| 单词 | bow window |
| 例句 | Sitting in its bow window were RAF Maidsend’s gaunt and weary squadron leader and a bespectacled well-turned-out civilian in a tweed suit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On the first day of digging the team found that a redbrick flower bed, dug up regularly to fertilise the roses, covered a rectangle of stone which Halliwell-Phillips believed was Shakespeare's bow window. Dig seeks William Shakespeare's shards for ale in his Stratford back garden 2010-04-05T16:33:00Z Because you have bow windows, you would need one insert for each pane. Can I keep the look of bow windows and still stop the drafts? 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Wright and Manion redesigned it to mirror the library on the other side of what is now the center hall, and Manion added a bow window to match the one in the library. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z He excelled at Vogue Regency, characterized by bow windows and white painted brick. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z Outside, he put roofs over the bow windows—a typical Regency touch—and, with three new gables, the rear façade now has a pleasantly formal air as it looks over the sloping lawn. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z They added the bow window in the front, which extended the dining area. Ex-FBI, CIA director William Webster lists D.C. house 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Several original features of the Avondale remain: the chestnut columns and wainscoting, the bow window with a window seat in the dining room and the H-shaped fireplace surround with its two-level mantel. Sears kit house in Cleveland Park for sale for $1.5 million 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Original tracery patterns made of thin strips of molding decorate the ceilings, with lattice in the living room and a chevron pattern in the dining room, which has a bow window. A Shingle-Style Beach ‘Cottage’ in the Hamptons 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; Ð often corruptly called a bow window. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Here, in an eligible position, there may be seen Stanley Mount, a villa residence of two storeys, with bow windows and contiguous lawn. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z It is built of bright red bricks, has some friendly bow windows, and is ornamented by some little turrets. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z The hall was generally a parallelogram on plan, with a raised da�s at the farther end, a large bow window on one side, and in one or two cases on both sides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z I asked of Miss Bennett, with whom I had withdrawn to the asylum of a bow window. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z A second-hand book shop occupied the ground floor; and above the book shop window three columns, each of three bow windows, one for each floor, formed the frontage. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Some of the inhabitants were armed with slings, and now and then an arrow was discharged from a bow window. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z That is a nice bow window, and white curtains. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z Below on the right was a bow window, and from this bow window a stream of light fell upon the rope. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The moon shone brightly through the small bow window; he seated himself at the table close by the door of the private chamber, fixed his eyes on an open manuscript, and listened. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z The three bow windows of the top floor were ours. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z But the one thing which caught our attention was a life-size portrait hanging at the end of the room opposite the bow window. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z She got up, and for a moment or two the two young women stood together not far from the bow window of Katty's bedroom. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Halfway up, as he looked down, he saw a man in the bow window approach and draw down the blind. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The gaudy booklet with its golden promises and pretty pictures of villas with bow windows which the poor man treasures up has nothing to do with the case. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z By a sort of natural selection, I presently found myself in the middle bow window, discussing the questions he had just answered with my only fellow-candidate in Honours, Mackie. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z The next morning when I awoke and looked out of the bow window of the big old-fashioned bedroom, I saw under a gray sky a country that was still all mystery. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z It was a large bow window, with a window-seat cushioned in flowered chintz. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z The shop was underneath Mrs. Errington's sitting-room, and the great bow window, of which mention has been made, jutted out beyond the shop front, and overhung the street. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z That bow window and those two little windows on that side give it great possibilities. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Surrey mentions a certain recessed or bow window, in which, retired apart from the gay throng around them, they held "converse sweet." The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z At last she rose and with averted face walked across the room, and stood looking at the storm through the big bow windows. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Furstenstein was only partly visible at a distance, for the forest covered all the castle mount, the gray walls, the steeples and bow windows lifting themselves from among the crown of green firs. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z It was a long, low room, with an uneven floor, a whitewashed ceiling crossed by heavy beams, and one large bow window. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Deane was sitting in the little bow window, looking down with apparent interest into the narrow, tortuous street. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z It was a bow window, thickly curtained and draped with black. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z There was scarce a face to be seen in the bow windows of the clubs. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z There was a bow window with a south exposure, and in the recess stood a huge easy-chair. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z The quaint, picturesque old coffee tavern, with its bow windows of square-leaded panes, ends curiously at the top with a moulded outline so reminiscent of many houses in Belgium. Cathedral Cities of England It's a new red brick, with bow windows and a slated roof, and there's a row o' nice tidy iron railings round the garden, too. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Oriel.—A window projecting like a bay or bow window, not resting on the ground but thrown out above the ground level and resting on a corbel. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance The bow windows with their half-opaque glass seemed to repulse the noise and movement of the world from the tranquil interior they so sleekly guarded. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "If you 'd allow me, sir, to show the yellow rooms upstairs, with the bow window—" "In the attics, I hope?" Tony Butler He led the way over to a corner, in a sort of bow window, and we sat down on the hard leather cushions. The Social Gangster Curled up in a large armchair placed in the bow window of a well-furnished morning-room, a little girl of about eleven years old sat peering out anxiously at the weather. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Dormer windows rich and picturesque, and high brick chimneys are also employed; so are bow windows, often carried on concave corbels of a clumsy form. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance These houses are built with old-fashioned bow windows, some of them running up from the basement to the roof, and one or two with circular balconies on the second story. Under the Mendips A Tale The lamp at the bow window next to mine showed me the pallid young man, smoking a fat, reeking cigar. Man and Maid The water rose above their bow windows, but suddenly and inexplicably it began to subside again. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 Aldred, ensconced in an angle of a bow window, surveyed the whole spectacle, as yet, from the standpoint of an outsider. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story The bow window, in which Albert had taken his seat, was a couple of steps higher than the floor of the room, so that he could easily look down upon and examine the company. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. “What a fine view of the bay we can get from here,” added Eline, as she stood in the bow window, a most graceful figure. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea Look at all those shabby-genteel rows of houses, each exactly like the next, each with its awful bow window, and all needing a new coat of paint. Ancestors A Novel He walks away from her, and she, moving into the deep embrasure of the large bow window, stands staring blankly upon the sunlit landscape without. Portia or By Passions Rocked Placing one hand on the bow window beside him, he leaned over to peer into the moonlit yard beneath. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch His eye at that moment passing over Truchses Waldburg, fell on that well-known bow window, where, thinking he perceived the person of his love, his usual courage resumed its dominion. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. It is described as occupying an area of 2,600 square feet, and being lit with six bow windows. Old and New London Volume I I sprang down the steps and went to one of the bow windows nearest the door. The House by the Lock She indicated a broad bow window, overlooking the campus and gym. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School There, from the big, bulging house with its towers and minarets and bow windows and lean-tos, ells and additions, the Doctor was barred. In the Heart of a Fool The Star Devil's lighting tubes glowed softly, though Saturn's rays, coming through the wide bow windows, still lit every object in the control cabin with hard and dazzling brilliancy. Hawk Carse It continued on even keel until Carse, watching through the bow window, saw a red light flash in the ceiling of the tube: and then he tilted the car and rose. The Passing of Ku Sui And while he was wondering, with some irritation, what this change might mean, she drew back into a bow window, and motioned to him almost imperceptibly to follow her. Name and Fame A Novel The screen was upstairs in the great drawing-room near a bow window which overlooked the fair. Amaryllis at the Fair The English residents knock out bow windows to see up and down the canal. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) The space-stick moved a little, all Friday dared, at their speed; the position dials swung; the dot of a fixed star that had been visible a moment before through the bow windows was now gone. Hawk Carse When turned completely around, the men in her control cabin looked through the bow windows right into the brilliant cone of the purple ray. The Passing of Ku Sui He stood in front of his chattering instruments in the bow window, looking up and down the platform with anxious face out of which his natural human color had gone, leaving even his lips white. The Duke Of Chimney Butte "So I wull," said Jack, looking out of the great bow window at the mention of Plum Corner—he could just see the flutter of Amaryllis' dress in the distance between the trees. Amaryllis at the Fair The windows are destitute of glass, but have strong wooden shutters; and those upon the public streets often project like bow windows, and are protected by heavy iron gratings. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries The shop was black except for the paler crescent of the bow window giving onto the street. Mr. Wicker's Window Then all of them looked through the bow windows, and what they saw told the story in an instant. The Passing of Ku Sui It relieved him to see the two ladies seated opposite each other in the bow window, and to hear something like a laugh in the air. The Marriage of Elinor And he had stared moodily out of a bow window, and had been rewarded by a vision of wet paving stones, wet beggars and wet sparrows. Tongues of Conscience The little home in England, the tiny sitting-room with its bow window, and small front garden edged with dusty evergreens, was far more real to her even now. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Chris asked, his courage ebbing as he pictured to himself the dark little shop with its bow window of small panes, and Mr. Wicker, so thin and wizened he seemed only bones and wrinkles. Mr. Wicker's Window The blinds were down and warm red curtains pulled across the large bow window. Daisy Ashford: Her Book The bow window was open behind its white curtains, and it was there that the little party gathered out of reach of the unnecessary heat and the smoke. The Marriage of Elinor His work is best fitted for doorways and the bow windows or bokhárchas commonly seen in the streets of old towns. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir It had a bow window on the south side, and three Luthern windows in the roof. Bertie's Home or, the Way to be Happy Beyond the passage lay the dimly glimmering shop with its bow window at the far end, and the door to the street beside it. Mr. Wicker's Window Now you have nothing to do but to resolve that every one of your principal rooms shall have a bow window, either large or small. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The house was stone in front, but had brick sides which gave it a queer effect, yet somehow didn't spoil it; and wherever there wasn't a porch, it had broken out in bow windows. Lady Betty Across the Water Mr. Pantin moved into the bow window where the light was better and read the article carefully. The Fighting Shepherdess It was pitchy dark under the overhanging trees, and only a faint gleam from a large bow window showed her the length of the garden-path that they would have to traverse. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient The wide bow window was there before him, the three objects he liked best showing frosty in the moonlight that poured in from across the water. Mr. Wicker's Window You surely must all of you feel and admit the delightfulness of a bow window; I can hardly fancy a room can be perfect without one. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 We did so down a small passage towards the door of the room which contained the bow window. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Almost every one is acquainted with that beautiful style of building called in England the Tudor or Elizabethan, with its decorated chimneys, its ornamented gables, and large oriel or bow windows. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 How brightly the silver moon shines in that little bow window! Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends The windows—except for the bow window of the shop to the right of the front door—had shutters painted a pleasing bluey-green, and at their sides could be seen the edges of gay curtains. Mr. Wicker's Window She was determined not to discuss her hostess any more, and she walked over to the bow window as though to look at the prospects of the weather, which had threatened rain. Marriage à la mode I followed him across the road to a small plain-looking house, with a neatly-curtained bow window and a brass plate on the front door. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta Paul gave the order, and went back to his new sitting-room, seating himself before his office table, as he called the one which was placed in the bow window. The Village by the River From the south bow window in the hotel, the mother and daughter followed its course through tangled underwood and birch forest; sometimes it disappeared, and then shone out again, and at last became fully visible. Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands Then there were endless visits to endless visitors; dressing; riding, chiefly with Lady Caroline; luncheons, and the bow window at White's. The Young Duke The front is a gorgeous mass of carved panelling; in the middle rises a four-centred gateway, and on the left is a marvel of a bow window, with a bay for every story. Set in Silver From a bow window in the castle a powerful apparatus was sending a broad stream of electric light into the darkness. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) Lancelot Vane was then sitting in the bow window of the coffee-room. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' A bow window, and the panes of glass double, yes, treble the size of the old ones! The Harvest of Years Attention is called to the fact that what is so frequently called a "bay window" is, properly, a "bow window," the three sides of a bay window being at right angles to each other. Writing the Photoplay Through the open bow window of the great oak parlour of the inn was heard the mighty voice of the president, who was now in the thick of his political toasts. The House by the Church-Yard The panels were modelled on the old stage coach design, and a great bow window adorned each end. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland A girl slight in figure but harmoniously proportioned had placed herself about two yards from the bow window. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' This proved to be a large building, in the style of Constantinople, which, with its line of bow windows, and kiosk-fashioned rooms, surmounted with projecting roofs, might have passed muster on the Bosphorus. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. Dexie had gone to the parlor to get a book, and stepping to the bow window to draw the curtains, saw his well-known figure hurrying down the street. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces A huge old mahogany table and sideboard, ill kept and dusty, filled the bow window end of the room. Lydia of the Pines And it was indeed in Nassau Street, and, more=68= over, in full view of the bow window of Kildare Street Club, that the cup of the under-strapper's misfortunes brimmed over. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches It had two small bow windows, one belonging to a sitting-room, and the other to the shop. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers Then he flung himself down on a cushioned seat in the bow window of the bar-room and took a pipe and tobacco pouch from his pocket. The Spinners Opposite this bow window, on the other side of the room, I shall have niches in the wall and corners for statuary, with shelves for books above and below. Tracy Park There was a dormer window at the top and a bow window in the ground floor and a tiny entry porch at the front. Lydia of the Pines They went into a jewelry store beyond, with a square low bow window and white trimming, where he purchased a ring with a ruby, and small gold bracelets with locks and chains. The Three Black Pennys A Novel Across the curve of the shop bow window a kind of counter was fixed. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers Then, as Kemper sat in the square of sunlight which fell through the bow window, Trent noticed each plain, yet impressive detail of his appearance. The Wheel of Life In the smaller and middle room, where I slept last night, I shall have a large bow window, with shelves for books in the spaces between and beneath, and by the sides of the windows. Tracy Park "Lydia," called her father from the bow window, "it's time to come in." Lydia of the Pines Apparently she had not noticed the old man sitting in the settle by the bow window, nor had he, for his part, so much as once turned his head in our direction. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories She and he were standing at the back of the room, in the opening of the conservatory, unnoticed by any of the group in the bow window. Marcella I stood in a deep bow window with the Baronet, and could not help expressing my wonder. Tales of a Traveller At the crossroads she saw the grey front of her inn, the bow window jutting, small black shining panes picked out with the clean white paint of the frame-work. The Romantic So thought three of the genus who were ensconced that forenoon in the bow windows of the Royal Hotel and gazed across the bright green valley at the dull historical background beyond. The Firm of Girdlestone Mr Morfe kept his modern choral music beneath a broad seat under the bow window. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories It "covered 2600 square feet, and was lit with six bow windows." Sydney Smith Their heads are clear, their eyes are bright, and there is a hollow instead of a bow window beneath the buttons of their waistcoats. The "Goldfish" Down at the end of the looking-glass picture, behind her, the bow window and the slender back of a man standing there. The Romantic At the same moment Louis sprang from the narrow space between the street railings and the bow window on to the steps. The Price of Love The day's proceedings began at nine o'clock with a regal breakfast, partaken of at a very long table which ran into a bow window. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories There was a pretty drawing-room, with bow windows at the back of it. Fated to Be Free It had the old-style small bow windows, the low roof, and the circumscribed area of old-fashioned shops. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" So far it had been rehearsed, on her way down-stairs, even to the chair in the bow window which she indicated, having seated herself, for him to sit down in. Mary Wollaston She sprang to the bow window with surprising activity, and pulled aside a blind, one inch.... The Price of Love She walked to a writing table that stood in a bow window and returned with checks in her hand. Joe Burke's Last Stand It was right acrost from me, on the other side of the room, and it was facing the front window, which was a bow window. Danny's Own Story She was in a small, attractively furnished room, with a bow window looking upon the yard and the street. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise A very irritable-looking, acid-faced man was seated in an armchair by the fireplace, while two young ladies in white were standing together in the bow window at the further end. Round the Red Lamp She stepped into the long, low room radiant with the moonlight which streamed through the bow window and lay in a silvery pool along the waxed floor. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories We had a capital 'severe tea' at Robin Hood's Bay in a sweet little old-fashioned inn, with a bow window right over the seaweed-covered rocks of the strand. Dracula The three of us stood in the bow window and occupied ourselves in admiring the magnificent view. The Poison Belt Passing through the bow window, they found themselves in a well-sized room, the sides of which were covered with shelves filled with richly-bound books. Vivian Grey He gave Copplestone a squeeze of the elbow, laughed, and went across to the solicitor, who was chatting to Stafford in one of the bow windows. Scarhaven Keep Caroline brushed her hair back from her damp forehead and went over to the bow window. