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- noun Plural form of
ama .
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Examples
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The metal brought down for sale is for the most part of two sorts, distinguished by the terms amas supayang and amas sungei-abu, from the names of places where they are respectively procured.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Gold of an inferior touch, called amas muda from the paleness of its colour, is found in the same countries where the other is produced.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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This sort is also termed amas lichin or smooth gold, and appears to owe that quality to its having been exposed, in some prior state of the soil or conformation of the earth, to the action of running water, and deprived of its sharp and rough edges by attrition.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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February 12, 2010 6: 53: 00 AM MST nissa-amas-katoj said ...
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About all I can remember now is “amo, amas, amat.” datingjesus
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Taro already suspected that the Buddha ball had been passed to the amas for safekeeping—what if that had been the reason for the dive?
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He sent a silent prayer to the Princess of the Hidden Waters, hoping that the kami would protect any diver, not only the exclusively female amas.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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But even Kappas could drown, just as monkeys could fall from trees, and amas could get their foot caught in the coral and die.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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Nam Catonem nostrum non tu amas plus quam ego; sed tamen ille optimo animo utens et summa fide nocet interdum rei publicae; dicit enim tamquam in Platonis politeia, non tamquam in Romuli faece, sententiam.
CONSPIRATA ROBERT HARRIS 2010
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Taro knew that the amas feared octopuses more than sharks.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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