 | James Cordiner - Southeast Asia - 1807 - 510 pages
...hands. The whole leaf spread out is round almost like a circle, but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle. They lay them upon their heads,...end foremost, which is convenient to make their way thro' the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement they use them to shade themselves from the... | |
 | James Cordiner - Cingalese - 1807 - 540 pages
...close like a lady's fan, and then it is no bigger than a man's arm, and extremely light. The people cut them into pieces and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread out is round almost like a circle, but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle.... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...hands.' The whole leaf spread out is round, almost like a circle ; but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle. They lay them upon their heads as they travel, with tho peaked end i'ovcmost, which is convenient to make their way through die houghs and thickets. When... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...close, like a lady's fan, and then it is no bigger than a man's arm, and extremely light. The people cut them into pieces and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread out is round, almost like a circle; but the pieces cut for use are nearly like unto a triangle.... | |
 | Sir George Barrow (2d bart.) - Sri Lanka - 1857 - 220 pages
...is wonderfully light; they cut them into pieces and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread is round, almost like a circle, but being cut in pieces...as they travel, with the peaked end foremost, which IB convenient to make their way through the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement hot they... | |
 | Robert Knox - Ceyton - 1911 - 590 pages
...yet it will fold close like a Ladies Fan, and then it is no bigger than a mans arm. It is wonderful light, they cut them into pieces, and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread is round almost like a Circle, but being cut in pieces for use are near like unto a Triangle... | |
 | Robert Knox - British - 2004 - 122 pages
...wonderfully light: they cut them into pieces, and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread is round almost like a circle, but being cut in pieces...with the peaked end foremost, which is convenient to i,- . ' Mnr/nan make their way through the boughs and thickets. When the sun is vehement hot, they... | |
 | American essays - 1878 - 836 pages
...is round almost like a Circle, but being cut into pieces for use are near like unto a Trinnijlc. : they lay them upon their heads as they travel, with...convenient to make their way through the Boughs and Thicket?. When the Sun is vehement hot they u>e them to shade themselves from the heat. Souldiers all... | |
 | R. Rajpal Kumar De Silva - Travel - 1988 - 512 pages
...yet it will fold close like a Ladies Fan, and then it is no bigger than a mans arm. It is wonderful light, they cut them into pieces, and carry them in their hands. The whole leaf spread is round almost like a Circle, but being cut in pieces for use are near like unto a Triangle:... | |
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The whole leafspread is round almost like a circle, but being cut in pieces for use are near like unto a triangle ; they lay them upon their heads as they travel, with the peaked end foremost, which is convenient to make their way through the boughs and... 