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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Suricate
Britannica 11thSURICATE, or MEERKAT (Suricata tetradactyla) , a small South African mammal of the civet family, ranging from Cape Colony to Algoa Bay. The head and body are about 14 in. long, and the tail half as much; the fur is long and soft, light grizzled grey in colour, ...
Vol. 26, pp. 136-136
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Suite
Britannica 11thSUITE (Suite de pieces; Ordre; Partita), in music, a group of dance tunes, mostly in binary form, of a type which may be described as " decorative " (see SONATA FORMS) ; constituting that classical form of early iSth-century instrumental music which most nearl
Vol. 26, pp. 51-51
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Surplice
Britannica 11thSURPLICE (Late Lat. super pelliceum; FT. super, over, and pellis, fur; Span, sobrepellice; Fr. surplis; in Ital. cotta and Ger. Chorrock, choir coat), a liturgical vestment of the Christian Church. It is a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or
Vol. 26, pp. 136-137
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