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Texel

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Tex·el  (tksl, tsl)
An island of northwest Netherlands in the North Sea in the southwest Frisian Islands. It is the largest of the West Frisian Islands and a popular resort area.
Texel [ˈtɛksəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a breed of sheep originating from the Netherlands having a heavy white fleece: kept for the production of lean lambs
[named after Texel, one of the West Frisian Islands off the Netherlands]


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We have seen him, more successful under the name of Jacob than under that of Isaac, gain the friendship of Gryphus, which for several months he cultivated by means of the best Genievre ever distilled from the Texel to Antwerp, and he lulled the suspicion of the jealous turnkey by holding out to him the flattering prospect of his designing to marry Rosa.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But old Scholey was saying, just now, that he thought you would be sent first to the Texel.
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