secos
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“My lords,” said the pleasant-looking priest, “this is the secos of the mother of Apis and we are going to show her to you.”
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
In the "gran secos" of La Plata, the indigenous animals, such as the American deer, die by thousands, and suffer apparently as much as the cattle.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
The young priest opened the gate of the secos.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
They led their visitors through the pronaos and naos to the secos, to the holy of holies.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Louis Couperus
It has a rough mildew that sticks to the clothes and penetrates them, which the Spaniards call amores secos.
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