| 单词 | superfine |
| 例句 | Back in fourth grade, our teacher, Ms. Diamatis, started calling him Bob English Who Draws because he was always zoning out and doodling with a superfine Sharpie. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She adjusted the bodice of her dress by Valentino, the one that had caused a bystander, as she exited the big black S.U.V., to gasp and say that she looked superfine. The Gimlet Eye: Lorenzo Martone, Now Party of One 2010-09-29T23:07:00Z This two-man horn section was one moving part in a machine that hummed a little too cleanly; Mr. Valdés has honed his Afro-Cuban Messengers to a superfine point, but maybe at a subtle cost. Music Review: Chucho Vald?s Plays With the Afro-Cuban Messengers 2012-01-24T23:07:41Z Using caster sugar or superfine sugar makes a big difference in cakes, like in this Pistachio Cake with Lemon and Rosewater, in which those quick-dissolving properties make easier work of creaming together butter and sugar. 7 British pantry staples to stock up on for your next bake 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Ms. Nichanian’s suits were made of blends of extra-fine cotton and linen canvas; a white windbreaker was made of chiffon calfskin — obviously, superfine leather. Fashion Review: Fashion Review — Spring Men’s Wear Collections in Paris 2012-07-03T20:38:23Z And then there are the fabrics: superfine cashmere, vicuña, wools from Italy, Scotland, France. Fashion Review: Milan Men’s Fashion Week, Fall 2014 2014-01-15T22:59:32Z It’s best to use superfine sugar, to help ensure a grit-free gel set. The coolest way to serve coffee at dinner’s end 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Or, if you want to get nitty-gritty about it, a superfine powder, ground from the endosperm of the corn kernel. The best cornstarch substitutes for cooking and baking 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Some of the superfine sweaters were actually a cellophane yarn, he said. On the Runway Blog: Pilati Quietly Makes His Debut at Zegna 2013-06-22T12:52:12Z But they also lament the lack of technology to produce the superfine knitwear made in Europe. Joseph Abboud’s suits aren’t hip, but they’re made in America. Can that make them cool? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Typically we use granulated, superfine, or caster sugar for baking. This chocolate chip cookie isn't crispy or chewy — it's better 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z On the right, the same sequence is digitally refracted as through a prism, splintered into a breathtakingly gorgeous abstract pattern that evokes a superfine kaleidoscope or rose window. Art in Review: LESLIE THORNTON: ?Binocular? 2011-01-27T22:53:01Z Caster sugar goes by a variety of names, including castor sugar, baker's sugar, and superfine sugar, the last of which alludes to what exactly it is: a finer granulated sugar. What is caster sugar, and does it really make a difference in baking? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z In one of the most distinctive works the artist Darina Karpov traced Mr. Esber’s drawing with a crazed assortment of often superfine patterns that look as if a breeze might scatter them. Last Chance: An Artist and His Friends Take on Bin Laden 2010-12-22T17:14:58Z Mineral spirits and superfine steel wool, labeled 0000, are good for final cleanup. How to repair cracked panels in wooden doors 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z While caster sugar is available in America — where you can more readily find it labeled "superfine sugar" or "baker's sugar" — it tends to be somewhat more expensive than your go-to granulated sugar. 7 British pantry staples to stock up on for your next bake 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z It makes for a slightly less sweet donut, so if you prefer superfine sugar, go for it. You should be making Andrew Zimmern's Hanukkah donuts all year long 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Caster sugar goes by a variety of names, including castor sugar, baker's sugar, and superfine sugar, the last of which alludes to what exactly it is: a type of superfine sugar. What is caster sugar, and does it really make a difference in baking? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Shake lemon juice, gin and superfine sugar or simple syrup over ice, then strain into the tall glass and top with seltzer. How to make a Silver Gin Fizz, the simple and delicious cocktail you need in your repertoire 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z These contain a superfine abrasive that you rub on with a cloth. How to restore finish on a tile 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Go for the … Time-tested knitwear staples cut from superfine fabrics. 4 New Stores to Shop in New York 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z They're made with just five ingredients—egg whites, vanilla extract, cream of tartar, superfine sugar, and cocoa powder. 18 Passover desserts to sweeten your seder 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Think of them, again, as superfine versions of regular sugar and brown sugar. What is caster sugar, and does it really make a difference in baking? 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Visitors walk through a room just aware of this superfine mist and its relationship to people mainly killed by drug cartels. Haywards gallery's invisible show: 'the best exhibition you'll never see' 2012-05-18T16:16:52Z He uses superfine sugar in his dough, but because not all home cooks have it on hand, I've used granulated. You should be making Andrew Zimmern's Hanukkah donuts all year long 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Also called confectioners' sugar, powdered sugar is granulated sugar that's been processed into a superfine powder, with some starch added to prevent caking. How to make better powdered sugar frosting and icing 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Under the direction of the mill’s owner, Aaron Feuerstein, a team of engineers wound superfine polyester yarn into a dense fabric resembling terry cloth, only lighter. Makers: The Evolution of Fleece, From Scratchy to Snuggie 2011-11-28T15:18:48Z A cloud of superfine ash descended, slightly reducing visibility and coming to rest on vehicles’ windshields. Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano spewing ash and gas closes schools 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The researchers also mounted superfine nets in front of the windows to keep birds from actually hitting the glass. Here’s How to Use Window Films to Actually Protect Birds 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The author of the post worked in the second application with superfine 0000 steel wool, but using a synthetic pad would be safer. Advice | How to remove stains from a wood table 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Make your own superfine sugar by processing granulated in a blender or food processor. Advice | How to beat egg whites to soft or stiff peaks and not mess them up 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Indeed, the very clothes you wore indicated whether you were a defender of liberty in homespun or a protector of parliamentary rights in superfine British attire. