saxony
撒克逊,萨克森,萨克逊,撒克逊州
Definitions
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- : a fine, three-ply woolen yarn.
- : a soft-finish, compact fabric, originally of high-grade merino wool from Saxony, for topcoats and overcoats.
- : a pile carpet woven in the manner of a Wilton but with yarns of lesser quality.
Examples
For instance, he points out, Charlemagne treated Saxony like his own personal punching bag.
When Crown Prince Friedrich Augustus of Saxony married Maria Josepha of Austria in 1719, the party raged for a full 28 days.
A serious insurrection occurred at Dresden, in Saxony, but was in a few days put down.
In contrast to this we have the story of the ghost of a lady of title, who had been in her lifetime Princess Anna of Saxony.
In Frederick Augustus of Saxony's reign it is said to have been transformed into a school of singing.
Saxony had recovered her independence, the peoples of Dantzic and the duchy of Warsaw their country and their rights.
It was only, in fact, the failure of Saxony and Sweden to come to terms which prevented a general peace in Germany.