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Finally, in this selective list, I would recall that well known insigne which is guaranteed to raise more heat under more collars in the shortest possible time.
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Fuera de un brevísimo círculo de incondicionales, que se intercambian la poca información disponible en español sobre este insigne anglo-francés, nadie podría responder a esta pregunta.
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Enfin plutot lui piker son insigne de Kogarasumaru (son equipe de air treck) accroché a sa veste.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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Quis trigesimum annum natus nullum amoris causa peregit insigne facinus? ego de me facio conjecturam, quem amor in mille pericula misit.
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At Suetonius mira constantia medios inter hostes Londinium perrexit, cognomento quidem coloni� non insigne, sed copia negociatorum & commeatu maxime celebre.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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[2835] The old Latin version renders episemon, insigne, illustrious, but there seems to be a reference to the Valentinian notion of the mystic number of 888 formed (10+8+200+70+400+200) by the numerical value of the letters in the word 'Iesous.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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His role was Comet; the insigne shone argent across his breast.
Genesis ANDERSON, Poul 2000
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* Tanti mysterii insigne statui in pudendis partibus: [1147] 1
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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The latter kept the barhops busy — young men and women wearing black T-shirts with the pirate insigne.
The Cat Who Came To Breakfast Braun, Lilian Jackson 1994
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The Africans have a partisan look: pieces here and there of old Wehrmacht and SS uniform, tattered civilian clothes, only one insigne in common, worn wherever it will show, a painted steel device in red, white and blue, thus:
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
biocon commented on the word insigne
Insigne means distinguished, in a good or bad way; eminent, noted, remarkable (Oxford English Dictionary).
August 14, 2011