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Definition of Alpines
1. alpine [n] - See also: alpine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpines
Literary usage of Alpines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Troubadour-land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Sabine Baring-Gould (1891)
"The chain of the alpines—The promontory of Les Baux—The railway from Arles to
Salon—First sight of Les Baux—The churches of S. Victor, S. Claude, ..."
2. Rivers and Canals: The Flow, Control, and Improvement of Rivers and the by Leveson-Francis Vernon-Harcourt (1896)
"... alpines, Marseilles for water-supply and irrigation ; Verdon, difficulties,
siphons; ... alpines ..."
3. Hardy florists' flowers: their cultivation and management by James Douglas (1880)
"The best alpines are those with gold centres imd maroon shaded edges. ...
There are also self-edged alpines, which are very pretty, but they (Fig. 3. ..."
4. Making a Garden of Perennials by William Constantine Egan (1912)
"... Salicaria—Loose-strife Lysimachia clethroides—Loose-strife Polygonum
cuspidatum—Giant Knot-weed Spiraea—dwarf herbaceous form in variety alpines, ..."
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