 | 1835 - 542 頁
...that the Solen forces its way through the sand, expanding the end of its foot into the form of a club The Tellina is remarkable for the quickness and agility...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to be fixed, its extremity being carefully attached to the solid surface of that object.... | |
 | 1835 - 298 頁
...the form of a club. The Tcliina is remarkable for the quickness and agility with which it cart Upring to considerable distances, by first folding the foot...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is t$ be fixed, its extremity being carefully attached to the solid surface of that object.... | |
 | 1835 - 538 頁
...being drawn out of the body like the threads of the silk-worm, or of the spider, but they are east in a mould, where they harden, and acquire a certain...sufficient tenacity, the foot is protruded, and the thread jt contains is applied to the object to which it is to be fixed, its extremity being carefully attached... | |
 | Peter Mark Roget - 1836 - 442 頁
...of the body like the threads of the silk-worm, or of the spider, but they are cast in a mould, when they harden, and acquire a certain consistence before...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to be fixed; its extremity being carefully attached to the solid surface of that object.... | |
 | 1837 - 168 頁
...extending it, while the shell is, at the same time, closed with a loud snap. The Pinna, or marine mussel, when inhabiting the shores of tempestuous seas, is...poured into this canal, dries into a solid thread; ar.d, when it has acquired sufficient tenacity, the foot is protruded, and the thread it contains is... | |
 | 1839 - 496 頁
...employed, acquire a certain consistence. Most curious is the construction of this mould : a deep groove passes along the foot from the root of the tendon to its other extremity; and its sides are so formed as to close and fold over it, thereby making it into a canal. The glutinous... | |
 | 1853 - 394 頁
...constructed ; there is a deep grove which passes along the foot from the root of the tendon to_its other extremity ; and the sides of this groove are...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to be fixed ; its extremity being carefully attached to the solid surface of that object.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 824 頁
...extending it, while the shell is at the same time closed with a loud snap. The Pinna, or marine mussel, when inhabiting the shores of tempestuous seas, is...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to b* ferior in their system of animal generation. The snail tribe, as we saw, are hermaphrodite,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 頁
...seas, is furnished, in addition, with a singular apparatus for withstanding the fury of the snrge, and securing itself from dangerous collisions, which...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to be ferior in their system of animal generation. The snail tribe, as we saw, are hermaphrodite,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 頁
...mould is curiously constructed ; there is a deep groove which passes along the foot, from the root «f the tendon to its other extremity, and the sides of...and the thread it contains is applied to the object to which it is to be ferior in their system of animal generation. The snail tribe, as we saw, are hermaphrodite,... | |
| |
... and securing itself from dangerous collisions, which might easily destroy the brittle texture of its shell. The object of this apparatus is to prepare a great number of threads, which are fastened at various points to the adjacent rocks, and then... 