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories Gables and bow windows with sharp freestone facings that stuck out. Mary Olivier: a Life A longish lad stood in the bow window, leaning his head on the shutter, in a mood of smouldering rebellion against the order of things. Weighed and Wanting "You do not see my garden in its glory," said Mr. Beckendorff, stopping before the bow window of the library. Vivian Grey The bow window looked out upon the garden and across the garden to the Thames, which at this point took a wide curve between banks shaded by old pollard willows. The Golden Calf I left her, and went into the bow window, where I could see her face. The Portent & Other Stories Our party from Delmé were ushered into a large drawing-room, the sole light of which was from an immense bow window, looking out on the extensive lawn. A Love Story It was long and narrow with a bow window at the end. The Sisters-In-Law When Vivian reached the house, he found the bow window of the library thrown open, and as he approached he saw Mr. Beckendorff enter the room and bow to the prince. Vivian Grey His eyes, which had stood out like bow windows, became bigger yet, and there was no metaphor that could contain their bigness; yet still they were human eyes. Tremendous Trifles The article I have excepted was an ancient bureau, elaborate and ornate, which stood on one side of the large bow window. The Portent & Other Stories Mr. Elliott would never have built these two pretty bow windows; and only see what lovely flowers are placed in them! The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People A few men were standing in a bow window. Coningsby As Vivian was admiring a white peacock, which, attracted by their approach, had taken the opportunity of unfurling its wheeling train, a man came forward from the bow window. Vivian Grey The street was a dingy little street, a cul-de-sac of very small houses in a row, each with an almost flattened bow window and a blistered brown door with a black knocker. The History of Mr. Polly If a light breaks on your view, "break" for it immediately; but be sure you don't jump into a bow window. The American Union Speaker Having thus distributed all my best wares in the bow window, I shall leave you to judge for yourself; and, as the diplomatists say, will be happy to treat upon a suitable basis. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 They found Lady Mary in the drawing-room; the sunshine streamed towards her through the golden rain of a planta-genista, which stood on a table in the western corner of the bow window. Peter's Mother They found the bow window of the library closed. Vivian Grey And we did laugh, for it was of no consequence,—and the great bow window of our parlor looked out upon the sea. Memories of Hawthorne The dining-room of Ballinger House was long and narrow and from its bow window commanded a view of the Bay. Sleeping Fires: a Novel By the way, you know the bow window in the drawing-room? A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill Lieutenant Dank, as became an officer of the Royal Guard, stood at attention—in the bow window with his back to the room, very red about the ears and rigid to the bursting point. The Prince of Graustark Through the bow window, the lawn lay dun and dark. A Fool There Was Nothing projects, no bow window, balcony, or gable; the surface is as flat as well can be. The Life of the Fields He passed up the lawn and entered the house by one of the bow windows. Celibates There was one high bow window, which belonged to the library, and which looked out on to the gravel sweep, at the left of the front door as you entered it. The Way We Live Now But the porch looked as though it were tumbling down, and the bow window looked as though it were tumbling out. He Knew He Was Right In the front each room ends in a bow window. The Mayor's Wife We passed a small new hotel, very smart and exclusive, with a big bow window. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay It had evidently been an ordinary dwelling-house in old times, but a bow window had been added to transform it into a shop. Herb of Grace Then I discovered them dining at a separate table in the bow window, with red-shaded candles between them, peering out ever and again at this splendor that was neither night nor day. In the Days of the Comet Gathered at its far end where the bow window overlooked the sparkling lake, were three or four people, all elderly. Love Eternal To this speech Mr. Somerville made no answer, but turned away to look at the bow window of a handsome new inn, which the glazier was at this instant glazing. The Parent's Assistant The great telescope of the Prophet was carefully adjusted upon its lofty, brass-bound stand in the bow window of Number One Thousand Berkeley Square. The Prophet of Berkeley Square The bow window was in three parts and the central part was open wide at the bottom. Okewood of the Secret Service Shot window: A projecting or bow window, whence it was possible shoot at any one approaching the door. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems We hurried up to where he was standing in a nook, shaped something like a small bow window. King Solomon's Mines Not long ago, about the closing in of an evening in autumn, I sat at the large bow window of the D——- Coffee-House in London. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 "By the way—do you, too?" she added to the Prophet, for the first time observing the instrument in the bow window. The Prophet of Berkeley Square It gave on a little balcony which was in reality the roof of a bow window of one of the rooms on the floor below. Okewood of the Secret Service There were the two well-known bow windows, out of which he had often stepped to run across the lawn into the workshop. The Way of All Flesh These have their gable ends to the street, great bow windows with diamond panes set in lead, grotesque carvings, and low arched doorways.* The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon The blind had been drawn up again, and I saw again the slight, girlish figure silhouetted against the side panes of the bow window. The Fawn Gloves Three tiers of old-fashioned semicircular bow windows run from basement to roof; and look down upon a long green slope of pasture-land, ending in the pleasant woods of Kirklees, Sir George Armitage’s park. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Without a second's hesitation he slipped behind them and found himself in the recess of a shallow bow window. Okewood of the Secret Service The last sight of Captain B- I had was as he nodded his head to me out of the bow window when I turned round to close the front gate. The Mirror of the Sea |
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