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z By combining a standard BBQ lighter with superfine microneedles that are common in medical and cosmetic procedures, researchers have developed a $1 device that uses electricity to inject certain vaccines more efficiently—and less painfully. This Cheap Device Could Expand the World’s Access to Vaccines 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z This cookie emerged from its package with a coat of superfine cookie grit dusted across its surface. Who makes the best chocolate chip cookie? We tasted 14 top brands and ranked them. 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Otherwise, when I see a recipe call for superfine — often in those of British origin, where it may be listed as caster sugar — I just use granulated. A guide to baking substitutions for flour, sugar, yeast and more 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z My preferred superfine brown rice flour brands are Authentic Foods and Anthony’s. Here’s how to succeed at gluten-free bread baking 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Bread crumbs: “I always keep bread crumbs in the freezer,” including superfine and panko. What should you keep in your freezer? Rachael Ray, Christopher Kimball and more experts weigh in 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Some recipes say to do this with a sugar cube, superfine sugar or powdered sugar, but I use regular simple syrup, about 1 ounce. At the Kentucky Derby or on your own toasty porch, nothing refreshes like a crisp mint julep 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The superfine sparkle carries a gentle vanilla coconut scent, and the rose color glows on a variety of skin tones. The ultimate holiday gift guide So the painters did just as their bosses showed them, and pinched the bristles between their lips or teeth to get a superfine point for painting each number. ‘The Radium Girls’ tells of the women whose deaths revolutionized the workplace 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Naled is released at low altitudes in a superfine mist that floats into gardens, garages and houses to kill mosquitoes hiding indoors. A Mosquito Killer, Unwelcome to Many 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z He paid a premium price for imported English “superfine” wool to fashion his period garb. Ligonier Township man relives history as re-enactor 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Modern spray nozzles and GPS-guided planes were more accurate, he argued, and superfine mists with small amounts of naled would drift into houses where mosquitoes hid in closets. Zika Cases in Puerto Rico Are Skyrocketing 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Modern spray nozzles and GPS-guided planes were more accurate, he said, and superfine mists with small amounts of naled would drift into houses where mosquitoes hid in closets. As Zika rages in Puerto Rico, action falters 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z I showed him the blue superfine wool cloth that I had brought with me for my suit. The Suit That Couldn’t Be Copied 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z To guide our polishing, the first step is to create a superfine contour map of the mirror’s surface, with steps of less than 10 nanometers. Building a Mirror for One of the World's Biggest Telescopes 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Combine the infused tequila, Grand Marnier, lemon juice, lime juice, orange juice and superfine sugar. 13 ways of looking at a margarita glass 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Although Afghanistan is behind only China and Mongolia in cashmere production, just 30 percent of the country’s 7 million goats are harvested for the superfine wool, according to the Department of Defense. The Pentagon Gets Into the Cashmere Business 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Activated charcoal is created when carbon is treated with an oxidizing agent, resulting in a superfine dust with millions of pores and an immense surface area. Should You Try the Charcoal Detox Diet? 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z You saw at a glance that he was superfine, but you had no idea how superfine until he opened his mouth. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z This is not his worst fault; for no author is bound to be always saying original or profound things, and he may be excused sometimes for wrapping up a common idea in superfine clothing. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The Persian wears superfine, smooth, costly cloth, chiefly black and fawn, stiff in texture, and with a dull shine upon it. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Arrived at the Tiger,—to avoid misconstructions, I first had the glossy, fine and superfine hat cleaned, and some time afterwards the mud-hat or rubbish-hat. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z His dress was uniformly of superfine drab broadcloth, made in the old style of a plain coat with strait collar, a long waistcoat, and a broad-brimmed hat. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z There was still another variety—I had seen them before at expensive fishing camps—tightly skirted, permanently yellow-haired, with stony faces and superfine diamonds. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Indeed, five or six young fellows of the most elegant and superfine society in Madrid buzzed in the parks, at evening parties, and at the theatre, round the wealthy heiress, like drones round a beehive. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z A superfine surface should be imparted by rubbing with the hands. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z At the same time, under these altered conditions, her own taste for the superfine niceties of cultivation increased with much speed. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Conduits for wires and terra cotta building materials were added to our achievements and then in your régime superfine sewers became a specialty. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z We must do everything ourselves," said Jenny, "everything; no out-goings except for rent and our few superfine groceries. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z She is consistent with her own prodigiously superfine character. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Enough superfine plaster to fill this is now mixed. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z Mrs. Van Horn was so blonde, so superfine, so rarely and choicely feminine. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z But it would involve needless circumlocution to insist on superfine distinctions, and it may even help to a comprehension of the argument to keep to familiar forms of speech. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z An angel of light in the garb of humanity, And that garb of the Saxony's best superfine, What her countrymen term the 'real genuine.' The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z Yet for all that, most of the well-fed and superfine humbugs we meet every day seem to be as happy and contented as if they deserved to be. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Nine out of ten of the heroes of antiquity committed a host of acts which we moderns, with our superfine sensibilities, call cruel, ungenerous, even dastardly. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z Here the edifices, to a great extent, take on these superfine residential attributes which were the glory of the Renaissance period of French architecture. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z I remember and now understand the tone in which he added "all of us Brandlings except this superfine gentleman here." Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z There is not any superfine brand of knowledge, obtainable by the philosopher, which can give us a standpoint from which to criticise the whole of the knowledge of daily life. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z Until the close of his life he had a keen eye for a truly black ink and superfine printing paper and all the other niceties of his former calling. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Clearly, they appeared to be saying before the first Test, we are so good, so superfine, that we do not require the preparation of others. Discipline, aggression and runs in the bank ? why England beat India 2011-07-26T16:24:52Z Large 12mo, on superfine laid paper, with Illustrations, elegantly printed and bound in extra cloth, gilt top. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Printed on superfine paper. 16mo, colored engravings, 75 cents; plain, 50 cents. Daisy; or, The Fairy Spectacles 2011-07-18T02:00:20.857Z With the exception of certain superfine reviewers, to whom nothing is obscure—except such things as they are asked to explain without previous notice—every one admits that Browning requires more or less elucidation. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Wilhelm, in embracing him, discovered that his coat was superfine: the rest of his apparel was simple, but of the very best materials. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z She can be nothing now, thought I, but "wholly worldly," but she should be ticketed, like broadcloth, "superfine;" so I must tread cautiously. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Arrived at the Tiger,--to avoid misconstructions, I first had the glossy, fine, and superfine hat cleaned, and some time afterwards the mud-hat or rubbis-hat. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z In his opinion Molly Lowe was an immaculate matron, and full proof against every thing—except superfine souchong, with the least drop of brandy in the world in it. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z If there be a little tinge of foppishness in his appearance, it is as slight as the scent which a superfine cigar has left on his clothes. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z There is no necessity to give it a superfine finish, and the presence of small holes is quite permissible, as they disappear on subsequent re-rolling. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z We find that the genuine sort of this kind of superfine conversation was originally called “Euphues,” simply, as Overbury speaks of a man “who speaks Euphues, not so gracefully as heartily.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z It was written in a large engrossing hand upon superfine brief paper, and had the legal look that a document of so much importance ought to wear. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z We have no kangaroos, but we have no superfine sheep either. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z Marie was to receive extra wages, a superfine character; to pack Madame's things. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z The grist mill has a pair of French burs, and complete machinery for making and bolting superfine flour. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z In order to attain this object, he set himself to create a 899 superfine style in writing, and to illustrate this in his compositions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z No, it had been made only a few years earlier by the superfine worsted spinner whom I was interviewing. Northern tales prove manufacturing is about more than money 2011-01-30T14:00:00Z In a 2009 scientific paper, Cologne scientists said that, with superfine detection, clenbuterol positives "could be due to the consumption of trace amounts present in feed or principally also in the water supply." AP Enterprise: Bad food can harm innocent athletes 2011-01-24T10:11:08Z He consulted with the cook and gave Leo a capital little dinner, together with a bottle of superfine Burgundy. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z In fact I possess six degrees of fineness, and all you need do is choose the one you like best: superfine, extrafine, fine, semifine, impolite, and downright vulgar. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z In some women this comes from a certain proud fineness, excessive delicacy, and a superfine disposition which cannot bear to be disturbed with what is strange and disagreeable to a vain spirit.’ British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z So I says, “Well; I wouldn’t undertake none of your superfine walnuts, and bird’s-eye maples, and marbles; but if it’s a bit of plain oak I’m your man.” Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Then that superfine coat was completely saturated with water, as was also his hat, neither of which would, he knew, ever again display the pristine gloss. By Birth a Lady Large crown 8vo, printed on superfine paper, fancy cloth boards, gilt top, 6s. Left on the Prairie Our failure now is, that preachers ignore the Cross, and veil Christ with sapless sermons and superfine language. Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work As it consisted of hot buttered toast, superfinely thin bread and butter, apricot jam, shortbread biscuits, and sponge-cakes, Gerry agreed with her that it was certainly a great improvement upon ordinary schoolroom fare. Just Gerry The finest are the young tender buds called “nonpareil,” after which, gradually increasing in size and lessening in value, come “superfine,” “fine,” “capucin” and “capot.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" What a rustle and a bustle of silks and satins, of flowered tabbies, rich brocades, cut velvets, superfine cloths, woollens, cloth of gold! English Costume Large crown 8vo, printed on superfine paper, bound in art linen boards, with gilt top, 6s. Left on the Prairie Our children are vastly wiser and happier by being taught to distinguish beauty from tinsel pretence, and to see the difference between the fine and superfine. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 Guess what is the name of this fine, this very fine, this superfine lady whom you now behold before you.” An Unknown Lover Who on earth is going to look after such a superfine young party as you?” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Now, there ain't no superfine salt peculiar to any rank or class. One Of Them Illustrated in the best style and printed on superfine paper. Left on the Prairie So far so good, but the aim of the superfine reviewer was of course to make “the literary gent” look like a fool. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself Katrine smiled, blushed, waited, agape with curiosity; so—it would have appeared to the eye of a beholder—did the superfine lady also. An Unknown Lover In fact, the poems of William are coarse and almost brutal in their tone, utterly lacking in the superfine gallantry, the preciosity, which is characteristic of the love poetry of his troubadour successors. