swanneck


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Synonyms for swanneck

any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan

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The Handfasted Wife Carol McGrath (Accent Press PS7.99) Elditha Swanneck, King Harold's handfasted wife, loses everything as she flees from an arranged marriage after the Battle of Hastings to fight for her children's survival.
Swanneck pen: This S-neck pen allows easier Arabic writing and makes it easier for writers to read their own text as they write.
Muchos autores han descrito las caracteristicas ideales que deberia poseer el cateter peritoneal ideal y se han disenados muchas variantes del mismo (TWH, SwanNeck, Cruz, etc) (1), pero ninguno le ha dado un solucion definitiva al problema del acceso peritoneal.
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With pic's appropriately overwrought images, taken from titles such as "La Donna Nuda," "Carnivalesca" and "Rapsodia Satanica," Dutch helmer Peter Delpeut continues the voyage of rediscovery he pursued in docus like "Lyrical Nitrate" and "Cinema Perdu." Here, the handwringing, fainting and bosom-clutching of Lyda Borelli and other swannecked stars are given a backdrop of opera halls, casinos and street scenes, often seen in vivid, time-capsule detail.