[T]hey were peculiarly honored by the unexpected presence in their midst "of that famous son of the South, Colonel Starbottle," who had lately returned to his native soil from his adopted home in California.
"Look back, Peter," he said, "and you can get your last glimpse of your native soil. The black line that just shows under the sky is Sandy Hook."
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native soil — index home (place of origin) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Native Soil Painting — (Xiangtu ziranzhuyi huihua) Native Soil Painting is an artistic current that emerged in the early 1980s and focused on the depiction of the countryside and national ethnic minorities. It was initiated by young artists, who had been ‘sent down’ to … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
On Native Soil — On Native Soil: the documentary of the 9/11 Commission report is a 2005 documentary by Linda Ellman narrated by Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank. The movie analyzes the efforts by the families of 9/11 victims to create the 9/11 commission and what… … Wikipedia
someone's native soil — someone’s native soil literary phrase the country in which someone was born Thesaurus: place where someone comes fromsynonym words for people according to the part of the world they come fromhyponym Main entry: soil … Useful english dictionary
Soil — Soil, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. {Saloon}, {Soil} a miry place, {Sole} of the foot.] 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soil pipe — Soil Soil, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil; but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a miry place. Cf. {Saloon}, {Soil} a miry place, {Sole} of the foot.] 1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soil — soil1 [soil] n. [ME soile < Anglo Fr soil, for OFr suel < L solum, floor, ground, soil] 1. the surface layer of earth, supporting plant life 2. any place for growth or development 3. land; country; territory [native soil] 4. ground or earth … English World dictionary
native land — [n] homeland fatherland, God’s country, home, mother country, motherland, native soil, the old country*; concepts 510,515 … New thesaurus
soil — soil1 W2 [sɔıl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: piece of ground , from Latin solium seat ; influenced by Latin solum ground, soil ] 1.) [U and C] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow = ↑earth ▪ The soi … Dictionary of contemporary English
soil — I UK [sɔɪl] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms soil : singular soil plural soils *** 1) the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root. The dry rocky soil is… … English dictionary
