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invent †come upon, find XV; devise, esp. by way of original contrivance XVI. f.
invent-, pp. stem of L.
invenīre, f.
IN-1 +
venīre COME.
So
invention finding (surviving in
Invention of the Cross church festival of 3rd May) XV; contrivance XVI. — L.
inventive XV. — OF.
inventory detailed list of articles. XVI. — medL.
inventōrium, for late L.
inventārium.
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Winsome Llamas Llure Thousands to Culpeper Convocation
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/2/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...look." An estimated 128 llamas, 205 llama owners from across the country...facts:Popular names for llamas are "Tony Llama," "Dalai Llama" and...about $1 for sheep's wool, llama owners say. Llamas hum. "They go like, `ummmmm...
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LLAMAS LIGHTEN THE LOAD THEY MAY NOT BE THE CLASSIC PACK ANIMALS OF THE WEST, BUT LOW-MAINTENANCE LLAMAS EARN THEIR KEEP IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 9/7/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Hamann agree the llamas increase the amount...they see. "The llama has excellent range...spotted it had my llama not seen it first." Llamas have an undeserved...intersection. One of the llamas let fly at the other. The targeted llama ducked just in...
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Llamas show their touch on trails.(The Gazette)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...backpackers lead their llamas into a broad meadow...Wilderness Area. To a llama, especially a young...the Touch the Earth llama ranch in Black Forest...Shealy, brought three llamas - Moonshadow, a...North America; the llama family includes alpacas, guanacos, llamas and vicunas. ...
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Llamas line up to leave; Owner moving from Grafton to North Carolina
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of the spread to house llamas rescued by the Southeast Llama Rescue, which she says...behaviorally unmanageable llamas. A full-size llama can stand more than 5...agricultural officials said. Llama trivia -- Llamas were domesticated in the...
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Llamas lighten the load on mountain trail.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...sound. The reason llamas hum, llama owners like to joke...protocol of handling llamas, which didn't...something happens and the llama's lead rope gets...outfitters offer llama treks in the N.C. mountains. East Fork Llamas, 2403 East Fork...
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LLAMA FARM IS FEATURED ON COUNTY FIBER TOUR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...set up for a leaping llama. Linda and Tony Woods have raised llamas for nine years. He is president of the New York Llama and Alpaca Association...display at Saratoga Llamas in Stillwater, which will be selling llama fiber products this...
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Llama love may become lucrative
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 4/11/2005; ; 660 words
; ...the market for llama wool hasn't...she said. Llamas are fairly new...actually do a llama harness and show...wool, Hill said llamas are very versatile...Rimshot as a show llama. Like their cousin the camel, llamas can be trained...
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LLAMAS LIVING IN THE BERKSHIRES.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/6/1999; 700+ words
; ...her 1-year-old llama trekking company, Moon Mountain Llamas. ``They've added...are ``enriching'' llamas' lives this way...the Oregon-based Llama Association of North...are about 120,000 llamas in the United States...
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Llamas capture place n heart of area FFA'er
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 12/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...supervises the annual llama show at the county...24 animals, lease llamas to 4-H'ers...singing the praises of llamas. Her next project involves getting llama judging approved as...people through my llamas," said Brandt...
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Llamas hop to show at Porter fair
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/27/2008; ; 606 words
; ...does not have a 4-H llama project, Freeland shows here. Like dogs, llamas learn different hand...Freeland "borrow" their llamas from llama owners in the area...Porter County 4-H llama project, said she has 20 llamas, some with babies...
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llama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
llama , South American domesticated ruminant mammal...may be brown, white, black, or piebald. Llamas live in herds, owned by the indigenous population...altitudes that most animals cannot tolerate. The llama carries loads of up to 100 lbs (45 kg...
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SIC 0279 Animal Specialties, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Dakota, and Montana. Llamas. As competition...farmers have turned to llama production. In 2004...reported 27,870 llama owners in the United...gravitated towards llamas because of their...maintenance dispositions. Llamas do not require expensive...hay. The average llama sells for ...
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Rascal Flatts
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...released debut, Rascal Flatts, 2000; “Walk the Llama, Llama” appeared on Emperor’s New Groove...Rascal Flatts, the trio also recorded “Walk the Llama, Llama” for The Emperor’s New...
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Peruvian Ice Maiden
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...frozen mummy. The mummy was in the fetal position wrapped in colorful textiles made of alpaca (llama) wool. Pottery shards, bones from llamas and corn kernels surrounded her. The mummy was from a teenage girl, probably between 12 and 14...
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guanaco
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...dark face. Although previously regarded by some authorities as the ancestor of the domestic llama and alpaca , genetic studies show that only the llama is descended from it. The guanaco is not domesticated, but indigenous South Americans use...
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