| 单词 | trimness |
| 例句 | The grounds, in places, bore signs of the geometric Victorian trimness which had been their original form: drained fish-pools; the long white colonnades of skeleton pergolas; rock-bordered parterres where flowers no longer grew. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z So only the shiny surface of a brown leather jacket or the two-tone horizontal stripes running across hips to cuffs suggested a military trimness. Fashion Review: Baby Takes a Road Trip 2013-06-27T17:16:54Z On board, one notes the scrupulous order, the absolute perfection of cleanliness and trimness; the large guns and carriages alternating with the mess-tables of the crew. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z She said to herself that it must be the well-bred voices, the conversation about the weather, the trimness, the tidiness, the tea, the tennis, that were insufferable to her chagrined heart. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Not the least of the Peony's charms is its exceeding trimness and cleanliness. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z I have no more scruple in using the scissors upon tree or shrub, where trimness is desirable, than I have in mowing the turf of the lawn that once represented a virgin world. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z However that may have been, Carmela, as she stood, was the personification of trimness and activity. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The trimness of the leaf is matched by the neat acorn, whose scaly cup has none of the looseness seen in the burly black oak. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z There is nothing of the customary squalidness of beggary about him, but remarkable trimness and cleanliness.—I. Our Old Home, Vol. 2 Annotated with Passages from the Author's Notebook 2011-10-06T02:00:33.843Z She has the same daintiness and trimness, the same superficial tender-heartedness. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z A second look showed that the impression was largely due to a certain trimness of figure which was accentuated by the perfect fit of a suit of soft-dressed leather. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Her cheeks bore the red of perfect health showing through a perfect, fair complexion, and even the thick red mackinaw which she wore did not hide the trimness of the figure beneath. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z His clothes were very plain, but he appeared at ease in them; and although his tangled beard was reduced to comparative trimness, it hinted nothing of the incipient dandy. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z But the trimness of her plots and the delicacy of her miniature work have affinities in Maria Edgeworth, Harriet Martineau and Mary Russell Mitford, three excellent writers of pure English prose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The one remnant of her first trimness is her beautifully brushed hair. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z The whole was simple and unpretending; there was none of that smart trimness which gives to such scenes the air of an imitation. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z There is a sweetness and trimness in its simplicity intermingling with the flowers to make it one of the fairest of garden-plots. Beautiful Gardens in America 2011-01-11T03:00:36.140Z Remember that the beauty of a tent lies in its trimness. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps The three newcomers stood silent for a moment inside their caravan, speechless with satisfaction, as they surveyed the interior beauty and trimness of their equipage. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold His features were certainly distinguished, and the trimness of his prematurely blanched hair made a curious contrast to the general dilapidation of the surroundings. Love's Usuries But Margaret did not delay; on the third day she made her request; and then the Doctor went home stepping with all his old trimness, his toes well turned out, his head erect. East Angels "This garden used to be the pride of the Island," he muttered, seeing in its restored trimness something of its old-time beauty. Happy House She was a picture of rosy youth and trimness and not unlike the character by whose name he had christened her—the fair Elaine of Arthur's court. The "Genius" Perhaps none of them have—nor ever will have—the exquisite trimness, the habitual and hereditary rustic elegance, of the best villages of England. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The British soldier approves of a greyhound trimness in the belt zone. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" But, even in the late 'seventies, it possessed that sort of smoothness, that comparative trimness and humanised air of comfort, which only the lapse of years can give. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography Only his rather greasy sombrero, with its weighty leather band, and the bulging revolvers under his coat seemed out of place in the general trimness of his attire. The Rustler of Wind River What was it about her that made him instantly conscious that the spring wagonette was very plain, the newness long gone and that the horses, with abundant manes and tails, lacked trimness and style? The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains Her plumage soon took on its natural trimness and freshness. Wild Life on the Rockies There are hundreds of costly houses, charming both within and without; their gardens always attractive in the freshness of their flowers, and in the trimness of their tree-lined lawns. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Now the sail was reset, with all the trimness that circumstances would admit of. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea A hedge, which was a marvel of trimness, surrounded the garden, ivy clung to the walls and gables, and fancifully clipped box and other evergreens made a modest greenery about it, winter though it was. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 He carried with him the irrepressible trimness and buoyancy of youth, with his smooth, sallow face, his neat black moustache and his shapeliness of outline. The Book of All-Power His mouth was not quite right, either; his form, though powerful, had lost some of its youthful trimness. The Snowshoe Trail The friends set out, from hat to boot in the most approved Oxford bandbox-cut of trimness and prettiness. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Bright lawns, insistent on former respectability and trimness; yellow and gray lawns, touched with the craziness of age, quite beyond all interest in looks, content to doze easily in the sun. Greener Than You Think The abundant moustache was without a tinge of grey in it, but it lacked trimness, and hung over a cruel mouth like a tattered curtain. The Heart of Unaga He hated the sleekness of the men in livery who preceded him up the stairs, the trimness of the maids waiting on the threshold of hushed boudoirs. Mistress Anne It took, indeed, trimness of apparel to make up for the plainness of his face. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Everywhere there was an air of wealth and comfort, but yet to an English eye there was a want of neatness and trimness in all the arrangements, both of house and garden. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 The term clipper simply denotes that peculiar sharpness of build and trimness of rig which insure the greatest amount of speed, and does not specify any particular class. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships There were some distressing months of angularity, both in physique and in manners, at seventeen; then a quick and miraculous escape into trimness and grace. On the Stairs He was a slightly built, trim man, but his trimness was not distinctively military. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Our own velvet is reduced to such trimness by cutting. Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Rose was a pattern of decorous neatness and trimness compared to Hester; indeed, Rose was appalled by the total absence of order and ceremony, not to say of embellishment, in her friend's toilet. A Houseful of Girls It may be that this approach to trimness, after all, was the true key to the mystery of the lady who appeared to Joe. The Literary World Seventh Reader The third had his back to the observer, but the figure had a slender, boyish trimness that spoke of youth. Steve Yeager Her waist was slender, her hands and feet were nimble and delicate, and her dress fitted her so neatly that she looked the personation of trimness. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett There is a trimness about it, with its instantaneous present, its vanished past, its non-existent future, and its inert matter. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 But it was not her youth, or the trimness of her figure, or the mere physical beauty of her features that touched the hearts, and made reverent the voices of rude sailormen. The Blood Ship He lacked the trimness of the soldier; of the debonair smartness of the modern fighting man there was no trace whatsoever in his speech or appearance. A People's Man The cottage looks like the dilapidated lodge of an old monastery, and here, at least, is no trimness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 He saw the little red eyes watching everything, and he noticed that the regiments of Vaugirard had no superiors in trimness and spirit. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne This trimness is very medieval and ill accords with brute fact. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 The trimness of her figure, the absolute neatness and propriety of her dress, the poise and restraint of her manner. New Faces His was an orderly solid mind that could not do with cracks and holes in it, trimness, neatness, and firmness of outer wall were necessary to its well-being; openness to windy doubts ruined it. The Devil's Garden What charmed her most in this garden was the exquisite trimness of the lawn and flower beds. A Love Episode They were inferior in physique, lacking in trimness and even in cleanliness, and imperfectly disciplined. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe When Milton alluded to private gardens, he spoke of their trimness. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden Yet there is no excessive air of trimness. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays There was a trimness about it, an assertive glamour, an air of success, that should not stamp one of the oppressed. The Wrong Twin Under the summer hat her very dark hair swept back over her temples with something near trimness in the extent to which it was withheld from being fluffy. The Conquest of Canaan The homes were scrubbed and scoured,—above all, one; the gardens and yards had an unwonted trimness, and Jennie bought a new gingham. The Souls of Black Folk He had the speed of a race horse, but the trimness, the raciness, the delicate legs were not characteristic of him. The Redheaded Outfield So that the garden-like neatness and trimness of everything surprised me. A Dream of John Ball; and, a king's lesson The trimness of the trees, the vivid whiteness of the houses, the breadth, were very agreeable; and he felt himself already thoroughly at home. Of Human Bondage "Trim" is as clumsy as "slender"; she had escaped from the trimness of girlhood as wholly as she had gone through its coltishness. The Conquest of Canaan He bore himself in a manner strikingly capable, and there was a sort of trimness and alertness about him, despite the too-generous shoulders of his coat. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories There was something individual about the great farm, a most unusual trimness and care for detail. O Pioneers! Some of the cottages are models of trimness and taste, others of course are less well kept, a few have a neglected appearance. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" To pass from Juvenal to the other distinguished contemporary of Tacitus, the younger Pliny, is like exchanging the steaming atmosphere and gorgeous colours of a hot-house for the commonplace trimness of a suburban garden. Latin Literature Lucy's trimness was a perpetual marvel to her. The History of David Grieve As the paths go down the slope they lose their garden-like trimness among bracken and brambles. Lady John Russell Sometimes he wraps his petition in neatness, but he goeth not alone; for then he makes some other quality moralise his affection, and his trimness is the grace of that grace. Character Writings of the 17th Century Thence its chief aim grew to be a desirable trimness of speech and logical arrangement of matter—good external qualities purchased at a fearful price with the loss of all that makes poetry precious. England's Antiphon The trimness of the very bed has something petty and unmeaning about it. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia There were four rowers in it; yet its glossy sides and air of trimness were significant of a seventh competitor for some reason behind time. The Prince of India — Volume 02 No words can do justice to the beauty of the country, the cleanness of the roads, the trimness of the hedges, and the garden-like appearance of the fields. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland There was a well-to-do comfort and trimness about the light yellowish dining room which had a softening influence upon him as soon as he crossed its threshold. The Fat and the Thin I noted the play of her slender fingers, the trimness of her ankle, the piquancy of a nose revealed to me in profile—and nothing else. The Film Mystery The perfectly graceful figure, the trimness and neatness of it, the beautiful womanly poise of the head, the quick elastic step, he could have sworn to her among ten thousand. A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus By the magic only known to youth and womanhood Harriet had gathered herself into trimness and calm again. Harriet and the Piper He was a tall, clean-limbed, clear-featured boy, with black hair, which though not long, yet lacked the military trimness befitting the heads of young men at the present moment. The Red Planet At tea-time Tom appeared, his trimness restored, but not his usual colouring; and Ella hailed him with reproaches for having gone away without telling her. The Trial I noticed the slim trimness of her figure—could not help myself, in fact. The Film Mystery She sighed partly because her head ached, partly because the hot trip had mussed her usual fresh trimness, largely because she was going home. Mother There was a trimness, a neatness, about them. The Blazed Trail Also the banks of the forest that we passed through had lost their courtly game-keeperish trimness, and were as wild and beautiful as need he, though the trees were clearly well seen to. News from Nowhere, or, an Epoch of Rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance Nowhere is there dirt or stench, puddle or hog-wallow, neglect, disorder, or lack of trimness and neatness. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion Her thin face was made more youthful by color; a pleased look was in her blue eyes, and a certain neatness and trimness about her dress to which he had not been accustomed. He Fell in Love with His Wife And then on a frosty dawn, when the sun rose red-rimmed over the barrens, he noted a new trimness in his escort. The Path of the King This one was as neat as a bit of genre; there was a charming trimness about the blue coverlet, the cooking pots and furniture. The Magic Skin He was dressed with even more than his usual formal trimness, and she detected, in an ultra-flat wrist-watch and discreetly expensive waistcoat buttons, an attempt at smartness altogether new. The Glimpses of the Moon A decidedly cheerful group of human homes, the greater part of them indeed belonging to persons of refined habits; trimness, shady shelter, whitewash, neither conveniency nor decoration has been neglected here. Life of John Sterling |
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