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Ted had never had the superfine discernment of natures more delicately wrought than his, but he had the discernment of sex—as all young and healthy creatures have. The Torch Bearer Large crown 8vo, printed on superfine paper, bound in fancy cloth boards, gilt top, 6s. Left on the Prairie But the mischief was done, “the literary gent” snubbed, and that was all the Saturday superfine reviewer cared about. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself It was, I still think, a superfine serpent. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday But for fine yarns of good quality all slivers are once combed, and those for superfine yarns are twice, or “double combed.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" That were a long tale to tell, but the credit of it belongs to those preachers Sir Walter was too superfine and cavalier to understand. Border Raids and Reivers But Andr�s Escobar was far more than that: his sensitive delicately modelled dark face, the clear brown eyes and level lips, were stamped with a superfine personality. The Bright Shawl Upon a damask napkin laid, What exhalations superfine Our gustatory nerves pervade, Provoking quenchless thirsts for wine! Second Book of Verse Ay, a surtout, extra superfine Saxony blue, richly braided, &c. &c., Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 So that, whether the clairvoyance that is sold for money be a spurious or a superfine article few can tell. The Witches of New York So, if I wished to “establish a system,” I could easily make Eve work with a “superfine drill-eyed needle:” but this is not my object. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries He trusts himself resolutely to the genuine emotions of the heart, but he guards himself against all superfine feelings and manufactured sentiment. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 Then it seemed to him that, since Aunt Anne's steel finger had resulted in such a superfine product of youth, they'd better not blame her too radically. Old Crow The answer is either "It is fine," or "It is superfine," and the blindfolded one then announces what its owner must do to get possession of it again. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes He was struck with a rather superfine notion. Coquette Girard and Astor were the superfine products of this system; they did in a greater way what others did in a lesser way. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times A long cloak of dark-gray superfine cloth enveloped her form completely. Peggy Owen and Liberty Inconsistent, my boy! who talks of inconsistency? what superfine jackanapes dares to call it inconsistent? Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Violet and Gerald were alike in that, and so very much alike in their superfine tastes and ways of thinking. Aurora the Magnificent It is only the vague, superfine sensations, and extremely wire-drawn notions, that put me about. Shirley I have found it more so; inasmuch as the use of it, with the substitution of bread, made from coarse, unbolted wheat flour, instead of superfine, has removed my costiveness entirely. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery Small 4to, elegantly printed on superfine toned paper, and richly bound in cloth and gold and gilt edges, price 2s. 6d. each. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches You may turn up your nose, my superfine lady: let me tell you that this glorious animalism means sanity, and sanity means strength, and strength means virtue. Audrey Craven But the attempt was as unsuccessful as it was elaborate, for his anger broke through in every other sentence, making the intended "smasher" an extraordinary compound of superfine writing and vulgar abuse. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Now, Ben, my boy, that's what I call a XX plan; no scratch brand about that; superfine, and no mistake, and entitled to debenture.' Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 The love which is so superfine that it can't find a place for its home in this world is entirely too good for a hearty welcome in the next one. Oklahoma Sunshine Large crown 8vo. printed on superfine paper, cloth boards. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Enough superfine blue cotton velvet for coat, waistcoat, and breeches, with fine silk buttons to match, and necessary trimmings, with garters for the breeches. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Of this book, printed upon superfine paper, of the manufactory of d'Annonay, only 25 copies were struck off. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Sandy's new room was something superfine and much warmer than the last, but board wasn't getting any better. In Orchard Glen The art itself reveals it; for even in its superfine isolation and existence for its own sake only, art cannot escape its secondary mission of expressing and recording the spirit of its times. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Large crown 8vo. printed on superfine paper, cloth boards. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Yes, with all your wealth and power, your fine looks and your titles of distinction, your superfine cloth and bright lacquered boots, mayhap you dare not enter there. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West By captain James Nicholson, commanding the frigate Trumbull, I send a bill of lading and invoice of five hundred barrels of flour, which is all fresh and good, and a considerable part of it superfine. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI There is no intention here to intimate any superfine scorn of it. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century He is described as wearing suit of homespun so finely woven that "it was universally mistaken for a foreign manufactured superfine cloth." The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Large crown 8vo. printed on superfine paper, cloth boards. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago It was superfine, the best stuff he had ever tasted. Where Deep Seas Moan These are not the sentiments of the superfine. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life A thing of superfinest texture, of deeply meditated cut; with Malines-lace cuffs; quilted with gold; so that a man can carry, without difficulty, an estate of land on his back? Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Again, we have superfine discussions of what the United States "stands for." Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses Large crown 8vo. printed on superfine paper, cloth boards. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago One of them was something of a dandy,—witness the superfine bit of cambric, and the print of jaunty boots where he leaped the garden fence. The Diamond Coterie The superfine are those who will not eat walnuts because of the shell, and are pained that Nature should have been so coarse as to propagate oranges through pips. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life During the whole time, the affected parts should be kept covered with dry, superfine flour, some say Buckwheat flour acts most favorably. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time While the tinker did dine, he had plenty of wine, Rich canary with sherry and tent superfine. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Large crown 8vo. printed on superfine paper, cloth boards. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago It was generally in the presence of prudes that he referred to unnamable things; and he most affected low phrases when he talked to very superfine people. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe Mankind has sound instincts, rooting in untold depths of fitness; and superfine persons, setting themselves against them, reveal their superficiality, their lack of normal intuition and sound judgment, while fancying themselves superior. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life The application of finely pulverized common salt, triturated with an equal part of superfine flour, acts very beneficially on burns. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time How could any one expect such a superfine dreamer to turn bread-winner for a wife and household? Robert Elsmere It was a white-backed card of superfine texture, gilt-edged, and bore a familiar figure. Jack O' Judgment In return he gave them all a sort of reverence, thinking them superfine creatures who could do no meanness or wrong. The House of Toys The knowledge of these mysteries, initiation into which comes late and silently, is, as I hinted, perhaps the final compensation; allowing us to face the order of things without superfine cavillings. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life I suggested a canopy of our strong, gauze-like, creamy silk bolting-cloth, the tissue used in flour mills for sifting the superfine flour. The Development of Embroidery in America Indian cotton is graded as follows: superfine, fine, fully good, good, fully good fair, good fair, fully fair. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades "Somehow," he said, "I prefer my Nuremberg dolls to Mr. Thwaites's superfine wax models." The History of "Punch" With numerous Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R. I. Large crown 8vo, printed on superfine paper, bound in fancy cloth boards, gilt top, 6s. Under the Rebel's Reign Mr. Ludovic Quayle was a rather superfine, young gentleman, possessed of an excellent opinion of himself, and a modest opinion of other persons—his father included. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance An-ina smoothed her brown hand over the superfine surface of the spread of buckskin where it lay on the counter in the store. The Heart of Unaga And having once begun with them one could go on, I believe, until the hearts of all those fine, straight-dealing people were as plain to us as those of our superfine, sophisticated moderns. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America It is her sword and shield; her mouth is her bow; her words are the arrows; and the man who hopes to withstand such an armoury of deadly weapons is a superfine idiot. The Bishop's Secret Stiff, thin, tall, sedate, powdered, superfine Hopkins, how different from the personage we saw but lately plunging like a maniac at the fire-bell! Fighting the Flames He smiled, but his superfine manner, his effect of slight impertinence were, for the moment, in abeyance. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He had a pair of fine large, showy, sharp-pointed whiskers; was exceedingl92y fond of hard words, and, in his speech, superfine in the extreme. Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves Evelyn is married to a rich man, without her heart having any thing to say in the matter,—by a mother who is a superfine Mrs. Falcon:—and wretched mischief comes of it. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Next moment Tommy burst upon their vision in a full suit of superfine blue with brass buttons! The Garret and the Garden There was a rather stylish youth at this man’s elbow whose muscles were so highly developed that they appeared about to burst his superfine black coat. Fighting the Flames A superfine black coat, silk vest, superfine black trousers, patent-leather boots, kid gloves, and a black silk hat! The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West I knows at least half a dozen of ’em in what superfine people call the ‘slums’ of London.” The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables He wore a superfine black dress coat, a gaudy vest, and buff corduroy trousers so short that they displayed to advantage his enormous bare feet. Six Months at the Cape Not in uniform, certainly, but scrupulously clean, with a superfine blue cloth jacket and trousers, white neckerchief; and clean linen shirt; he looked not only respectable, but even gentlemanly. Rattlin the Reefer Whereupon he shouted out: "Rosalie, bring the superfine brandy,—the special,—you know." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories “Right ahead to the best hotel,” answered a slim Yankee, whose black coat, patent-leather boots, and white kids, in such a place, told plainly enough that a superfine dandy had mistaken his calling. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Ronald’s handsome, clear-cut face stood out like a cameo among them, while Margot’s fluffy net blouse looked a garment of superfine smartness. Big Game A Story for Girls Like superfine cloth, they were of various shades; some were brown-black, some almost blue-black, and many coal-black. Six Months at the Cape His dress was uniformly of superfine broadcloth, made in the old style of a plain coat, with straight collar and long waistcoat, and a broad-brimmed hat. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Here the Squire wants to know ‘whether sorrow gets more superfine as it goes upward in life.’ The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 I have read but very little of late; indeed my eyes have not been in superfine order. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Here strutted the lively, affected, and superfine Persian; and there the Circassian stalked with his long hair and chain cuirass. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity I thought you were a poetic dreamer, a listless, superfine speculator of an exhausted world. Sketches The superfine sense of honour, which feels itself wounded by being asked for a denial and soiled by condescending to give one, is of a texture too delicate for common appreciation. Quisanté Somehow, those superfine Christian names and that aristocratic surname had prepared him for a rather magnificent person, young, probably, because the dead man might be of his own age within a year, but decidedly impressive. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York His frock-coat and pepper-and-salt trousers were of superfine material and flashy cut. Foe-Farrell We are constantly offended by a superfine diction lavished on barbarous chiefs and rough soldiers of the Lower Empire, which almost reproduces the high-flown rhetoric in which Corneille's and Racine's characters address each other. Gibbon It pleased the superfine amateurs of poetry, it was accepted with enthusiasm by the thousands who enjoy without analysing their enjoyment. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters I. Each Monthly Number to contain one long Sermon, or two of moderate length, on superfine paper. The National Preacher, Vol. 2. No. 6., Nov. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers Sunday, 24.