Word Finder - nurseries

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A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on.

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A place where anything is fostered and growth promoted.

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Something which educates and nurtures.

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Commerce is the nursery of seamen.

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Short for nursery cannon.

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Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.

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The act of nursing or rearing.

Forest nurseries have also been founded.

Cleveland has also its orphan asylums, homes for the aged, homes for incurables, and day nurseries, besides a home for sailors, homes for young working women, and retreats for unfortunate girls.

The largest nurseries, however, are in the vicinity of Rochester.

In the irrigated fields the rice plants are first grown in nurseries, and are subsequently transplanted when they have reached a certain stage of development.

The monasteries, too, learned to serve the Church by becoming nurseries of literary and theological culture.

The only seal nurseries were upon the Pribiloff Islands, which belonged to the United States, and the Komandorski group, which belonged to Russia.

The larch is raised from seed in immense numbers in British nurseries; that obtained from Germany is preferred, being more perfectly ripened than the cones of home growth usually are.

A state forest academy (the only one in the United States) is at Mont Alto, where there is one of the three state nurseries; its first class graduated in 1906.

Some large employers provide workplace nurseries, often with rates depending on your salary level.

Some nurseries even have stenciled or hand-painted scenes that include the baby's name on one or two walls.

It has very active and varied industries, and is a trade centre for a large grainand fruit-producing and stock-raising region, and has one of the largest nurseries in the United States.

Berlin is noted for its flower nurseries, the Rhine valley, Wurttemberg and the Elbe valley below Dresden for fruit, and Frankfurt-on-main for cider.

Stock ranches, tobacco plantations, and hay and grain farms, average from Boo to 530 acres, and counteract the tendency of dairy farms, beet plantations, orchards, vegetable gardens and nurseries to lower the size of the farm unit still further.

Vast numbers of Scotch firs are raised in nurseries for artificial planting; the seed is sown in the spring, being just covered with earth, and the seedlings transplanted in the second year into rows for further culture, or taken direct from the seed-bed for final planting; sometimes the seed is sown where the trees are intended to grow.

Quedlinburg is famous for its nurseries and market gardens, and exports vegetable and flower seeds to all parts of Europe and America.

Ashtrees Nurseries Ashtrees is a Leeds based nursery producing CELL GROWN trees and shrubs for hedging, woodlands and conservation.

A parents' favorite item, a rocking chair with an ottoman makes its way into many baby nurseries.

Themes and color schemes for baby nurseries are very diverse.

While some nurseries end up looking like relaxing clouds where everything from the walls to the linens is white, others are entirely outfitted in Winnie the Pooh gear or painted in bright shades of pink or yellow.

For gorgeous baby nursery ideas, check out the bedding and decorations from Distinctive Nurseries.

After all, when you begin receiving all of those baby magazines, the experts make baby nurseries look exquisite.

Cut out or print the pictures of several inspiration nurseries.

Paint can quickly transform any room, and baby nurseries are no exception.

Soft Sculpture Wall Hangings-Soft sculpture wall hangings are becoming more and more popular in baby nurseries.

In this folder you'll place pictures of nurseries from magazines and the Web, fabric samples, furniture and bedding ads, and even sketches and descriptions of your own ideas.

Larger, department stores may have nurseries set up as a form of advertising, and while you might not be able to afford their designer prices, you can certainly find creative inspiration.

Robin Wilson, the CEO of New York based Robin Wilson Home, one of the nation's leading modern lifestyle and renovation companies, has kindly offered some great tips and advice on the topic of baby nurseries.

Some of the most innovative and creative nurseries feature an eclectic selection of colors, textures, and materials.

Dairy utensils and implements are made; there are several nurseries; brewing and milling are carried on, but the bulk of the trade is in farm and dairy produce.

Wauwatosa has important manufactures, including machinery, brick, lime, beer, chemicals and wooden-ware, and extensive market gardens and nurseries and valuable stone quarries.

There are also a number of nurseries and market gardens.

When all outside is cold and white, when the little children of the woodland are gone to their nurseries in the warm earth, and the empty nests on the bare trees fill with snow, my window-garden glows and smiles, making summer within while it is winter without.

Today, many nurseries feature a variety of color combinations that have become increasingly popular.

The girl nurseries featured here dazzle the eye and make even the tiniest girls feel pampered and special.

The nurseries featured here offer new inspiration for time-tested ideas.

Full of adorable characters, Looney Tunes makes an excellent theme for both boys' and girls' baby nurseries.

Sellers like Amazon.com and Walmart carry several items for baby nurseries.

While many people enjoy decorating their nurseries with pictures, paint and toys, some of these items may not be safe for your baby.

Sophisticated and modern baby nurseries are part of a growing trend that seeks to make a nursery that is as comfortable for the parents as it is for the baby.

Changing tables in modern nurseries frequently double with the dresser; place a foam changing pad on top of a sleek dresser to get a piece of furniture that will grow with your child.

Modern nurseries often feature color schemes and furniture that can grow with your child, while matching the rest of your home's contemporary décor.

Glider rocking chairs can be used all over the house, but they are most commonly found in nurseries.

Using a sports theme in nurseries is a very popular nursery decorating option for babies and toddlers.

Fortunately, with so many different sports bedding choices for nurseries, it really won't matter if you choose the bedding first, or if you start by decorating the rest of the room.

You can find tropical sheets, and other bedding for nurseries, kid's rooms and even themes that teens will think are awesome.

The AEsculi, named in gardens and nurseries as Ae. neglecta, hybrida, pubescens, Lyoni, rosea, and pallida, may be included in one of the foregoing species.

Looking at pictures of decorated nurseries can give you a wealth of ideas, but feel free to outfit your baby's room in a way that works for your family.

In most nurseries the double Furze is kept in pots, and can be planted at any time.

It was killed by thousands in the nurseries and gardens in the severe winter of 1860, and it is no way suitable for the garden, being a forest tree of a climate very different from ours.

In nearly all British and foreign nurseries this species is confused with the Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia argentea), a genus belonging to the same natural order, but altogether different from it.