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See also:OTTER, See also:SEA .—See also:Size 50 X25 in. Possesses one of the most beautiful of coats. Unlike other aquatic animals the skin undergoes no See also:process of unhairing, the See also:fur being of a See also:rich dense silky See also:wool with the softest and shortest of See also:water hairs. The See also:colours vary from See also:pale See also:grey See also:- BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
brown to a rich See also:black, and many have even or uneven sprinkling of See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white or silvery-white hairs. The blacker the wool and the more See also:regular the See also:silver points, the more valuable the skin. Sea otters are, unfortunately, decreasing in See also:numbers, while the demand is increasing. The fur is most highly esteemed in See also:Russia and See also:China; in the latter See also:country it is used to See also:trim mandarins' See also:state See also:robes. In See also:Europe and See also:America it is much used for See also:collar, See also:long facings and cuffs of a See also:gentle-See also:man's coat; such a set may cost from too to £600, and in all See also:probability will soon cost more. Taking into See also:consideration the size, it is not so costly as the natural black See also:fox, or the darkest See also:Russian See also:sable, which is now the most expensive of all. The smaller and See also:young sea otters of a grey or brown See also:colour are of small value compared to the large dark and silvery ones. Value I0 to 220. A single skin has been known to fetch 400.
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