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festival or revival called Kai

At the opening to public view of some famous image or relic, a great festival or revival called Kai-ch[=o] is held, which becomes a scene of trade and merry-making like that of the mediaeval fair or kermis in Europe.
— from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis

fact of rather common knowledge

But long years of study amongst the more advanced of us have made the fact of rather common knowledge.
— from Sally Bishop: A Romance by E. Temple (Ernest Temple) Thurston

form of red clover known

There is a more perennial form of red clover, known as variety perenne .
— from Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets Being a selection, with revision, from the teachers' leaflets, home nature-study lessons, junior naturalist monthlies and other publications from the College of Agriculture, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1896-1904 by New York State College of Agriculture

fall of rain called Karan

Haga is the hot season after the monsoon, and corresponding with our autumn: the country suffers from the Fora, a violent dusty Simum, which is allayed by a fall of rain called Karan.
— from First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

form of respect called kung

There are eight gradations of obeisance, commencing with “the lowest form of respect, called kung shao , which is merely joining the hands and raising them before the breast.
— from The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2) A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants by S. Wells (Samuel Wells) Williams

forms of rite called kōdi

Girls are married after puberty according to one of two forms of rite, called kōdi-udukkal (tying the cloth) and vīttil-kūdal.
— from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 5 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

fit of rage could kill

An elephant in a sudden fit of rage could kill many of them.
— from The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two by Sarath Kumar Ghosh

face of red curls knocked

He turned, and had a confused vision of an apologetic smile in a pretty young face, of red curls knocked into disarray—and of amazingly short shorts and a tantalizingly wispy halter.
— from The Helpful Hand of God by Tom Godwin

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