| 单词 | cruet-stand |
| 例句 | And Plato says, in his Ambassadors— Epicrates and his good friend Phormisius, Received many and magnificent gifts From the great king; a golden cruet-stand, And silver plates and dishes. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And if some rude detective's hand Should find beneath your cloak a roll Of muslin, or a cruet-stand That's labelled "Hotel Metropole," With kindly smile you hand them back, A harmless Kleptomaniac! Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes 2011-01-25T03:00:23.413Z This simple yet ingenious contrivance is far prettier than our somewhat vulgar cruet-stand. Household Organization The bacon and eggs were on a platter exactly in front, flanked on the left by the smoking mutton chops, while the toast was stuck erect in an empty cruet-stand. The Firebrand In order to be successful, the cruet-stand should be used with a great deal of discretion: a little salt always, never any pepper, vinegar very sparingly, and oil always in plenty. Rambles in Womanland Stirrups made in this country are of a triangular form, of iron or silver, with the base fabricated after the fashion of a filigree cruet-stand, though on a diminutive scale. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 When the bottle was restored to the cruet-stand Mr. Iden deigned to look round again at the table. Amaryllis at the Fair He was shedding tears copiously, and wiping them on a cruet-stand he carried in one hand. Somehow Good Life, as she said to Wally, was too short to woo a cruet-stand! Captain Jim By way of ornaments there was a common black japanned cruet-stand, with some trumpery bottles. Middy and Ensign There were little domesticities of intimate life about him, an empty soup-dish, a cruet-stand, a plate and a spoon. The Eternal City His cruet-stand, which looks as if it had been made in the patriarchal times, is still in use at Reydon Hall. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) Telford did not seem to know the stranger and did not speak until the man politely handed him a cruet-stand. Carmen's Messenger It was insipid and not good; but the table was splendid, with gold forks, bottles of Soyer, and cayenne pepper, an extraordinary bizarre cruet-stand, and a gold pepper-pot. The Darling and Other Stories To the tablecloth an overturned cruet-stand mingled with egg gave colour. Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies "It serves you right," she was saying: "I always told you not to have that old-fashioned cruet-stand." The Wisdom of Father Brown She led the way into the dining-room, and they sat down on opposite sides of the table, the cruet-stand and japanned bread-basket between them. Summer It happened to be one of those days on which fish was to be had in Shorncliffe; and the first course consisted of a pair of very small soles and a large cruet-stand. Henry Dunbar A Novel Giuseppe took a bottle out of the cruet-stand and set it on the table in front of him. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches Next he presses the cruet-stand on my attention, putting the spoon into the mustard pot and taking the stopper out of the sauce bottle. Behind the Bungalow "And remembered that there were emetics in the cruet-stand," said Father Brown. The Wisdom of Father Brown A few common weeds rear their profane heads in this innocent garden; for instance a cruet-stand, a basket of cutlery, and a triangular dish of the kind in which the correct confine cheese. Alice Sit-By-The-Fire In that too well remembered room, the table was laid with a stained white cloth, a cruet-stand, and bottle of Worcestershire sauce. Beyond Why, there's oil in that cruet-stand at your elbow; and I don't believe anybody has touched it or thought of it for years. Manalive “I can only make it thirty-four, and I think it should be thirty-five,” she announced; “I can’t remember if thirty-five includes the Archdeacon’s cruet-stand that hasn’t arrived yet.” The Toys of Peace, and other papers "Oh, there are sermons in a cruet-stand, too," said Father Brown, quite gravely. The Wisdom of Father Brown On the mahogany sideboard reposed a cruet-stand and a green dish of very red apples. Beyond |
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