| 单词 | corselet |
| 例句 | In the garment district, Ms. Canner produces lightweight reflective corselets, ostrich-trimmed jackets, vests, sashes and belts that slip over outerwear and resemble glowing lingerie. Books of Style: ‘Heels on Wheels’ — Books of Style 2012-10-10T22:30:19Z His trousers, after exhausting the ordinary number of buttons in front, prolonged themselves into a kind of corselet that drew attention to the slimness of his waist. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The armor was correct from helm to sollerets, with hauberk and corselet, greaves and jambards, while the gauntleted hands were crossed, in true warrior fashion, on the hilt of a long, straight sword. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z His own horses he ordered now to be unsaddled, and casting off his corselet, gave himself up to repose for the evening. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z So strong, so determined was that blow, that the weapon entered to the very haft, and there remained, fixed between the corselet and the brassard, so that the boy could not withdraw it. Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z The something I guessed at once was a corselet, and it needed scarce another thought to apprise me that Dymphna's follower was not Van Tree at all, but a Spanish soldier! The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A beautiful captain, An officer grand, With corselet of steel And an air of command! The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z "Why did he wear his corselet?" she wailed, as if she had not heard him. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z His buff coat showed marks of the corselet--he had not changed it--and his boots were dusty. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z An arrow pierced her bosom, but drawing it out with her own hand and throwing it aside, she showed the French her blood-stained corselet, and once more urged them on. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z I 'Tis time to leave the books in dust, And oil the unused armour's rust, Removing from the wall The corselet of the hall. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z A beautiful captain, An officer grand, With corselet of steel And an air of command! The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The mob groaned, and suddenly a volley of stones fell among the pikemen, whose corselets rattled under the shower. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z His corselet, steel cap, and gauntlets lay beside him, and seemed to show that he had just come in from the field. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z In a corner of the room lay his helmet and sword, and he himself was in half-mail, wearing a Milanese corselet, on which was emblazoned the red dragon of his house. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Jason saw King Æetes in his chariot, a blazing torch lighting his corselet and his helmet. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z The sun flashed upon the glittering links of his gilded corselet. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A linen corselet came into use instead of the heavy metal cuirass. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Putting on a slightly padded skin jacket that the friction with her armor had already begun to blacken, she cased her breast in her iron corselet, that Madeleine strapped on as well as she could. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z "Do you intend to give me the pleasure I seek," I asked, "or has the ancient Brico taken off his heart with his corselet?" The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z He is standing by a broken column, and is dressed in yellow silk and brown velvet, a corselet, a lace cravat, and a red scarf. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z His corselet had been broken, disclosing the end of a thin roll of papyrus. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z This linen corselet was found also among the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z A corselet of reserve drew about him; the old subtle reservation again veiled his eyes. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z He wore long riding-boots of Spanish leather, a light corselet of tough steel, inlaid with arabesques of gold, and a big quilted Spanish hat. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z The border knights apparently put on steel cap and corselet when they went wooing. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z I will dance fully dressed, with my trailing tunic, or in a transparent veil, or in open drawers and a corselet with two openings to allow the breasts to peep through. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z He was there with his Yezidee horsemen, all in leather and silk armour with casques and corselets of black Indian steel. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and pearls, chains of gold and corselet bestudded with stones fit setting for an empress of the Orient, encased the unconscious form of the young rascal. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z But Talabor's arrow flew faster than he, and with so sure an aim that it hit him in the back, below his iron corselet, and there stuck. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z Her whole mind was in a turmoil of thought, and every time the infamous letter crackled beneath her corselet, she shuddered as with fear. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Together we put the corselet on me, and then I fixed the helmet and followed Perez's lead. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The women wear a white chemise; over that a very small corselet, and over that a red jacket with blue and black velvet facings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z We can not conquer these shining warriors, clad in their polished corselets. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Still at the age of vigorous manhood, he wore an iron corselet and arm-pieces, while a heavy sword hung from his side. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The manner of tucking the tunic under the corselet when it was worn over it, and so creating festoons, is worthy of notice as interesting in arrangement and design. