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veld, veldt elevated open grassland in Southern Africa veldt [velt] (ecology) Grasslands of eastern and southern Africa that are usually level and mixed with trees and shrubs. Also spelled veld. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So there we lay together on the veldt, under blinding sun and withering fire, and I suppose it is the veldt that I should describe, as it swims and flickers before wounded eyes. We waited a long while, till at last the woman came up to us and sank down on the veldt, for she was very weary. He went to sleep and dreamt that he was suddenly sound of foot and out at the Cape in a regiment of Yeomanry; the pictures he had looked at in the illustrated papers gave materials for his fancy; and he saw himself on the Veldt, in khaki, sitting with other men round a fire at night. |
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