The most spectacular practice is the vel kavadi, essentially a portable altar up to two meters tall, decorated with peacock feathers and attached to the devotee through 108 vels pierced into the skin on the chest and back. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Allan's small library, her railing at "no-vels and the sin o 'them" was unstinted. ❋ Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1875)
She was a great student and a great reader of what she used to call "naw-vels." ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)
Chief among these changes, according to Edmunds reviewers, are "a restyled grille and taillights," which come standard on each of the "four trim levels-base, LE, SE and XLE." ❋ Unknown (2009)
You know as well as myself what happened during my tra - vels, as well as after my return; and I trust that you will impute my misconduct, in part at least, to its primary cause. ❋ Baron Thomas Lyttelton Lyttelton , William Combe (1812)
The passados, or inns, except a few in the principal towns, are, generally speaking, little better than ho - vels, affording shelter from the inclemency of the weather, but scarcely any thing else. ❋ Unknown (1812)
Dr Eligelhart was originally a pupil at Lund, and had obtained a degree in medicine there, before he fet out on his tra - vels to acquire medical knowledge in other countries* ❋ Unknown (1790)
Being now once more on Swedifti ground and no longer fubjeft to the tedious obftinacy of Danifh poft-boys, we ufed our utmoft exertions to reach Gottenburg, which we accom - pliftied on Saturday the 29th. which com pleated our tra - vels by land, after a Journey of three thoufand feven hun - dred and eighty four miles, the greater part of which was over a barren unfrequented traft of country. ❋ Unknown (1789)
This promife he very kindly ful - filled; and thofe communications were very ufeful to fettle fome matters, of fuch a minute nature as not to be met with in books of tra - vels, but of confiderable ufe to accomplifh what I had in view. ❋ Unknown (1787)
Acted, with great ap - plause« by the servants of the Rc« vels. 4to. ❋ Unknown (1782)
The concealment of Hip - polito and Clariana*s adultery from her servant, through the contiri - vance of her husband Bellamente, is taken from Q. Margaret's No - vels, Day 4. ❋ Unknown (1782)
He fets up an invi - ting prizes and not only marks out, but le - vels the way to it; makes that our duty frhich is alfo our pleafure, yea and our honour too. ❋ Unknown (1705)
The DiiTtionary I had, and loft in my Tra - vels, which was that commonly us'd, contain'd 33375 Letters. ❋ Unknown (1704)
1989, “L.vels of Selection and Sorting with Special Reference to the Species L.vel”, in P.H. H.rvey and L. Partridge (editors), Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology, ❋ Wilson, Robert A. (2007)
N.F.L. Culture May Be Difficult to Disengage at L.wer L.vels ❋ Unknown (2009)
See the highly interesting and accurate work, 'Tr.vels in Lycia', by Lieut. Spratt and Professor E. Forbes.] -- Tr. The observation made by Arago in 1821, that the deepest Artesian wells are the warmest, * threw great light on the origin of thermal springs, and on the establishment of the law that terrestrial heat increases with increasing depth. ❋ Alexander Von Humboldt (1814)
