The bark of the Douglas fir is likewise rich in tannin. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Wealth of Canada] Reference
Cheney for president ... what a great idea ... and Palin fir vp. From Wordnik.com. [New group tries to convince Cheney to run in 2012] Reference
The Douglas fir is the staple species of the forests of British Columbia. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Wealth of Canada] Reference
The Swedes call the fir "the scorbutick tree" to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
The fir is the sole tree which is decreed for ever to subsist. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
U.G.L.Y. is an acronym fir Understanding, Generous, Lovable, You. From Wordnik.com. [Heraldstandard.com: Home RSS feed] Reference
To require or ask for, to fiarch, to feek or look for, to call fir, to de - mand. From Wordnik.com. [Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account additional to what has been hitherto publish'd, of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of Great Britain: : from collections and observations in travels through Wales, Cornwal, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland.] Reference
The joists overhead were piled with seasoned wood, and long bundles of thin, dry fir, which is used for torches during the winter darkness. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland] Reference
The softwoods such as fir and pine have slightly more heat value per kg compared to hardwoods such as teak and oak. From Wordnik.com. [2. Kilns] Reference
The very sight or sound of the word fir. From Wordnik.com. [David Finkle: Warning: This Blog Contains Explicit Language and Lots of It] Reference
This part of the mountain is covered with beautiful timber of the best quality, such as fir, pine, cedar, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard] Reference
Narrow-leafed evergreens such as fir, hemlock, pine and spruce are able to survive winter without foliage loss for two reasons. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community] Reference
Woofter explained that refined finishes, such as fir walls, ceiling and cabinetry, will offset the rawness of the exposed systems. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Vanguard RSS] Reference
Or fill a bowl of sachet with some balsam fir needles. From Wordnik.com. [Lead? Phthalates? Keep harmful chemicals out of your home] Reference
On the next hole, he drove directly behind a large fir tree. From Wordnik.com. [Tiger Woods Falters At Bridgestone Invitational] Reference
The fir trees also have rejoiced over thee, and the cedars of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias The Challoner Revision] Reference
A slice of a Douglas fir tree makes a 20-foot-long window seat. From Wordnik.com. [A Tudor Goes Tokyo] Reference
She says the city wants a spruce or fir that's at least 55 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Christmas Tree Contest: Officials Seek Bigger Tree] Reference
Prince in a trench dug in the snow, at the foot of a clump of fir-trees. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
For the fir st time in 200 years, the number of Orthodox Jews is growing. From Wordnik.com. [Living-Room Crusaders] Reference
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees, and fir trees, according to all his desire. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 11: 3 Kings The Challoner Revision] Reference
The trees were principally spruce and fir, but there were also birch and maple. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
The wood that I prefer to use for these porch decks is vertical grain Douglas fir. From Wordnik.com. [Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks] Reference
Why, an axe that stood there hacking and hewing, all of itself, at the trunk of a fir tree. From Wordnik.com. [East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon] Reference
Take one part turpentine, two parts alcohol, (90 proof,) three parts balsam of fir, and mix. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
We ride from the rocky ocean floor past the gate, onto a mountain trail shaded by fragrant fir trees. From Wordnik.com. [Margie Goldsmith: Mountain Biking in Kilts in New Brunswick, Canada] Reference
Young tree plantations of spruce, fir and hemlock are grown here for replanting those cut-over forests. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Heartbeats] Reference
And two doors of fir tree, one of each side: and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 11: 3 Kings The Challoner Revision] Reference
This time, though, cold, wet rain had soaked the butterflies hanging on the branches of the oyamel fir trees. From Wordnik.com. [A Delicate Reprieve] Reference
These fir trees had a sort of sticky, balsamic juice that exuded plentifully from them wherever they were cut. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
From here she could look out the windows over the field, which sloped down to a thick bank of fir trees at the edge of the yard. From Wordnik.com. [Country House] Reference
Environmentalists are readying a "Food From the Forest" dinner (wild morels, ferns, fresh water infused with Douglas fir boughs). From Wordnik.com. [The Birds And The Trees] Reference
She looked around and padded off across a ravine, toward the edge of the blue spruce and Douglas fir forest that would be her new home. From Wordnik.com. [Lynx To The Past] Reference
Father Bear, a middle-sized bed of fir boughs and moss for middle-sized Mother Bear, and a deep, deep bed of feathery moss for Little Bear. From Wordnik.com. [Little Bear at Work and at Play] Reference
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