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A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired.

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A flaw or void repaired with such a piece.

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A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint.

It gave the right of voting to all Dutchmen over twenty-five years of age; who paid 1 fl.

The first settlement within the township was made in 1720 by Dutchmen and Englishmen, who in 1719 had bought from the Indians a tract of land along the Housatonic, called "Weatogue" - an Indian word said to mean "the wigwam place."

The whole machinery of government was centralized at the Hague, and Dutchmen filled nearly all the principal posts.

Katsukawa Shunsho (d- 1792) must next be mentioned, not only for the beauty of his own work, but because he was the first master of Hokusai; then Yeishi (worked c. 178 11800), the founder of the Hosoda school; Utamaro (1754-1806), whose prints of beautiful women were collected by Dutchmen while he was still alive, and have had in our own day a vogue greater, perhaps, than those of any other of his fellows; and Toyokuni I.

Under this system, which was intended to provide Netherlands India with a fixed population of European descent, Dutch girls were sent to the archipelago to be married to white settlers, and subsequently marriages between Dutchmen and captive native women were encouraged.

In1615-1617two Dutchmen, Jacob Lemaire and Willem Cornelis Schouten, having in view both the discovery of the southern continent and the possibility of establishing relations with the East Indies from the east, took a course which brought them to the north part of the Paumotu Archipelago, thence to part of the Tonga chain, and ultimately to New Pomerania, after which they reached the East Indies.

Fox relates that "the registers of London make mention of certain Dutchmen counted for Anabaptists, of whom ten were put to death in sundry places in the realm, anno 1535; other ten repented and were saved."

To some extent this was done - but in a manner which led the Transvaal Boers to count in any event on the support of the Cape Dutchmen.

It was probably also the means of bringing into the House a number of Dutchmen, by no means well educated, who would not have been returned had they been obliged to speak English.

His policy of customs and railway unions between the various states, added to the personal esteem in which he was at this time held by many of the Dutchmen, enabled him to undertake and to carry on successfully the business of government.

To the second hypothesis Skeat (Dictionary, p. 433) objects that it "will not account for the suffix -in, and is therefore wrong; besides which the ` Dutchmen ' [who were asserted to be the authors of the name] turn out to be Sir Francis Drake" and his men.

Returning from an expedition to Three Rivers he was captured by Mohawks, who tortured him and kept him as a slave until the summer of 1643, when, aided by some Dutchmen, he escaped to the manor of Rensselaerwyck and thence to New Amsterdam.

Dutchmen travel trailers are among the most frequently seen and widely recognized recreational vehicles on the road.

People often refer to these units as Dutchman travel trailers, but Dutchmen is the actual brand name.

Dutchmen began manufacturing recreational vehicles in 1988.

Dutchmen campers include numerous standard features, and they are made with superior materials and excellent workmanship.

Thor Industries acquired the original Dutchmen company in 1991.

When shopping for a new Dutchmen camper, you'll be able to choose from among forty different floor plans, each of which is available in several lengths and with a variety of features and options.

One of the things that separate Dutchmen travel trailers from other RV models is the extensive selection of accessories and "extras" that are included.

If you're interested in finding out if a Dutchmen travel trailer is the right choice for you, see the dealer locator on the company's website.