After thunderstorms on the Florida coasts beach combers find fulgurite in the sands. |
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On rocky rummages in the shallows you might spy damsel fish, red mullet, painted combers and rainbow wrasse before they dart off. |
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What I never knew until now is that February 3, the day after Candlemas, is the Feast of St Blaise, the patron saint of wool combers. |
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The majority of combers, spinners, cob winders, spoolers, beamers, weavers, menders, and other workers were female. |
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All paper mills involved in the production of euro banknote paper use cotton combers as raw material. |
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While beach combers could splash away in any one of the beautiful beaches, bargain hunters could visit the Ajman souk renowned for its architectural splendor. |
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But it began to rain — a misty rain with the combers rolling in, and everything was gray, the sky, the seawater, and there was no line at the horizon. |
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The beach itself, a block away, was full of combers inspecting a wild field of debris that included everything from tires and construction drums to refrigerators. |
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The giant squid's fame, its tentacles touching Norse mythology, monster sightings by sailors and beach combers and the science fiction of Jules Verne, flows in large part from the animal's mystery. |
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With cocktail in hand and the sand between your toes, it goes without saying that you'll doubtless want to be looking your best for your fellow beach combers. |
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