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Pizarro drew from his corselet an order of arrest and proceeded to read it, while Balboa regarded him with reproachful astonishment. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The Anglo-Saxons had round or oval shields of wood, covered with leather, and having a boss in the centre; and they had also corselets, or coats of mail, strengthened with iron rings. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli They exchanged the pastoral crook for the sword, the episcopal mitre for a casque, and their sacerdotal robes for the corselet of the soldier. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. My corselet was torn open under the iron hoofs of the horses. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Zouave jackets were occasionally worn in the forties and later in the early sixties, when the wide corselet belt was again favoured. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z Their bodies were completely enveloped in curtains of black cloth, worn under the saddle, and fastened at the neck to a corselet of the same material, the skirts of the former extending below their knees. K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Treating the More Important Events of the Ku-Klux-Klan Movement in the South. With a Discussion of the Causes which gave Rise to it, and the Social and Political Issues Emanating from it. And still they had seen no moving thing upon the great round breast of the sea that gleamed in its corselet of brass plates under a brazen sun. Where the Pavement Ends It was an age of coat and corselet—of steel and satin—of rudeness and refinement,—in which the antique soldier was melting into the modern citizen. Calvert and Penn Or the Growth of Civil and Religious Liberty in America, as Disclosed in the Planting of Maryland and Pennsylvania One suit consisted of a “corselet with plates of gold and with woman's breasts” and a skirt with blue bands. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations His ample chest was covered with a corselet of light scale-armour, which yielded to every motion of his frame, and was partially concealed by a broad sash, and a capacious velvet mantle. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Over the breast some wore corselets of bronze-scales, also open on the left side to give greater freedom in fighting, displaying the roundness of their small breasts made firm and hard by fatiguing exercise. Sónnica The same day he sent me a present of two corselets, made in the island fashion of plaited fibre, heavy and strong. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) They had at this time in their armoury forty muskets and rests, forty muskets and headpieces, twelve round muskets, forty corselets with headpieces, seventy pikes, 123 swords, and twenty-three halberts. Old and New London Volume I Fetch now, if thou darest, From me weary with war my worthy gray corselet! Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The royal arms were also stamped upon their breasts on their black corselets, girdled with a beautiful variety of bands and edgings of gold. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Upon such occasions, Thayer's mental armor became as impenetrable as a corselet of steel. The Dominant Strain We put on our metal corselets and swords and over them slipping cowl and habit, went out into the corridor and to the main portal. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight They furnished men with arms for the defence of the city, and kept in their hall corselets, calyvers, bill pikes, and other weapons, and paid an armourer to keep them in good order. Memorials of Old London Volume I Its roof with spears is laid, Its hall with shields is decked, With corselets are its benches strewed.” Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas In the stable a great cuirass extended over the manger and a corselet of ring mail served as a chute through which the boy threw down clover to the colts. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Part of a British gold corselet found at Mold. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Either one of you looks as strong as a bull and with that habit in the ditch, a helmet on your head, wearing corselet and sword you might pass as a soldier. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight It was probably something of this sort that Moses refers to when he mentions the material of which the corselet or girdle of the high priest was made—the fine twined linen. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Hermod’s distinctive attribute, besides his corselet and helm, was a wand or staff called Gambantein, the emblem of his office, which he carried with him wherever he went. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas His colouring is a metallic red, which flashes with the fire of rubies; and he sets off this splendid jewellery by studding his corselet with great spots of glowing black. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles The guidance of the head was destroyed, yet the legs pushed the abdomen and corselet on; so that a disapproving friend had to divide his sympathy, and to feel for each of the pieces. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. While arguing with him we edged towards the gate and turning quickly started to open it, whereupon he thrust at me with his lance, but my corselet turned it aside. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The ponderous blade turned, grazed the Athenian’s corselet, clattered on the deck. A Victor of Salamis They wore helmets of silver or gold, and blood-red corselets, and with spears and shields glittering, they boldly charged through the fray on their mettlesome white steeds. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The first besides brightens his corselet with magnificent copper reflections. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles An English archer sent an arrow at her, which pierced her corselet and wounded her severely between the neck and shoulder. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Within the week the friar made two visits to my house and each time when he left, beneath his outer robe, he wore a corselet and carried a heavy short sword and helmet. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight She accordingly arose from her seat—put off her upper garment—donned her thin but strong corselet—and then assumed the black velvet robe which reached up to her throat, concealing the armor beneath. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf She was therefore often represented with corselet and helmet, shield and spear, the lower part of her body only being clad in the usual flowing feminine garb. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas While the blows fall thick as hail, in front and behind, the head and corselet of the amorous swain are shaken by an extravagant swaying and trembling. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Never again shall corselet ring as help the warriors bear To comrades far. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography The corselets were concealed under the couch of my jailer, as mine could not be passed through the grating. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The horseman's corselet which he wore, added to by the weight of the shield, gave him much annoyance. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality “Red was Roland, red with bloodshed: Red his corselet, red his shoulders, Red his arm, and red his charger.” Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The antenn� and the belly are held motionless, in a straight line; the head and the corselet alone continue to heave rapidly up and down. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles It supports this cocoon under its corselet by means of its antennulae, and transports it along with itself. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Bradamante felt in her heart who the knight was with the plume of blue and shining golden corselet, and hate burned in her soul as fiercely as in the breast of the other. The Red Romance Book Cork trees, sombre as giant olives clad in mourning, strong in their corselets and shields of half-stripped bark as knights in armour, covered the hills like a vast army. The Car of Destiny He was attired in helmet and corselet, apparently of gold, like those worn by the sentinel, but with the addition of a splendid plume of long black feathers surmounting his helmet. In Search of El Dorado Hoisted on the female, whom he embraces and holds with his two pairs of hind-legs, the male sways his head and corselet up and down, all in a piece. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Have I shown you the trophies, Bangana, the hats of steel, the corselets of steel, the guns that one fires by lighting a string? Sacrifice “Red was Roland, red with bloodshed; Red his corselet, red his shoulders, Red his arm, and red his charger.” A Book of Myths Over the shift is worn a jacket of some gay color and confined in front by silver clasps; or it may be simply a leathern corselet joined together by stitches. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Also the arms of the two lieutenants were bare from corselet to gauntlet, while Acor’s were clad in sleeves of thin red silk. In Search of El Dorado This double eye, occupying almost the whole face of the insect and contained in the cavern formed by the spreading peak of the corselet, is a regular Cyclop's eye. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles My saddle is my throne and my helmet is my crown, my corselet is my robe of state. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 The Frenchmen struggled on through black mud and knee-deep water and over fallen trees and slimy logs, panting under their heavy corselets; but not a sound could they hear to guide them to the spot. French Pathfinders in North America They wear corselets of leather, stuffed, and some large pearl-oyster shells, to serve as armour. Mark Seaworth Saint George tore off his corselet, and exposed to view the green dragon on his bosom. The Seven Champions of Christendom Blue wing-cases, braided with white on the outer edge and each adorned with three white dots; a red corselet, with a blue disk in the centre. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Gentlemen served at their own expense, but they were, in general, "better armed with courage than with corselets." Heroes of Modern Europe Sigurd woke her by opening her corselet, fell in love with her, promised to marry her, but deserted her for Gudrun. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 But he held them all in readiness below about the gates, with their corselets on and carrying only swords in their hands. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Choosing out the strongest corselet, Sabrina buckled it on his breast; she laced on his helmet, and completely clothed him in glittering steel. The Seven Champions of Christendom Helmetless and with loosened corselet, every detail of his appearance told the story of relaxed discipline. The Lion's Brood "In that case, let me see the corselet." Orrain A Romance Requisitions were likewise made for provisions of all kinds, as well as for artillery, powder, muskets, lances, corselets, and crossbows.... Amerigo Vespucci And in a short time the work was done, so that a man wearing a corselet and carrying a shield was able to go through at that point. Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. “Come,” cried Saint James, “let us after the savage beasts, and win the corselet!” The Seven Champions of Christendom Decius yielded to the decision of his companion, and, with hasty fingers, they unlaced each other's corselets and hurried out of the camp, each to run his race with what strength remained. The Lion's Brood Seizing a poniard he glanced at the blade for a moment, touched the point with the tip of his finger, and then raising the weapon brought it down with his full force on the corselet. Orrain A Romance The bullet grazed my helmet."—"The gorgelet caught it."—"The corselet has saved me."—"Congratulations are in order. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 An old remnant of the back of a corselet was at hand. