OTTER  , See also:

• RIVER

RIvER.--The See also:

• SIZE

size varies considerably, as does the under-See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool and the See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, according to the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country of origin . There are few See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers in the See also:

• WORLD

world where they do not live . But it is in the colder See also:

• NORTHERN

northern regions that they are found in the greatest See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

numbers and with the best See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur or underwool, the top hair, which, with the exception of the scarce and very See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich dark 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 specimens they have in See also:

• COMMON

common with most aquatic animals, is pulled out before the skins are manufactured . Most of the best river otter comes from See also:

• CANADA

Canada and the See also:

• UNITED

United States and averages 36 X18 in. in size . Skins from See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany and See also:

• CHINA

China are smaller, and shorter in the wool . The See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours of the under wools of river otters vary, some being very dark, others almost yellow . Both as a fur and as a pelt it is extremely strong, but owing to its See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short and See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close wool it is usually made up for the linings, collars and cuffs of men's coats . A large number of skins, after unhairing, is dyed See also:

• SEAL
• SEAL, FUR
• SEAL, HAIR

seal See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour and used in See also:

• AMERICA

America . Those from hot climates are very poor in quality . Value 28s. to 118s .