite. [48] In the Soviet Union, between 1976 and 1988, 30,000 wolf pelts were produced annually.
A Cape skink in low-level vegetation. T. capensis is a large (sometimes quite fat) skink, with three light stripes running down its back. Its skin is olive-brown to gray, and between the stripes and on its flanks are many small dark spots. The belly is greyish white. Occasionally the stripes on the back can be quite pale.
Oilskin jacket and sou'wester. Oilskin is a waterproof cloth used for making garments typically worn by sailors and by others in wet areas. The modern oilskin garment was developed by a New Zealander, Edward Le Roy, in 1898.
Soldiers of the British Coldstream Guard and Italian 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" in full dress uniform wearing bearskins.. A bearskin is a tall fur cap derived from mitre caps worn by grenadier units in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Chantal Gadoury wrote a retelling of the fairy tale, titled under the same name "Allerleirauh", where at the end the Princess faces her father and the sexual abuse she endured by him. Folklorist and poet Margaret Yocom wrote a full-length book of erasure poetry, ''All Kinds of fur'', published by Deerbrook Editions in 2018. [26]
Other names: Cape Fat-tailed: ... Sheep; Ovis aries; The Afrikaner sheep or Cape Fat-tailed is a ... sheep with shiny coats suitable for making of skin blankets. ...