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1. [NF] a preparation of the fixed oil obtained by expression from the seed of Prunus dulcis, the almond; used as an emollient, perfume, and oleaginous vehicle. It may be derived from either Prunus dulcis var. dulcis, the sweet almond, or Prunus dulcis var. amara (DC.), the bitter almond. It is not the same as the volatile oil distilled from the bitter almond; see bitter almond o. (def. 2). Called also expressed almond o. 2. bitter almond o. (def. 2).
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British author often cited by JKR when she is asked what other books she might recommend to readers. She particularly liked his book Skellig. His latest book, The Fire-Eaters, won the Nestle Smarties Prize Gold Award for 2003 and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award 2003, both awards previously won by Rowling. The author's website at www.davidalmond.com has extensive information about his life and work.
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Juergens and De Grazia have drawn attention to the resemblance of a thunderbolt in the hand of Zeus to a plasmoid. Greek amygdale, almond, may be Egyptian ames, sceptre; the hieroglyph is of an almond-shaped object. Gad is the name of Baal, the force above. The prophet Jeremiah, I: 11, writes that he saw the rod of an almond tree. This is followed two verses later by his reference to a seething pot in the sky. ...
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An oil extracted from the seeds of sweet almonds and used as an emollient.
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An outstanding humectant with natural water-retention properties.
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