—Just returned from chapel at the English ambassador's, where the service was read by a dandy clergyman to a crowd of fine and superfine ladies and gentlemen, crushed together into a hot room. The Diary of an Ennuyée Selling a superfine article for no profit is sometimes the best and cheapest advertisement in the world.” The Debtor A Novel I am not sure that I have not said this last superfine reflection before. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals The story is perhaps known to you of how, in a circle of superfine ladies, the conversation turned to food, and the company outdid one another in protestations of delicacy. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters I never tasted anything so altogether superfine, so utterly magnificent in my life," cried the king; "stewed peacocks' tongues from the Baltic, are not to be compared with it! The Pot of Gold And Other Stories If America has found something superfine in Ibáñez that his countrymen have missed, then America is of course to be congratulated and not kidded. Love Conquers All As he faced her, smiling and urbane, she noted woman-fashion the superfine quality of his linen, the perfection of every detail of his appearance, the grace with which he wore his clothes. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man Just after sunrise a wind starts blowing down the river valley and raises this superfine, mineralised sand. With Botha in the Field I dislike out-of-the-way words, and so perhaps, instead of "diaphanous ghosts," I had better say "transparent wraiths," or "marionettes of superfine manufacture," or anything the reader likes that implies frailty and want of human resemblance. Side Lights As this was with a superfine consideration, it seemed unreasonable to demand a difference. Grey Roses My Susan's taste was superfine, As proved by bills that had no end— I never had a decent coat— I never had a coin to spend! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Also two large fine Flanders Bed Ticks, and two pair large superfine Blankets, 2 fine Damask Table Cloths and Napkins, and 43 Ells of Ghentish Sheeting Holland.... Woman's Life in Colonial Days "You are in considerable danger, my friend—you are in considerable danger," drawls forth the superfine insider to an outsider opposite. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities In the superfine circles of the Sniffy, this fact is sufficient to condemn them unread. Side Lights Your notions on some points are quite unwholesomely superfine. Cecilia de Noël So he drew on his Sunday boots, Of lustre superfine; The liquid black they wore that day Was Warren-ted to shine. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Wool and superfine flour are exported; farmers taking nearly all the bran and shorts of the millers who purchase their wheat. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. That is his youngest brother yonder—that superfine gallant, in the long-tailed white silk coat down to his heels, and white small-clothes, with diamond buckles in his shoes, and grand lace stock and ruffles. Lazarre His coat was of superfine green cloth, heavily ornamented with gold epaulets and gold lace. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain It so happens that the world cannot be conducted on superfine principles. Thrift Look here, my girl, let me treat you to a glass of something superfine. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series Firmly holding it in his own hands, the detective displayed the letter to Mr. Pyecroft—an odd, foreign hand, the paper of superfine quality, but without crest or any other embossing. No. 13 Washington Square Ditto, ditto, extra superfine, with punishment of vice and reward of virtue. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 There are so many misleading purple-velvet waistcoats, gold chains, superfine sentiments, and blue-blooded affiliations in the way, that the true nucleus of so much decoration becomes less accessible than the needle in the hay-stack. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 The superfine people listened to the rough utterance with patience, with favor, increasing to the last. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I A thing of superfinest texture, of deeply meditated cut; with Malineslace cuffs; quilted with gold; so that a man can carry, without difficulty, an estate of land on his back? Past and Present Mr. Arnold should have gone among the lower middle-class a trifle more instead of trusting to his superfine imagination, and then he might have got to know whither our poor, stupid folks are tending. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Near Bridgeport, Connecticut, a gentleman of my acquaintance owns a fine estate which is adorned with a trout stream and a superfine trout pond. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Well, I should have had a French one to match the German, with Balzac's superfine boot-polish in place of the buckles, as surely as I lie here a mortal woman. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Her wealth of material being infinite, her specifications are endless, countless, superfinely minute. Essays Æsthetical Add, of powder saccharine, Pounds thrice five, twice superfine; Mingle sweetest orange blood, And the lemon’s acid flood; Mingle well, and blend the whole With the spicy Alcohol. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 323, July 19, 1828 "Do you like the wine?" asked Jehu, as if he thought it superfine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 A large piece of superfine light blue cloth, given the chief by Captain Clapperton, was used as a carpet. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Was her apparent utter unconsciousness of the effect she produced a superfine art? The Purple Heights For the best style the wielding force must be fine as well as rich and strong, and the shaping, harmonizing instrument of superfine temper and smiling willingness. Essays Æsthetical From whence we shall proceed to the garden, containing two millions of superfine laurel hedges, a clump of cypress trees, and half the river Teverone.—Finis. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) With so many yards of superfine black cloth, he will give you the tone of good society and the exterior of a gentleman. In the Days of My Youth His dress was uniformly of superfine drab broadcloth, made in the old style of a plain coat, with straight collar and long waistcoat, and a broad-brimmed hat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 There must be: to move so delicately and immaculately through life, with such superfine perceptions, must mean that you were brought up to scorn the common way, and those who walk in it. Fenwick's Career Coronado, while hoping that he would be ordered by the southern route, or that he would somehow break his neck, had the superfine brass to say, "Don't fail us, Lieutenant." Overland I stepped out to examine the peculiar soil, and found it finer than superfine flour. Death Valley in '49 In the morning the chief inspected the ransom, which consisted of the following articles: two bales of superfine cloth; two chests of opium; two casks of gunpowder, and a telescope; the rest in dollars. The Pirates Own Book But it was uncommon, superfine, intuitive sense that was required. The Precipice It may well be, of course, that the "dear L.," whose moral and mental graces her lover had celebrated in such superfine, sentimental fashion, was a commonplace person enough. Sterne "Then being a fine fellow does not diminish the said fellow's chances of being blessed with a wife quite superfine." