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imperforate

[im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] / ɪmˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /








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In optical section "bubble-cells" have a certain resemblance to porocytes, but the cell is of course imperforate and not flattened.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

On the early imperforate stamps we find a similar postmark in black, but lettered "Gambia" above and "Unpaid" below.

From Gambia by Melville, Frederick John

An adult female that appeared to be in oestrus on February 3, 1952, was imperforate on February 10.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

There are a good many specimens of these stamps imperforate, and they were on sale at a Canadian Post Office.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong




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