Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding, etc. It is distinguished from
roan , which is tanned in sumac.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
basil , a sheepskin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
basil (a tanned sheepskin)
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Examples
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Todas ellas se basan en la vida de los obreros y los campesinos chilenos, que en el Chile que construyeron con la llegada de la Unidad al poder eran los verdaderos protagonistas del futuro … Ese futuro que los fascistas segaron en nombre del capitalismo.
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I do the same except don't fry the basan. .next time will try this way ..
Dr. Roopa's Bhuni Arabi Anjali 2007
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I ate basan socca we call it pura in Hindi four or five times a week while growing up in India.
The Saga of Skillet Flatbread - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Is there any difference between basan and cici flour?
The Saga of Skillet Flatbread - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I ate basan socca we call it pura in Hindi four or five times a week while growing up in India.
The Saga of Skillet Flatbread - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Is there any difference between basan and cici flour?
The Saga of Skillet Flatbread - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Las siguientes recomendaciones especificas se basan en documentacin compilada sobre el estado actual de este arte y en la propia evaluacin del panel ad hoc de selectas aplicaciones del ferrocemento, tanto marinas como terrestres, que mas adelante se detallan en este informe.
Chapter 13 1973
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Roan leather is nothing but sheep-skin, stained or colored; basil or basan is sheepskin tanned in bark, while roan is tanned in sumac, and most of the so called moroccos are also sheep, ingeniously grained by a mechanical process.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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Dedicado con cariño a todos los que basan su vida en buscar el exito tangible
The Goddamn Devil and The Damage Inc. (Un Blog Demanufacturado) The Goddamn Devil 2010
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Tetapi kebe - basan itu selalu saja menghalanginya ...
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