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 In democratic communities, there is always a tendency on the part of what may be called superfine persons to hold aloof from public, and especially municipal, life. Progressive Morality An Essay in Ethics This superfine leaf reaches Cabul from China through Thibet, always maintaining its price; but it is almost impossible to procure it unadulterated, as it is generally mixed by the merchants with the lesser priced kind. A Peep into Toorkisthhan Washington divided his flour into superfine, fine, middlings and ship stuff. George Washington: Farmer A new edition, printed in large type on a superfine paper, and illustrated with engravings, executed in the first style of art. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island He was a sensitive child and had a horror of dirty hands, "and," says he, "my first employments—picking stones and weeding corn—were rather a torture to this superfine taste." Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans Here, again, is a view of the superfine system of moral philosophy. Samuel Johnson There was nothing of the dandy about Edison, He boasted no jewelled fingers or superfine raiment. Heroes of the Telegraph I never, until yesterday, saw that butler out of superfine black broadcloth. The Uncommercial Traveller A new edition, printed in a superior manner, on superfine paper, with illustrations. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island The hunt had not a rider like him; he balked at neither hedge, gate, nor water; a right gallant, courageous, honorable, affectionate gentleman as ever Yorkshire bred, and she's bred lots of superfine ones. The Man Between, an International Romance Do you know, Robert," he said, "that she's been accustomed to servants and everything superfine these many years? The Woodlanders The superfine votaries of culture may recoil in disgust from the rough-and-ready suggestions which I have made for dealing with the Sunken Tenth, but mere recoiling is no solution. In Darkest England and the Way Out She felt that he was superfine, that he suffered more than ordinary folk, like herself and her people. The Fortune Hunter A new edition, printed in a superior manner, on superfine paper, with illustrations. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island At first I thought there was a superfine Persuasion in his face; but the free glow That filled it when he stopped and cried, "Hollo!" Children of the Night He met this with a steady gaze of his small stock-taking eyes, which made her feel herself no more than some superfine human merchandise. House of Mirth She talked in a sweet, soft voice, used language at times a trifle superfine, and made literary allusions. Roderick Hudson Angel's wife felt almost as if she had been hounded up that hill like a scorned thing by those—to her—superfine clerics. Tess of the d'Urbervilles His hat was new and shining, his black overcoat of superfine cloth was ornamented with a collar of undoubted sable; he carried a gold-mounted umbrella. The Middle of Things To make a nice plain paste,--sift three pints of superfine flour, by rubbing it through a sieve into a deep pan. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches That laborious, out-of-door existence, which seems sordid in superfine English eyes, but which is never without the gaiety that enchanted Goldsmith and Sterne a hundred and fifty years ago. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Well, t'other side on the Bay of Fundy, is a superfine country; there ain't the beat of it to be found anywhere. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Fifty-six per cent reported cases of superfine elegance or affected primness or precision in the use of words. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene Yesterday we went the moment we had swallowed our breakfast,—N.B. superfine green tea given to us by Mrs. Taddy,—by appointment to Newgate. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 Sift two quarts of superfine flour into a pan. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches It is very simple, consisting of grinding the wheat as fine as possible at the first grinding, and separating the meal into flour, superfine or extra, middlings, shorts, and bran. Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881 There is more bread used here, made of best superfine flour, and No. 1 Genesssee, than in any other place of the same population in the univarse. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Why should she not ask the very superfinest of her friends to meet such a brilliant beauty? A Modern Instance Christian morality has not the hypersensitive fear of appealing to self-interest which superfine moralists profess nowadays. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke To every pound of the best fresh butter allow a pound or a quart of superfine flour. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches In short, my dear Goddess, old England's divided Between ultra blockheads and superfine sages;— With which of these classes we landlords have sided Thou'lt find in my Speech if thou'lt read a few pages. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes So I never lets on that I have any better, but keep dark about this superfine particular article of mine, for I'd as lives he'd think so as not.' The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville A good deal in this book may offend the fine, and not merely the superfine. Henry Fielding: a Memoir But a first-class hotel it is: the living good and plentiful, if not superfine, the service excellent, and the charges, all things considered, remarkably moderate. America To-day, Observations and Reflections Use no flour but the best superfine; if the flour is of inferior. quality, the cakes will he heavy, ill-coloured, and unfit to eat. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Dread of sin's consequences and a desire to escape these is no unworthy motive, however some superfine moralists nowadays may call it so. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes That beautiful river we came up today, What superfine farms it has on both sides of it, hain't it? it's a sight to behold. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Tom was, perhaps, the most popular man of his day; a Philadelphian of reputedly superfine stock, fresh-faced and athletic, with a jaunty walk. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories Admit the extravagance, the coarseness, and all the rest which we educated and superfine Christians cannot stand. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII It was not long before he blurted out the secret by which he had become superfine—he had participated with others in a cannibal rite after Caesar had been good-naturedly killed. Tropic Days But the materiel of the other regiments was not superfine, as M. Boyer, before whom they were defiling, might have said. Tom Cringle's Log The Venetian fine lady, also, is prone to be superfine. Venetian Life There, now I must go to my work, and you go and write something extra superfinely grand, because I have been so good to you. Two Years Ago, Volume I If manners stand for fineness Sir Anthony must have been superfine, because he was almost overburdened with "manners." Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People Thus much soundness and right principle there is at least, in what some superfine persons call the 'common' folk,—the folk whose innermost sense of truth and straightforwardness, not even the proudest statesman dare outrage. Temporal Power That the company and entertainment were scarcely calculated to suit the superfine standard of Mr. Bathurst and Mr. Rigby may perhaps be conceded. Fielding When the train stopped at Strabane was quite dizzy and sick and took refuge in the first 'bus, which 'bus belonged to that superfine establishment, the "Abercorn Arms." The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland It is therefore evident that bread made of unbolted flour is more healthful than that made of superfine flour. American Woman's Home Even a dog, it has been found by experiment, will starve to death on superfine flour bread, but will live well enough on Graham or unbolted flour bread. Personal Experience of a Physician And pray what is that?" said Mactavish, pointing sarcastically to an entry in the previous account—"5 yards of superfine Annette. The Young Fur Traders Preachers of superfine morality.... which their admiring pupils never dreamt of practising. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face No, sir: I’ve not such superfine feelings; and I don’t cry out before I’m hurt. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures "Fastidious readers" might find Callum Beg and Mrs. Nosebag and the Cumberland peasants "coarse and disgusting," said the reviewer, who must have had in his imagination readers extremely superfine. Waverley Without any exception, the shepherds I came across in New Zealand were all passionately fond of reading; and they were also well-informed men, who often expressed themselves in excellent, through superfine, language. Station Amusements in New Zealand Now Mr. Carter would have been very unhappy had he been left without his superfine long black coat. Castle Richmond There is more bread used here, made of best superfine flour, and No. 1. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Yet the superfine aesthetic essence is not for the delight of those to whom the fruit is tendered after it has undergone a sea voyage. Confessions of a Beachcomber Or again it may be that the number of sticks, certainly two dozen, denote orders from far-off tribes, who wish to barter such articles as pearl-shells for perhaps spinifex-gum of a superfine quality. Spinifex and Sand He found a handkerchief on the floor, of superfine cambric, though dirty, poured upon it a liberal allowance of varnish, and attacked the first pair. Seven Little Australians Mrs Perkins sat down and assumed a manner of superfine gentility, while she talked with a Cockney accent. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl So I never lets on that I have any better, but keep dark about this superfine particular article of mine, for I'd as lives he'd think so as not. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville It was written in the clearest and steadiest hand, on superfine paper. The Emancipated You will observe, she lays great stress on the superfine quality of the plush. At the Mercy of Tiberius He no longer sought out superfine reasons for their lack of happiness. Maurice Guest He was about forty-five—possibly fifty—and wore a long coat of faded superfine cloth, with a heavy collar, and a hunched-up neckcloth. A Changed Man; and other tales Well, tother side on the Bay of Fundy is a superfine country, there aint the beat of it to be found any where. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The slight color that rose to his cheek as he looked down upon his clay-soiled hands was due to the belief that he had really contaminated her outward superfine person. The Twins of Table Mountain We must not therefore listen to these superfine gentlemen when they talk of friendship, which they know neither in theory nor in practice. Treatises on Friendship and Old Age Steve was superb, and might have been married on the spot, so superfine was his broad-cloth, glossy his linen, and perfect the fit of his gloves. Rose in Bloom Stacy had thought this before, but did not care to have it corroborated by this superfine young foreigner. The Three Partners —That beautiful river we came up to day, What superfine farms it has on both sides of it, hante it? its a sight to behold. The Clockmaker — or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The most highly-polished person may be thoroughly depraved in heart; and his superfine manners may, after all, only consist in pleasing gestures and in fine phrases. Character His long surtout of dark-grey superfine cloth descended down to the middle of his leg, and was buttoned up to his chin, to defend him against the morning air. Redgauntlet He was a shade too sentimental for my own sympathies, and I fancied he was rather too fond of superfine discriminations and of discovering subtle intentions in shallow places. The Madonna of the Future "It's so, Christie," she said laughingly—"three flour-sacks apiece; but I'm jealous: yours are all marked 'superfine,' and mine 'middlings.'" Devil's Ford He stretched out his bloodless fingers for another of his host's superfine cigars and proceeded, with only such interruptions as were occasioned by the lighting and careful smoking of the latter. The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English "I've made my career—as you see," said the Inspector-General of State Hospitals, taking up lightly the lapels of his superfine black coat. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Father kept those superfine cigars over in the cabinet there. Other Things Being Equal I have really no ambition to be a doll of such superfine wax.' New Grub Street Its name resounded daily throughout the valley, accompanied by ideas of superfine sensual pleasures such as men whose stomachs are more sensitive than their hearts dream about. Sons of the Soil He ruined himself in miraculous waistcoats, in trousers that were tight, half-tight, pleated, or embroidered; in superfine boots, well-made coats which outlined his elegant figure; in bewitching collars, spotless gloves, and immaculate hats. Bureaucracy Ruthless Patrols; long superfine harangues; and scanty ill-baked loaves, more like baked Bath bricks,—which produce an effect on the intestines! The French Revolution His leggins were of superfine blue cloth and his moccasins of deerskin. The Scouts of the Valley Here, Pat," said I, as my hand fell on a large square parcel—"here is some superfine tobacco that I got in Quebec for you and the other men on this trip. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature "Then your feelings are less superfine than I took them to be; you must be a coarse, callous character, to bear such a thwack without staggering under it." The Professor Madame, for her part, trains up a youthful d'Orleans generation in what superfinest morality one can; gives meanwhile rather enigmatic account of fair Mademoiselle Pamela, the Daughter whom she has adopted. The French Revolution |
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