[ANSTHRLD] word of the day.
nweders at mail.utexas.edu
nweders at mail.utexas.edu
Mon Jul 10 12:31:08 PDT 2006
I had to share this find with you all. Somehow it just has to be used
somewhere
Maybe as a deputy?
heraldic crab: a Japanese crab, Huenia heraldica, one of the Maiadæ: see quot.
1863
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Nat. Hist. III. 568 The Heraldic Crab, so called because the shape of its
carapace presents a fanciful resemblance to the shield and mantle employed
by heraldic painters in depicting coat armour.
Clare
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