Worms
a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
Diet of, the council, or diet, held here (1521) at which Luther was condemned as a heretic.
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I ate the staple corn paste sadza every day and tasted fried mopane Worms.
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Worms and amphipods, along with other animals, use or bury the pellets, which Havens observed after preliminary experiments.
Some came wrapped in what looked like puffed up fabric Worms, with hair just as knotted and twisted.
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And he was inclined to believe that it was Grandfather Mole that was to blame for the scarcity of Worms in the neighborhood.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyHe urged the growing of mulberry trees and the propagation of silk Worms, as being of more value than tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.And then, probably, Jolly Robin would laugh and tell her not to mind, for there ought to be Worms enough for everybody.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyBut what if I catch the fish by using a hired boat and a hired net, or by buying Worms as bait from some one who has dug them?
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockMr. Blackbird began to be afraid that there wouldn't be Worms enough left for himself.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for worms (1 of 2)
/ (wɜːmz) /
(functioning as singular) any disease or disorder, usually of the intestine, characterized by infestation with parasitic worms
British Dictionary definitions for Worms (2 of 2)
/ (wɜːmz, German vɔrms) /
a city in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: famous as the seat of imperial diets, notably that of 1521, before which Luther defended his doctrines in the presence of Charles V; river port and manufacturing centre with a large wine trade. Pop: 81 100 (2003 est)
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