A line about the distinctive smell of Irish peat is used twice. From Wordnik.com. [June Books 4) Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm, by Kaja and Phil Foglio] Reference
By mere convention, we call the peat which accumulated in the. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882] Reference
The river is dark with peat from the fell, curlews are calling with nothing to tell. From Wordnik.com. [Make This My Default Location (I) : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
Also on hand, the rosemary, in peat pots, popped back into the shade because of the ferocious heat today. From Wordnik.com. [From Twitter 07-17-2009] Reference
The word peat has its roots in the Old Celtic root word pett - meaning piece in reference to a piece of peat that had been cut from a bog. From Wordnik.com. [Peat] Reference
Next time it would recall a peat bog's earthiness. From Wordnik.com. [Sharing in the Celebration] Reference
Decades' worth of accumulated biomass, called peat, can burn in minutes, Turetsky said. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
The peat, which is high in carbon, can ignite and smolder underground, giving off dangerous fumes. From Wordnik.com. [LocalNews8.com - Local News 8 - Headlines] Reference
Sphagnum mosses (also known as peat mosses) are among the commonest plants, with over 285 species. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The peat, which is high in carbon, can ignite and smoulder underground, giving off dangerous fumes. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
Underneath the peat is a bed of gravel, a, from 3 to 14 feet thick, which rests on undisturbed Chalk. From Wordnik.com. [The Antiquity of Man] Reference
Reduce the use of peat, that is dug up from bogs around the world, therefore releasing greenhouse gases. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
PM lollipop10 waterlogged peat, that is. really interesting clip, thanks. that guy must have been crazy! lol. From Wordnik.com. [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference
Three presses furnish annually 180,000 cwt. of condensed peat, which is used exclusively for firing locomotives. From Wordnik.com. [Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel] Reference
Sphagnum moss, better known as peat moss, employs complex aerodynamics to launch its reproductive spores into the air. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
When moisture is low, such as during heat waves, the peat, which is high in carbon, can ignite and smoulder underground. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
There is something known as peat that looks rather like mould, but is really so different that you must be careful not to confuse the two. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons on Soil] Reference
Burn a fragment of each kind of peat on wire gauze. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons on Soil] Reference
Part of the area cleared consists of peat which is very rare in. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It should be planted in vegetable soil, such as peat or well-decayed leaves mixed with sand. From Wordnik.com. [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference
Adding large amounts of organic matter, such as peat moss and composted leaves, will acidify the soil as it breaks down. From Wordnik.com. [It’s Time to Twist and Shout « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference
During the formation of coal, carbonaceous matter was first compressed into a spongy material called "peat," which is about 90% water. From Wordnik.com. [AP Environmental Science Chapter 13- Non-Renewable] Reference
This kind of peat is usually of excellent quality. From Wordnik.com. [Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel] Reference
Still more ominous was the "peat" when it appeared with one or three companions. From Wordnik.com. [Auld Licht Idylls] Reference
This is well seen in the comparison of the same kind of peat in different states of dryness. From Wordnik.com. [Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel] Reference
Real loss: With Kukoc signed but Jordan gone, can Chicago four-peat?. From Wordnik.com. [From Croatia, The Air Apparent] Reference
San Antonio may be the last team that can halt the Lakers 'four-peat. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Is The Fix In?] Reference
To listen to the fans, it's almost as if the three-peat never happened. From Wordnik.com. [The Laker Wars] Reference
Fires have raged over 214,136 acres of woodland and peat bog across Russia. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfires Ravage Russia] Reference
In Moscow, people donned masks as smog from the burning peat bogs cloaked the city. From Wordnik.com. [At least 40 die in Russian wildfires] Reference
Smog from forest and peat bog fires can be seen on Red Square in central Moscow Monday. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Blankets Moscow Amid Record Heat] Reference
Dried up peat bogs are highly flammable and smolder underground, giving off dangerous fumes. From Wordnik.com. [Russia Forest Fires Rage, 25 Dead (PHOTOS)] Reference
The peat from which coal forms keeps out DNA-destroying oxygen, so the mines might harbor bones containing intact, eons-old DNA. From Wordnik.com. [Eons-Old Genes] Reference
What he read was lyrical, yes, but tough-minded and visceral, too, as though his words were marinated in a peat bog and honed on flint. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Coming] Reference
After an ugly, bickering season and an implosion on the floor in the NBA Finals, the Laker "three-peat" championship team is breaking up. From Wordnik.com. [The Laker Wars] Reference
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