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Among them was a man dressed in a full length raphia palm costume.
From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2012
With a ligament of raphia I fix him, by his hind-legs, to a twig which I plant vertically in the ground, inserting it to no great depth.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
Alex asked, her eyes on the strings of raphia and an unfinished basket that lay on the table.
From The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)
It is an interlacing of raphia and bits of wool, picked up at random, without distinction of shade.
From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
When Sir John Kirk came home in 1881-1882, I spoke to him on the subject, and he felt confident that the rofia or raphia palm-fronds were the original of the ruc's quills.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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