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kino
1[ kee-noh ]
Kino
2[ kee-noh ]
noun
- Eusebio Francisco Padre KinoFather Kino, 1645?–1711, Tyrolean-born explorer and missionary in SW North America.
kino
/ ˈkiːnəʊ /
noun
- a dark red resin obtained from various tropical plants, esp an Indian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus marsupium, used as an astringent and in tanning Also calledkino gum
Word History and Origins
Origin of kino1
Word History and Origins
Origin of kino1
Example Sentences
The women and the basterds come together in a big, explosive ending that hangs on a plan codenamed Operation Kino.
I was unable to locate any of the ordinary astringent drugs, such as kino, krameria, or nutgall.
A point of identification left by Kino was that the mountain on which he stood in 1698, had been once a volcano.
Many historians claim that he was a German and say that his name "Kino" was an adaptation of Khn.
Kino again and again had denied the truth of these charges, but he was not only not believed but was held up as a deliberate liar.
It is almost incredible, but Bolton tells us that "Kino's endurance in the saddle was worthy of a seasoned cowboy."
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