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n. - A cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils.

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  • HEADLINING Ford cortina sedan1963/65 MK1 white star
  • Baixa-se a cortina, exeunt homines, as luzes desvanecem-se...
  • It is, both outside and inside, of a whitish violet color, often fibrillose above, with the cortina, and sometimes with the white veil, in the form of a zone at the middle.
  • Guardian | The zone of faith will save us from the sovereignity of the mob Nesta era em que o software pode erguer uma cortina a mediar o nosso interface com o mundo, o...
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