How To Use Divi-divi In A Sentence
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a product of China and the East Indies, best known as Myrabolams and must have been utilized solely for the tannin they contain, which Loewe estimates to be identical with ellago-tannic acid, later discovered in the divi-divi, a fruit grown in South America, and bablah which is also a fruit of a species of Acacia, well known also for its gum.
Forty Centuries of Ink
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Specimens of divi-divi which had been raised at Calcutta were shown in the Indian department of the Great Exhibition.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
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The first process -- the making of leather -- does not lie within the scope of this work; suffice it to say, that the hair or fur is first removed by lime, etc, and that after the skin is scraped it is treated variously with oak bark, valonia, sumach, divi-divi, etc.; it is a long and tedious process, and certainly does not lie within the province of
Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling a
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It appears also, from trials made, that one part of divi-divi is sufficient for tanning as much leather as four parts of bark, and the process occupies but one-third of the time.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o
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Dr. Hamilton states that, according to some admirably conducted experiments of Mr. Rootsey, of Bristol, undertaken at his request, the pods of divi-divi contain above 50 per cent. of tannin.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, o

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Gladstone will be the better pleased, and take another farthing off 'divi-divi,' or some other commodity in general use and of universal appreciation.
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
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The backroads of Aruba take travelers past eerie rock formations, cacti and our famous divi-divi trees.
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The first process -- the making of leather -- does not lie within the scope of this work; suffice it to say, that the hair or fur is first removed by lime, etc, and that after the skin is scraped it is treated variously with oak bark, valonia, sumach, divi-divi, etc.; it is a long and tedious process, and certainly does not lie within the province of
Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling a
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Among the forest products rubber, fustic, divi-divi, [64] and tonka beans, the last used as a perfume, are the only ones of value.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges
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In the natural products which have just been enumerated, the tannic acid is accompanied by some colouring matter, which is also absorbed by the cotton; in some (sumac and galls) this colour is present in but small quantities; in others (divi-divi, myrabolams, algarobilla), there is a large quantity; therefore cotton treated with these comes out more or less coloured.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
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There is an indigenous tree, the divi-divi, which has a slightly peculiar response to the wind.
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Rumor has it that divi-divis can grow straight and true in tended hotel courtyards for the visitors who arrive daily.
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Now it is obvious that such forms of tannin cannot be used when light tints are to be dyed, for such the acid itself must be used, for medium shades sumac or galls may be used; while when dark shades -- browns, maroons, dark greens, navy blues, etc., are to be dyed, then such tannin matters as divi-divi or myrabolams may be conveniently and economically adopted.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
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Still, every afternoon Iza set the board up on the table in the shade of a divi-divi tree, the little red, yellow, blue, green, black, and gray men arranged in tight rows according to rank.
Zombies vs. Unicorns
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We were pondering just that question in September 1998 while relaxing beneath the windblown divi-divi trees in Aruba.
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Thanks to constant trade winds, the divi-divis serve as a natural compass: they're bent toward the island's leeward - or western - side, where most of the hotels are.