Angoumois
Americannoun
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The caterpillars of another type, Angoumois grain moths, develop and feed within whole kernels of grain or corn, or inside seeds.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022
The Duke of Epernon protested that he had no idea of disobeying the king's commands, but that he thought his presence was more necessary for the king's service in Angoumois than at Metz.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 by Black, Robert
"While Epernon has the Angoumois it is his affair."
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.
A baker is cited in Angoumois, France, who spent ten minutes in a furnace at 132° C. The resistance of the human organism to so high temperatures can be attributed to several causes.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various
Unhappily church and cloister were delivered over to be "restored" by that arch-wrecker, Abbadie, who has done such incalculable mischief in Perigord and the Angoumois, and his hoof-mark is visible here.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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