Example Sentences

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This peculiarity appears to be caused by the thinness and semitransparency of the supposed layers.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

They quickly lose their peculiar glistening polish, their semitransparency is lost, and the natural tint of a pearl-like blue gives way to a dirty yellow.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton