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Definition of Talipots
1. talipot [n] - See also: talipot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Talipots
Literary usage of Talipots
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante", 1879-1882 by Albert Victor, George (1886)
"It was very warm going down, but we had the same lovely views that we had coming
up; we saw the talipots in full bloom, each spike of which fifteen feet ..."
2. Hakluytus Posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"... which are there as the Friers with us) talipots. where the people of this
Countrie assemble to pray. It is reported that in this place there are ..."
3. Due West; Or, Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou (1885)
"Some of the palms were of stupendous size and height, while there appeared to be
a spirit of emulation between talipots, ..."
4. Due West: Or, Round the World in Ten Months by Maturin Murray Ballou (1884)
"Some of the palms were of stupendous size and height, while there appeared to be
a spirit of emulation between talipots, ..."
5. Golden Tips: A Description of Ceylon and Its Great Tea Industry by Henry William Cave (1900)
"The scenery is characteristic of everything in the western lowlands, and the
wealth of fine trees—tamarinds, jaks, talipots, ..."
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