The collector would sometimes gather the leeches by attracting them to the legs of animals, often old horses.

On the appointed date, numerous collectors and intellectuals gathered in Binche, hoping to bid on the books.

Instead, serious collectors and world-famous dealers gathered to watch, to bid and to buy in a bargain-hunter's paradise.

In airport hotel ballrooms across America, collectors gather regularly for swap meets.

A third type, the scented geraniums, is not showy but rather the sort of plant that collectors like to gather for its aroma.

Some collectors gather decoys from one region, others concentrate on small fish or those painted in an unusual manner.

And in growing numbers, parents and children of all ages are visible where collectors gather.

The museum also organizes a stamp exchange fair once a month on a Saturday in which collectors gather to examine each other's collections and make possible exchanges.

In the meantime our collector will gather power for us.

The collectors gather the hair in big sacks and send it to a market for human hair in southern China, Mr. Baek said.