bertha

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To show that it was the PKF proteins that were doing the killing, University of British Columbia molecular biologist David Theilmann and colleagues infected bertha armyworms with two baculovirus species, MacoNPV-A and MacoNPV-B.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 29, 2021

Edwardian sleeves and bertha collars, ribbons, roses and trailing black velvet are the tricks of the trade.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore an old black silk frock with muslin bertha.

From A Daughter of the Vine by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

It had a wide bertha, cuffs and over panels of wisteria panne velvet.

From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Lester, Pauline

The long sleeves had been replaced by short lace ones, trimmed to match the pretty lace bertha, and the long handsome gloves quite completed her costume.

From Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces by Eveleth, Stanford