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marquetry having the form of symmetrical, foliate scrolls, as on English cabinetwork of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

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On the other hand, he found my wasabi seaweed a bit off-putting.
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Poudre de Neptune (dill, fennel, star anise, seaweed) is by far the most-used seasoning in my kitchen.
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The smell of wild thyme mingling with the salt of the low-tide seaweed conveyed stimulating fragrance.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
They had dug some clams at the low tide in the forenoon and put them away, covered with wet seaweed.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
The uniform level of the seaweed marked the line of the water at the height of the tide, and the limit of the sea in calm weather.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Some, covered with a hairy and glutinous seaweed, seemed like large green moles boring a way into the rock.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Do you see that orange-and-black striped blazer—there by the seaweed: he's pointing; that's Philip Lacey.
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