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) The third knight who entered wore a black corselet, and his huge war-horse was covered with a veil of sable silk. The Seven Champions of Christendom A black corselet with shoulder pieces, and a feathered steel cap raised Basterga's huge stature almost to the gigantic. The Long Night There was a flash of his red plume, a glitter of sunlight on his corselet, and he was gone. Orrain A Romance I also felt most uncomfortable in my good clothes, which were ever outgrown and held me like a corselet. Confessions of Boyhood The new-comers at the same time were seen to launch a pinnace carrying some twenty-five men, all armed with corselets and bows. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century First she conducted him to a brazen tower where were a hundred corselets and other martial furniture of the knights slain by the Giant. The Seven Champions of Christendom I have but this moment," he pointed to wet stains on his corselet, "slain one of your guards. The Long Night The light wavered across the portraits, glowing here upon a red coat, glittering there upon a corselet of steel. The Four Feathers Nor bulls' tough hides, nor corselet's twisted chain, 802 Twice linked with golden scales the monstrous blow sustain. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The corselet is strongly keeled and indented, and is sprinkled with fine white spots. Social Life in the Insect World The dust is on their corselets; Their marching fills the world; With conquest after conquest Their banners are unfurled. Songs from Vagabondia Beings with pale faces came to me to quench their thirst; bearded lips were moistened with my diamond drops; and I looked up upon iron corselet and steel hauberk, and faces harder than either. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Here were many cuirasses and a great quantity of corselets, swords, bandoliers, pistols, and bullets. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. Himself the shining corselet, stiff with gold And orichalcum, on his shoulders laid. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Behind the corselet, under the pointed roof of the prothorax, a series of pulsations is produced by alternate inflation and deflation. Social Life in the Insect World The tops of the dresses were as stiff as corselets, and one wonders how the little girls were able to move at all. The Book of Art for Young People It was a pretty sight—the long line of white uniformed Cuirassiers in burnished corselets and black-plumed helmets; with the Lake for a background, and rank on rank of spectators on either side. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars He was not in armor, except for a light corselet of steel, and already he had been more than once slightly wounded. Beatrix of Clare On his breast he laced The corselet, rough with many a brazen scale. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor The fissure extends the whole length of the corselet, opening precisely along the ridge of the keel, as though the two symmetrical halves had been soldered together. Social Life in the Insect World Then she took him to the armoury, and with her own hand buckled on a corselet of purest steel, and laced on a helmet inlaid with gold. English Fairy Tales It pierced the shield and corselet of Paris, and might have made a fatal wound had he not bent himself sideways, and so escaped the full force of the weapon. The Story of Troy Saving a thin corselet of steel beneath his doublet, he wore no armor; and as his antagonist was, outwardly at least, entirely unprotected, a single stroke of the heavy weapons would likely decide the matter. Beatrix of Clare They wore loin cloths of brightly dyed fabrics with wide sashes forming corselets about their slender middles, from which gleamed the gem-set hilts of their claw knives, the possession of which proved their adulthood. Plague Ship On the morrow, profiting by their diurnal immobility, I removed a little of the hair from the centre of the corselet or neck. Social Life in the Insect World But the bowmen of the present time go into battle wearing corselets and fitted out with greaves which extend up to the knee. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War The Greek warrior, watching his foe closely as he approached, noticed an opening in his armor, where the collar of the corselet joined the shoulder. The Story of Troy But her bosom might have been encased in an iron corselet for all the tenderness it conveyed. Poison Island Meantime with mutual carnage they the field Spread far and wide, and by spears double-edged Smitten, and by the sword their corselets rang. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper If the object of the Philanthus were merely to cause paralysis she would plunge her sting into the defective corselet, as does the Cerceris in attacking the weevil, whose armour is quite unlike the bee's. Social Life in the Insect World For the Eruli have neither helmet nor corselet nor any other protective armour, except a shield and a thick jacket, which they gird about them before they enter a struggle. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War It passed right through Hector's shield and corselet, and might have proved fatal, had the hero not quickly bent aside his body. The Story of Troy The corselet had been removed, and a portion of the clothing cut away, and Spikeman lay on his side, spasmodically breathing. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Therefore at thy knees Suppliant I fall, imploring from thine art570 A shield and helmet, greaves of shapely form With clasps secured, and corselet for my son. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper The fineness of the membrane at the articulations enables us to perceive it at these unarmoured points, but the cuirass of the corselet conceals it in the central portion. Social Life in the Insect World The mob groaned, and suddenly a volley of stones fell among the pikemen, whose corselets rattled under the shower. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France A spear hurled by the Trojan chief, Soʹcus, pierced the corselet of Ulysses, and wounded him in the side. The Story of Troy Simon, the armorer, had made for him a light steel corselet, that he wore over his leathern jacket whenever he went beyond the walls of the fort. The Flamingo Feather The cuirass or corselet for the body, was made of horn cut in thin pieces and fastened upon linen cloth, one piece overlapping another. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Suppose the bee stung in the rear of the corselet and paralysed. Social Life in the Insect World “Why did he wear his corselet?” she wailed, as if she had not heard him. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France When Vulcan had finished it, he forged a corselet brighter than fire, and greaves of tin, and a helmet with crest of gold. The Story of Troy Here among the home treasures—his own portrait, war dresses, corselets, fans, and mats presented to him by island kings—the marble bust of grandfather Stevenson smiled down with approval on many a motley gathering. The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls Their corselet, and the mail worn under it, were of a piece, and put on together. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper The four stumps which emerge from their coverings shortly after the rupture of the corselet along its median line contain, as we have seen, the wings and elytra with their innumerable nervures. Social Life in the Insect World Herodotus tells us of a linen corselet, presented to the Lacedemonians by King Amasis, each thread of which commanded admiration, for though very fine, each was twisted of three hundred and sixty others! The Spinners The majority of votes were in favor of Ulysses, and to him, therefore, the splendid shield and corselet and helmet and greaves, made by Vulcan for the son of Thetis, were given. The Story of Troy Many a woven corselet, trusty sword, and glittering battle-sark, many a helmet and glorious boar-crest, were there to be seen among the warriors. The Elene of Cynewulf translated into English prose The King of men, stripping their corselets, bared Their shining breasts, and left them. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Stretch open the articulation of the corselet to the rear of the first pair of legs. Social Life in the Insect World The hero first pierced his corselet with a spear, and then, as he lay wounded and imploring mercy, smote off his head with his sword. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) A short purple cloak, scarcely reaching to the waist, was thrown back off his shoulders, so that his steel corselet glistened in the sun. After London Or, Wild England Her gaze wandered over the silken disorder in the studio, arrested here and there as the firelight gleamed on bits of armour—on polished corselet and helmet and the tall hilts of swords. The Common Law The arrow of the son of Priam struck Atrides' hollow corselet, but the reed Glanced wide. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Claws, head, corselet, all are correctly in place; the abdomen only has a gaping wound through which its contents have been removed. Social Life in the Insect World It tore its way through the triple plates of Mezentius’ shield, through his corselet, and inflicted a severe wound in his groin, though its force was so far spent that the injury was not mortal. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Some wear corselets, made of a very hard black wood resembling ebony. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century "I want a bead corselet, too, with gimp buttons," says Polinka, bending over the gimp and sighing for some reason. The Darling and Other Stories That thou revisit not these ships again, Till first on hero-slaughterer Hector's breast Thou cleave his bloody corselet. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper The guard turned out in orderly wise as we came to the gates, and they wore the Roman helm and corselet, and bore the heavy Roman spear and short heavy sword. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex It passed right through the bright shield, and through the well-wrought corselet, and rent his tunic; but he swerved aside, and escaped gloomy death. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) They wear corselets of buffalo-hide and of twisted and knotted rope, and carry shields or bucklers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century And likewise they bring you a half-dozen lances and another half-dozen daggers, a cutlass, two corselets, two helmets, and a bow with quiver and arrows, all which they use. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century A short curved sword used by sailors. corselet. Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School Fourth: The troops sent should be infantry with arquebuses, corselets, and pikes; and, besides, a few musketeers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55 1583-1588 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century And also the god brake the spear in his hand, and struck the shield from his arms, and loosed his corselet. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) The people are the most valiant yet found in these regions; they possess much good armor—as iron corselets, greaves, wristlets, gauntlets, and helmets—and some arquebuses and culverins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Their defensive arms are cotton corselets reaching to the feet and with sleeves; corselets made of wood and buffalo horn; and cuirasses made of bamboo and hard wood, which entirely cover them. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century I call you all from below the tree-roots, with helm and corselet, with sharp sword, shield and harness, and reddened spear.” The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 The waters—in which sank Yermak under his heavy corselet—the same waters were carrying toward the unknown—the Imperial Family. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated So Patroclus put on the armor—corselet, and shield, and helmet—and bound upon his shoulder the silver-studded sword, and took a mighty spear in his hand. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Round the walls of the hall, that were panelled with black oak boards, there were many glittering shields and corselets, with hunting horns and various trophies of the chase. The Thirsty Sword "Their weapons are long sharp iron lances, throwing-sticks, shields, small daggers, wooden corselets, corded breastplates, a few bows and arrows, and culverins." The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Things are not now as when, of yore, In Tower encircled by a moat, The lion-hearted chieftain wore A corselet for a long-tail’d Coat. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 487, April 30, 1831 He is able to pierce a corselet with his eye; he talks like a knell, and his hum is a battery. Essays Æsthetical The weapon struck Turnus where the shoulder was protected by the corselet, and piercing through the solid brass, slightly grazed the hero’s body. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) The barrow was opened in the year 1832, and was found to contain the skeleton of a man wearing a golden corselet of Etruscan workmanship. A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients Elizabeth herself visited the camp at Tilbury, rode through the lines, wearing a corselet and a farthingale of amazing dimensions, while a page bore her helmet, and addressed her soldiers in stirring words. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters She is garbed only in gold-wrought stuffs and limpid stones; a neck-piece clasps her as a corselet does the body and, like a superb buckle, a marvelous jewel sparkles on the hollow between her breasts. Against the Grain And it was thus that those god-like and mighty warriors by hundreds, furnished with weapons, and eager for battle, each donned his corselet. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva Even the "pyrophores" obstinately refused to show themselves to him, and attract him by the phosphorescences of their corselet. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Then from his limbs they took the mighty greaves, And loosed the woven corselet from his side, And bathed his feet and brought him to himself. Parsifal A Mystical Drama By Richard Wagner Retold In The Spirit Of The Bayreuth Interpretation The hauberk and corselet were used by the Crusaders, and the chain-armor of Milan was nearly or quite impervious to the sword and spear. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Cast off then his corselet of iron, helmet from head; to his henchman gave, -- choicest of weapons, -- the well-chased sword, bidding him guard the gear of battle. Beowulf Yet when it was launched by a firm and skilful hand, there was not any cavalry that durst venture within its reach, nor any shield or corselet that could sustain the impetuosity of its weight. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 These insects which throw a bright and bluish light from two spots situated at the base of their corselet, are very numerous in South America. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen A ghastly gore Is puffed from inwards as the virulent juice Courses through all his body; which, thus grown, His corselet holds not. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars Over Thorfinn's bed there hangs the great halberd which belonged to Kar the Old; there, too, is a helmet and a corselet and a good short sword. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga Of wounden gold, she offered, to honor him, arm-jewels twain, corselet and rings, and of collars the noblest that ever I knew the earth around. Beowulf Some had bucklers of wood or raw hide, and some wore those corselets of tough twigs interwoven with cordage which their fathers had used when firearms were unknown. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Then I was up, and, sword in hand, leapt towards his assailant, a tall, bearded man whose corselet flashed red in the fire-glow and who turned to meet my onset, shouting fiercely. Martin Conisby's Vengeance As Baumstein said this, he was taking off his helmet and unbuckling his corselet, thus freeing his neck for the greater convenience of the castle hangman. The Strong Arm There were also many such kilts and corselets and helmets. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire She could distinguish them by their corselets, their fustian skirts, their foot-gear. The Saint They were lightly equipped, but La Salle had a wooden corselet as a protection against arrows. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 Brass, tin, silver, and gold composed the bright corselet, the solid helm, and the wondrous shield, adorned with such pictures as no mortal artist ever wrought. National Epics I will put on my head piece and corselet one day, and you shall hew at me, allowing me my broadsword to parry and pay back? The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day For an aeronaut on his way to bed, I should have felt, had I been in that blackbird's plumed corselet, that I had had a gratifyingly full house. In and out of Three Normady Inns The moon, piercing the tissue of fleecy clouds, silvered the dew-drop on the corselet of the Roman sentinel, and tipped the dark waters of Volturnus with wavy, tremulous light. The American Union Speaker "Yet, bethink thee, noble Saxon," said the knight, "thou hast neither hauberk, nor corselet, nor aught but that light helmet, target, and sword." Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Gifts were heaped upon Beowulf,—a golden crest, a banner bright, a great and goodly sword and helm and corselet, eight steeds with headstalls ornamented with gold plate, and a richly decorated saddle. National Epics No waving plume, no crest they wore, but corselet, gorget, and brigantine, brightly burnished. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border And as he spoke, he buried his frank, good-natured countenance in an iron headpiece, and Rose hastened to help him adjust his corselet. Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England The sides of the wall are ornamented with lances, corselets, shields, helmets, and complete suits of armor, regularly arranged as in an armory. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 It was, in fact, a medieval corselet of finest steel mesh, capable of turning an elephant bullet. Tutt and Mr. Tutt Not so with the other When he, clad in his corselet, had equipped him for battle. National Epics It lay directly in her path—the targe, the corselet, the helm, the pierced breastplate. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border It must have been much easier when you had painted a certain corselet a hundred times to paint it again than to have to paint all kinds of new colors and stuffs. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Unusual sternness and excitement were depicted on every countenance, and he could see steel corselets flashing here and there in the cloaked crowd. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The moon, piercing the tissue of fleecy clouds, silvered the dewdrop on the corselet of the Roman sentinel, and tipped the dark waters of Volturnus with wavy, tremulous light. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 Meantime a party protected by steel caps and corselets went ashore to explore the country. A Brief History of the United States The costume is of pale-yellow, in the manner of a corselet with wide, up-and-down stripes, a stiff ruff and buttons of topaz. Mogens and Other Stories We went through dense woods, and over swamps and marshes, with the water always up to our knees, greatly encumbered by a pike-man's corselet, with which each one was armed. Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 His armour was ingeniously painted, so as to represent a skeleton; the ribs being constituted by the corselet and its back-piece. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 On casque, and brand, and corselet Fell the red light of Mars, As forth from the minster gates they passed To the battle of the stars. The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems Wallace, advancing toward them, beheld the Bishop of Dunkeld, in his sacerdotal robes, at their head, but with a corselet on his breast, and instead of his crosier he carried a drawn sword. The Scottish Chiefs When the audience was bored to the point of being almost ready to call for something diverting Almo slaughtered his man with a terrible wound between his corselet and kilt. The Unwilling Vestal He got his harness off—unbuckled and took off the great bronze corselet, in which be lay dead in another cave. King of the Khyber Rifles Like a whirlwind it flew, and with mighty force breaking through the shield and corselet of the Rutulian chief, pierced his thigh. Story of Aeneas Several had large pistols also; and the corselets or cuirasses of some were heard to clank, as they seated themselves to partake in this act of devotion. Peveril of the Peak "Let us look upon his face," and he turned him over, and stretched him there upon the sand with the arrow standing two spans beyond his corselet. The Ancient Allan He pinked his victim between corselet and helmet, so lightly that only those spectators watching most closely saw the lunge, so effectually that the man died almost as he fell. The Unwilling Vestal She picked up his corselet and buckled it on him, making him hold up his arms and kneel while she slipped it over his head. King of the Khyber Rifles "We will not refer to this again;" and she brushed away a butterfly that was fluttering about her conceitedly in its new golden corselet. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel Nay, ye are feeble girls prankt out in men's attire, and your steel corselets cover the faintest hearts that ever failed for dastard fear! Ardath Delivering the senseless Joan Du Bois to a retainer, the Templar knight plunged fiercely down upon his opponent, cutting left and right at his visor and corselet, in his progress. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence A cuirass of moleskin, with the fur inside, adorns little Eudore with the burnished back of a beetle; while the golden corselet of Tulacque the Big Chief surpasses all. Under Fire: the story of a squad They were about twenty in number, armed alike with corselets marked with the blue cross, steel headpieces, and long lances. The Lances of Lynwood The clarion sound and clang of corselet and buckler were heard from many a hamlet of the soul, and many a knight was arming for the fight behind the encamped stars. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Ah! there is a sort of knot in this thread which fastens the corselet to the belly. Piccolissima The pale moon shone upon their polished helms and corselets, giving them a most spectre like and supernatural appearance. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence On silver stool, high mounted, Sat Angantyr, the old; His helm shot rays uncounted, His corselet was of gold. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance This double eye, occupying almost the whole face of the insect and contained in the cavern formed by the spreading peak of the corselet, is a regular Cyclops' eye. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects But he fell in fair fight, in helm and corselet, like a good knight. The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade The brown trunk of this one seemed more delicate; his bronze corselet, reflecting like emerald, was garnished with fine hairs, like the down which the fresh morning spreads over beautiful fruits. Piccolissima Crossbows and hunting-spears, helmets and corselets, the tusks of the wild-boar and the antlers of the deer, were displayed in picturesque confusion upon the walls, and within the niches of the apartment. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence I caught the glint of helmets and corselets. The Metal Monster The imposing attitude ceases forthwith, the raised corselet is lowered and the creature makes off with mighty strides, helping itself along with its fighting-limbs, which clutch the twigs. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects After them came the French infantry, without armour save the officers, who wore steel corselets and head-pieces. The Life of Cesare Borgia Their brown corselets covered with a tawny fur; their brilliant cuirasses, and their legs of unequal length,—all these things attracted the attention of the young observer. Piccolissima Suppose the Bee stung behind the corselet and paralysed. More Hunting Wasps And this was a shifting, weaving mass of the Metal Things; they formed into gigantic cuirasses, giant bucklers, corselets of living mail. The Metal Monster Above this base, this four-legged stool, rises, at a sudden angle, the stiff corselet, disproportionately long and almost perpendicular. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects To get at the exact nature of the materials, instead of pulverizing the whole insect in a mortar, I use merely the muscular tissue obtained by scraping the inside of the dried Oryctes' corselet. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography The Mantis moves along quite well, with her corselet proudly raised, in her usual attitude; but the predatory fore-arms, instead of being folded against the chest, ready for attack, hang lifeless and open. Bramble-Bees and Others I have seen them penetrate, with a crackling of broken armour, the corselet of the Acridians, which offers a far greater resistance. More Hunting Wasps Then Sir Oliver appeared in the doorway guarded by two fighting seamen in corselet and morion with drawn swords. The Sea-Hawk Don Alonso was the last survivor, without horse and almost without armor, his corselet unlaced and his bosom gashed with wounds. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada I operate upon a dozen, in the corselet, on the breast, on the belly and, by preference, on one of the hind legs, far removed from the impressionable nervous centers. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography Magog, at my command, put on a kind of armour that he had carried with him for the purpose, corselet of steel, with gauntlets, helmet, &c., so as nearly to resemble a mole. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen There remains only the joint between the corselet and the abdomen. More Hunting Wasps Polished helm and corselet blazed in the noon sunlight, for no knight in those days dared to ride the roads except in full armor. Otto of the Silver Hand His corselets were of polished steel richly ornamented, studded with gold nails, and lined with crimson velvet. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada In her right hand she held a knife, and from a wound in her breast the red blood ran down her golden corselet. A Yellow God: an Idol of Africa At the same time his eyes fell upon the hole in the mail corselet which had served the Squire as a visor, and he burst into deep-chested mirth. Sir Nigel Should any one entertain so petty a thought, I advise him to open the articulation of the corselet, behind the first pair of legs. More Hunting Wasps She had become aware more than before of the advantage of being like that—of having made one's self a firm surface, a sort of corselet of silver. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 Thus the exultation of the victors was dashed with melancholy, and many a knight was seen lamenting over the helmet or corselet of some loved companion-in-arms. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada This Helen most faithfully promised to do; and her aged father retired to his armory, and donned his ancient war-worn corselet. Burlesques "Sorry, indeed!" cries Minerva, lacing on her corselet again, and scowling under her helmet. Roundabout Papers Him whom he strikes with lance or sword, neither corselet nor shield protects. Cliges; a romance Jason saw King �etes in his chariot, a blazing torch lighting his corselet and his helmet. The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Among this were found many rich corselets, helmets, and weapons, the Moorish trophies of the defeat in the mountains of Malaga. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Swift as thought the veteran archer raised his arblast to his shoulder, the whizzing bolt fled from the ringing string, and the next moment crashed quivering into the corselet of Plantagenet. Burlesques In that moment the door opened again, and on the threshold appeared a young man in a plumed hat and corselet, carrying a naked sword in one hand and a lanthorn in the other. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... No, but just imagine our forefathers in morions and corselets drawn up outside this gate, and a band of adventurers just landed from their ships in the harbour there. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard But Memnon seized his heavy spear, and drove it through shield and corselet of Antilochus, even into his heart, and he fell and died beneath his father’s eyes. Tales of Troy: Ulysses, the sacker of cities The gentleman in the black corselet appeared to become aware of his lordship for the first time. Captain Blood Perhaps, too, some warlike captain, dressed in his buff coat, with a corselet beneath it, accompanied the governor and councillors. Grandfather's Chair A body of cavaliers sumptuously clad, some even wearing shining corselet, greaves and helm, was forming about him who was himself in a magnificent dress. 1492 Montreal himself wore his corselet, and his squires followed with his helmet and lance. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes Then how do you manage to make the corselet well proportioned if it is to fit an ill-proportioned body? The Memorabilia It was soon after sunrise that the rebel-convict who paced the quarter-deck in Spanish corselet and headpiece, a Spanish musket on his shoulder, announced the approach of a boat. Captain Blood Another point: the corselet should be so constructed that it does not prevent its wearer sitting down or stooping. On Horsemanship Unable longer to contain himself, with a cry, "I see the man," he rushed at him and dealt a blow at his chest, wounding him through the corselet. Anabasis They surrounded the festive board—they filled the spacious hall, and the lights of the banquet were reflected upon their corselets as on a wall of steel. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes In vain they try to dissuade her; donning her gold corselet, she pierces herself with a sword and begs to be burned on Sigurd's funeral pyre. The Nibelungenlied Armed as he was with corselet, cuissarts, and headpiece, he sank to trouble them no more. Captain Blood The countenance changing suddenly from red to white—the bloodshot, restless eye, belying the composed majesty of mien—the muttering lips—the broken slumber—the secret corselet; these to both were the rewards of Power! Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes It was about midnight when Seuthes presented himself with his cavalry troopers armed with corselets, and his light infantry under arms. Anabasis Next came two hundred fantassins, or foot-soldiers, of Tuscany, with the corselets and arms of the heavy-armed soldiery—a gallant company, and whose cheerful looks and familiar bearing appeared to sympathise with the crowd. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes |
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