| 单词 | furbish |
| 例句 | She would have Sophie to look over all her “toilettes,” as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were “passées,” and to air and arrange the new. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When Andrew Friedman arrived in Los Angeles, he hoped to furbish a player-development machine that hummed like the one in St. Louis. Kenley Jansen blows save and Dodgers fall to Cardinals in 16 innings 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z In turn, this trend should benefit the largest home improvement retailer, Home Depot, which depends on consumers who look to buy home improvement goods and services to furbish their newly bought/rented homes. Home Depot: Could The Impact Of The Data Breach Be Significant? 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Depot depends on both new and existing house sales, as following the purchase, consumers look to buy home improvement goods and services to furbish their homes. Home Depot Earnings Review: Rough Weather In Q1 Gives Way To Higher Comparable Sales In Q2 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z So, leaving tears for the pastime of lunatics, Bridget bravely furbished up her philosophy and brought it into use. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z But should this be, indeed, the extent of the ignorance of the Boer Commandant upon the conditions governing war, let us trust that he may soon furbish up his knowledge upon these especial points. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Another sleeping halt was passed, and we have all washed clean at the fresh-water basins, and furbished up our ragged furs and woollens. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z She sat at Constance's feet, worshipping her, as she turned and twisted their father's coat, skilfully furbishing it with new buttons and new binding. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z The army set about furbishing and repairing their armor; and the king gave a supper that 429 evening to the earls and barons of his army, where they made good cheer. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z If he collects old bottles, and furbishes them up “equal to new,” there will be so many less new bottles wanted, and a lot of existing glass-bottle makers will be thrown out of work. Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z But if we do furbish a play or two, the muses sha'n't honour that churlish fellow's barn. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z He was engaged in furbishing up a necklace of chrysoprases and jacinths with a hare's foot when the renegade breathlessly rushed through the door unable to utter a word for sheer weariness. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z "I meant to furbish the coat somewhat more, Giles, but the necessary repairs are made," said Constance yielding her brother the garment. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Three "dead" locomotives stood in their stalls, all furbished up for later employment. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z This, in later years, was sure to be the old parlor-car, Watertown, gayly furbished for the occasion. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z Old brasses were being furbished up, and cobwebs swept away by new and ruthless brooms. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z And this mighty furbishing up of pewter reminds me that justice requires me to do a stroke of the same work. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The chevalier quite won her heart, for his watery gaze would remain fixed on her for hours, while, knitting in hand, she furbished up for him the legends of the chateau. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The contents of the armoury were overhauled and furbished. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z "Notwithstanding, I have partly managed it already," cried Leopold; "I have had the large apartment furbished up." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z He needed time to eliminate the unnecessary, and make it vivid with the single word, and fix it up with a nice juxtaposition of paradoxes and altogether to furbish it for presentation. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Every one furbished up his musket, cast bullets, bought powder, or fitted up a canoe. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z A few half-torn newspaper leaves round some bottles of cognac was all that the most earnest wish to oblige could furbish up in the way of information. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Since you are a man of valour--the hero of the hour, though I vow you are more like a girl--furbish up your arms, and drill your cohorts, and leave policy to me. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The native women were going about their domestic duties and the men, as usual, were resting in the shade and furbishing their weapons. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The great battleship along the dock lay serene and stately, bearing, as it were, with grim humour the meddlesome tappings and chippings of impertinent human beings, who presumed to furbish her up. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z He found as a matter of experience that wherever a mail-coach was set up other traffic followed, and the post-chaises along the road were furbished up and better conducted. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The old pony chaise was furbished up anew and the girls took to driving the fat, wheezy, old pony about the country in a manner new and far from agreeable to it. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Yet it seems to be more important to furbish large roadside coffee pots,” McCain said. FACT CHECK: GOP lawmakers spin tall tales about federally funded projects _ giant coffee pot? 2011-10-31T12:55:44Z It was originally a cottage, but the proprietors have furbished it up a little, and call it yew-tree villa.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z I found myself furbishing up all my epigrams when I spoke to her. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z And wherever they went they found that in the sacred cause of Liberty weapons were being forged and armour furbished for the ships that stood by along the coast to carry away. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Mr. Sliddim, considerably furbished up in personal appearance, was made caretaker at Birmingham House in Berkeley Square. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z The people caught Mūsa's enthusiasm, and there was nothing heard in Granada but the sound of the furbishing of arms and the tramp of troops. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z The case is new, has the smell of new leather; and the diamond clasp looks recently furbished, even to a little chalk about it. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z I had furbished up the memories of twenty years before—which was one mistake—and was looking forward to it—which was another. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Now he was made much of, the better qualities came out; he furbished himself up, and held his head higher. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Mrs. Quinn sat furbishing up an ulster she had bought at a second-hand store at a great bargain. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z It only induces Guido to furbish up his tools for a fresh assault. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z But as there was nothing to prevent the petty officers going, they all furbished up and started, taking us two boys with them. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The third day she spent at home, resting and furbishing up her wardrobe to make a good appearance in the evening. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z A part of my comrades I had now got well equipped; by degrees, the rest were likewise furbished up, though on a thriftier plan; and so a very seemly corps at length was mustered. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z But our especial pleasure is to see how cavalierly they pace about, whet their beaks, and furbish their armour, that they may win glory and victory from wheat and oats. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Guns, saddles and other gear were furbished up, and horses carefully selected out of the half wild herd. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Within an hour after sunrise the Wagons were emptied of their contents, whilst every male of European descent above the age of ten was furbishing up a gun. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z We furbished our guns, and had a real nice day in getting ready for some grand hunting. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z Mariana called for the old dame, who, as usual, was occupied in furbishing the changeful materials of the playhouse wardrobe for the service of the play next to be acted. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z But she had self-denyingly caused Smithson to furbish it up for the present occasion, and was gratified that her virtue did not go unrewarded. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z He is unable to accept any convention until he has resolutely turned it inside out, examined it in every hostile light, and so dusted and furbished it that it has ceased to be conventional. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Perhaps we may give it another furbish and try it at Covent Garden. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z In the evening we furbished our guns, chose the steel-pointed bullets we used for elephants, and then went to sleep on the dry ground. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z When you were the director of our puppet-show, for instance, how many times were fresh clothes got ready for the dwarfish troop, fresh decorations furbished up? Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z In feudal times it would hardly have occurred to him to furbish up this very doubtful patent of nobility; but in the era of liberty it might pass muster and prove useful. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z It is enough to say that within them the old house underwent such a cleaning and scrubbing and furbishing up as it had not known in five and twenty years. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z That night, with great labour, Sanders, furbishing his rusty Latin, and filling in gaps, made a translation: Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z "Word always gets about," my informant explained, with a smile, "that we are in the neighbourhood, and of course things are furbished up a bit." The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z But we will go off together in a week or two, so try and furbish up your French. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z The men were halted outside the town and given time to furbish themselves up for the occasion. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z There was a general furbishing up of the streets and quais. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z The great folk had laid out their best clothes; military insignia and Masonic regalia had been furbished up. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The man was evidently a sort of character, a swaggerer who wished to pass for a gentleman and a soldier, albeit his elbows were ragged, and his whole dress patched and furbished up. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Of course the teeth and the hair are gone for ever, but I think I can furbish up the smile, the eye and the hands. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile I am going to keep you tremendously busy," she said to Caroline; "we must furbish up this old house. Capricious Caroline "Shall I give them 'Hell' again, freshly furbished up?" he asked himself. The Undying Past The wear and tear of seven hundred miles had pressed so heavily on the resources of guards and prisoners alike that their clothes and accouterments did, indeed, require some furbishing. The Great Mogul For as we were encamped some half-hour from Rehnen, I had leave to go into the town with my dear comrade, there to have those arms furbished up which we had just received. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim A veteran subaltern of the army of Napoleon, who lived in Puria, was secretly furbishing up his old uniform, with the intention of presenting himself before the French Emperor when he should enter Italy. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico "I 'd wager he is gone off to Dublin to furbish up securities, or something of that kind." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Their chief kept me for a time to oversee and tend his horse, and to furbish his weapons. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The above are but trite and familiar examples of a doctrine which may furbish and has furnished the material of volumes. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science That day Lez-Breiz said to his young attendant: Rise, furbish up my handsome casque; my lance and my sword; I mean to redden them in the blood of the Franks.— The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Smiths were set to work to furbish up and repair such firearms as were in the place, and wagons were sent off for musket balls, flints, and provisions. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools And if we furbish up for the reading of our country clients, we venture to say that we shall keep as near the truth as one half of the letter-writers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Always on horseback, always busy furbishing and handling weapons, I now steadily pursued an idea that was destined to be realized. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess And then at last one morning a halt was called, and weapons and shields were furbished up, and full war-gear, laid aside for the march, was donned. Haviland's Chum He flashed his quick, infectious smile at me, and tweaked his mustache ends, for all the world like a self-satisfied tomcat furbishing his whiskers after finishing a bowl of cream. Pledged to the Dead She must wait, and watch, and furbish her weapons. The Silent Barrier It was surprising how old childish friendships and the most distant ties of kindred were furbished up and brought into the light of day. An Isle in the Water Favourable mention may also be made of a certain ballad composed by the late Professor Palmer, in illustration of his inability to master nautical terms, which he furbishes up in mirth-provoking fashion. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects It doubtless took some days to prepare the imperator’s p. 50chariot for a Roman triumph: it must have employed nearly as many to clean and furbish the capacious body of the modern vehicle. Old Roads and New Roads He soon realized the necessity of furbishing up the cranial contents of his associates. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria And, of course, Mrs. Skinflint and the Rev. Mr. Skinflint, with all their blood-relations, could not be other than greatly gratified to find the story furbished up in the printed form, and set in fun. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. It was not an old sonnet furbished up to fit the purpose of a friend. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 "These fine sunny days began to make me ashamed of my winter merino, so I have furbished up a lighter garment." Shirley His small feet were shod in the shiningest of shoes, which he had given a furbishing in the barn, and a flowing cravat tied in a large bow adorned his low collar. The Rustler of Wind River He waited two days, loading cannon, furbishing muskets, drilling his men, of whom a great many were French wood-runners sick with scurvy. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) So they have to do the very best they can with such wives as they have got, and furbish them up with diamonds, laces, flounces, and a dancing-master, till they answer to begin with. Phemie Frost's Experiences Before the glance and voice of authority he would, metaphorically, pace away; pausing to blink up at some object that attracted his attention or to interest himself in the furbishing of flank or chest. Tante Yes, there are some things that will not last a lifetime," answered Mrs. Willis, "and we must furbish up once in a while. A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays We furbished up our French and German, our knowledge of books and pictures and plays—successful books and pictures and plays. The Harbor The villagers received him with enthusiasm, fearing, however, that he was but passing through, and they furbished up the old monastery in a hurry for him to sleep in. The Soul of a People I accepted his invitation with naïve precipitation and furbished up my wardrobe as best I could, feeling that even the wife of a clergyman might not welcome a visitor with fringed cuffs and celluloid collars. A Son of the Middle Border See that the trappings and armor be of good steel and furbished with red leather: let the note of them be steel and scarlet. Robin Hood Polished helms, furbished arms, clang of trumpets, waving of banners and plumes, clouds of dust, clash of swords, unhorsing of knights, and outcry of heralds. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago “It is such a pretty room if it were only furbished off a bit,” Tom said once. Our Bessie The young women were furbishing up their neglected French, or studying it anew, and the French minister was paid all the honors of the town. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She was furbishing up the lace on the dress now, and Polly was seated by the little table stoning the raisins for the Christmas pudding, and gazing with admiration at her sister all the while. Good Luck I lay down; and when I had rested I strung my bow, I made ready my arrows, I loosened my poniard, I furbished my arms. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings They have been dealt with as the Catholic Church deals with most of such places to-day; polished and furbished up, labelled and ticketed—edited, with notes, in short, like an old book. A Little Tour of France Stripped of all its intellectual furbishing, the chill selfishness of the creed he had adopted struck home to his heart. The New Tenant It was as if, having been very busy elsewhere for three months, she meant to stand no nonsense now, but get the whole country furbished up in one night. The Rhodesian They would furbish up their arms, and sharpen their weapons, and decorate their helmets and war-jackets. Children of Borneo The army set about furbishing and repairing their armor, and the King gave a supper that evening to the earls and barons of his army, where they made good cheer. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 And it is given to be furbished That it may be handled: The sword, it is sharpened, yea it is furbished, To give it into the hand of the slayer. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature He furbished up some old "patter" and injected new anecdotes. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. It had been twenty years, perhaps, since a merciful cloth had passed over the illustrious family to furbish it up a little. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The garrison, numbering from 800 to 1000, now began to furbish itself up, to arm and practise with the rifle. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 He had been happy all that summer, never more so; yet happier than ever now as he stepped into the freshly furbished upper chamber which was his own, his very home. Dorothy's Travels But the impending destruction continues to gather force: And it is given to be furbished that it may be handled, etc. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature The shutters were thrown open, and the thin-legged piano and the haircloth furniture were furbished up for the morrow. Explorers of the Dawn It may have been my brutal ignorance of tying flies, but when I tried them with what I could furbish up, they seemed to resent the thing as an insult. A Tramp's Notebook I shall not attempt to furbish up any intellectual entertainment for readers from the excessively dry bones of my subsequent blockading, especially off the mouth of the Sabine. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life In order to furbish up the dulled prestige of the Gironde he sought to excite national animosity, and to revive the former hatred of the name of Pitt. William Pitt and the Great War He found everything but what he wanted most—the code book, by which he could furbish up on dots and dashes. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility I believe we can furbish them up sufficiently to make the room habitable. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Happily, too, the student soon learns to distinguish the collections whose sincerity is certain from those furbished up by literary art. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology She furbishes up her old knowledge and talks with them, she reads the books he has recommended to Violet, and they discuss them together until it appears as if she were the interested one. Floyd Grandon's Honor We must furbish it up, and dispatch it,—"With Care,"— To a Fine-Art Museum—that old Sedan chair! Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Old gentlemen past the military age furbished up their Latin and Greek. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 And, last, we furbished our feasting-green, And left no paper to spoil the scene, Did up the remains in a tidy pack And took to our boat and drifted back. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 27, 1914 Why, mainly for comfort," I answered; "and while I am wearing them I am having my uniform, such as it is, furbished up and cleaned a bit. A Little Union Scout Up to this period he knew little Latin and less Greek, but now he had an opportunity to furbish up on both. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 They are furbishing the stands Of arms; and we have got some guns to bear, And scaled them. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry But first I would ask, why went that knight and the lady and the dwarf just now into the town, and why is there so much furbishing of arms there?' King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Old muskets, pistols and cutlasses were furbished up after long disuse, and pressed into service once more. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The afternoon and evening were devoted to a thorough review and furbishing of weapons, many of which had suffered from exposure and neglect during the press of building and of sickness. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims The greater part of the day was spent in furbishing up clothes and camp equipments and scrubbing the collected dirt and scum of three weeks from the decks and sides of the canoes. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters The threadbare witticism about the Bourbons of 1815, who had learned nothing and forgotten nothing, may well be furbished up for the benefit of the Republicans who now control the Third French Republic. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The furniture had been repaired and furbished up. Paddy Finn Workmen also crowded the churches, furbishing up gilt candlesticks, refreshing the features of saints, adding rubies to their faded lips and lustre to their eyes, cleaning and polishing in all directions. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar The seamen were busily employed in sharpening cutlasses and examining their pistols, and the soldiers in furbishing up their arms ready for active service. The Three Lieutenants If he does, we may set to work and furbish up our arms, lay in stores of provisions, and be prepared for our defence.” The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First He therefore spent all the time he was off duty in the forge far in the rear, where Smallbones and his party had very little but hard work, mending, whetting, furbishing, and even changing devices. The Armourer's Prentices Denis, my two brothers-in-law, and I had a vehicle to ourselves, which it had not been thought necessary to furbish up. Paddy Finn Such furbishing, and painting, and washing, Moscow never before enjoyed. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar I dare say it was sad stuff, furbished up at a moment's notice. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Ah," said Petrea, "I'll just furbish up my gauze dress, and keep a little money for some ribbon, and then all is done; and as for the rest, it does not matter how I look. The Home These chiefs, unable any longer to employ usefully those old bugbears, the terms "Jacobin" and "sans-culotte," decidedly too hackneyed, had furbished up the word "demagogue." Napoleon the Little Also folks cannot neglect their cleanliness and then furbish themselves up in a day. The Adventures of Harry Revel It would be absurd for him now to furbish up the rusty weapons of the law and enter again upon the tedious labor of collecting a clientage. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series Further on the permissionaires blacked their boots and furbished their raiment, making ready to leave for home. With Those Who Wait All the women, richer, better placed in the game than Milly, easily detecting the shabbiness of her home beneath the attempts to furbish up, envied the girl these two gifts. One Woman's Life An old peerage is a valueless title to natural gifts, except so far as it may have been furbished up by a succession of wise intermarriages.... Applied Eugenics The sound of the furbishing of arms mingled with the strains of religious service. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII The landlord made no effort to furbish up or renovate the mansion, deeming that such expense would be useless; so No. 13, deserted by man, and cursed by God, remained vacant and avoided. The Silent House It was the cleaning up or tidying day at the Bastille: the cannons were furbished up, the staircases scraped and cleaned; and the jailers seemed to be carefully engaged in polishing even the keys themselves. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" They had brushed their clothes, furbished their arms, and put on the best possible appearance. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 An' hadn't we better furbish up my bonnet this afternoon? Flood Tide Opening a wicket, he stood in a dimly lighted court, but the buildings surrounding it contained plenty of light, and in the harness rooms a brisk sound of furbishing went on. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Yet, for all its ill looks and disreputable suggestions, those who dwelt in Geneva Square would not have seen it furbished up and occupied for any money. The Silent House Yet when England and France began furbishing up colonial stations in the Caribbean, Japan forthwith made offers for a site for a coaling station in the Gulf of Mexico. The Canadian Commonwealth "If you want to make a story, you can furbish it up." Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons As this ordinary cleaning and furbishing progresses, the new owner begins to get really acquainted with his place and discover what exists in the line of shrubs, trees, and vines. If You're Going to Live in the Country Distinct among all this forlorn and innocent furbishing was her face, with its pitiful, youthful prettiness, turning toward her mother and the lawyer with a very clutch of vision. Jane Field A Novel Every thing was cleaned and furbished up, from battlement to dungeon keep. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Instead of sewing, she was occupied in furbishing up some old stage jewelry, and her visitor, stretched on an iron bench, calmly puffed a cigar. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays These works, from their largeness and dignity of form, as also from their depth of musical science, have been to all succeeding composers an art-armory, whence they have derived and furbished their brightest weapons. The Great German Composers So we entered the inn; and she began furbishing up the utensils, just to tease me more than anything else. Arms and the Woman It was a dangerous game, ruinous in itself, and, behind the Custom-House officers, men were beginning to furbish up the locks of their muskets.... Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 Since she looked impossible dressed as a grown lady in long skirts, she wore schoolgirl clothes and was tempted to furbish herself up like a tight-rope dancer with ribbons, openwork stockings, and white shoes. Atlantis Wore my ancient brocade newly furbished with olive-green satin, and tinted lace about my neck, fastened with a brooch made like to a Maltese Cross, green stockings and shoes embroidered with flowers. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books The composer did much the same sort of thing for Marylebone Gardens, furbishing up old and writing new strains with an ease that well became the urgency of the circumstances. The Great German Composers "City gunsmiths have been busy these days furbishing up sportsmen's rifles for the '12th.'" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 18th, 1920 It will need some furbishing up, maybe, to meet modern conditions, but never mind! The Complete Home With regard to what you say of retouching the Juans and the Hints, it is all very well; but I can't furbish. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals From its long and ignominious retreat in an outhouse it had lately emerged to be varnished and furbished anew, in order to make the handsomer appearance in the new country. What Necessity Knows Careless of all that, at the moment, she held it up now to the light to see if further furbishing could brighten it, and as she did so was hastily checked. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 And lackeys will wander forth with scented notes of their mistresses, and many a gallant will furbish up his buckles. The Grey Cloak As before, the old family carriage was furbished up, and the lady once more enveloped in her brocades and satins. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Any transcendentalist who wishes to furbish up his philosophic furniture will find this a good workshop for the purpose. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Veterans of that leader were jostling about in the crowd, clanking their newly furbished armour and shouting for their old general. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Who that has passed through one, or witnessed one, needs any description thereof to furbish up its memories. What Answer? Finally the furnishing was complete; the windows were polished, the steps were furbished, and nothing seemed to wait but the arrival of the family for which the dwelling had been prepared. Sevenoaks With all excuse I can furbish up, however, it is shameful that the truth of the matter never struck me before, or at least this bit of the truth—as follows. Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Every part of it was furbished up, and the church sheltered no sculpture under its portals; it was symmetrical, built by peg and line; its rigid forms, its hard outlines were an offence. The Cathedral The place swarmed with soldiers; sentries were pacing to and fro on the parapets, gunners furbishing up their pieces, and squads of native auxiliaries being drilled on a broad savanna outside the walls. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Of course the queen's approaching visit threw Haddon Hall into a frenzy of scrubbing and furbishing. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall When should those old ideas have reappeared,—when should the racial astral molds have been brought out and furbished up with new strength to make them endure? The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Our clean blues were furbished up, lanyards scrubbed, and money counted. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Every Saturday afterwards there was a similar furbishing, a tornado of dust and water lasting for four hours. A Love Episode In active warfare discipline while stricter in some ways is more lax in others, and there were many small points that required furbishing. War in the Garden of Eden Bundles were restrapped, the damp provisions laid out in the sun, and the clothing of the party, even to the most intimate garment, was taken down to the river to be refreshed and furbished up. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 She had seen Eudaldo furbish her father's weapons in that way since she had been a child. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid There was much cleaning of kits and furbishing of cutlasses. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" As he sat musing, his pretence at cynicism fell from him, together with something of his furbished air of youth. The Wild Olive Associated words: furrier, furriery, tippet, pelisse. furbelow, n. flounce, frill, ruffle. furbish, v.polish, burnish, scour, clean. Putnam's Word Book Can you furbish up your old ones till then, and thereby prove yourself sensible for once? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 This having been well furbished recently, its aspect is probably little inferior in splendor to that which it wore in its first days. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 He furbished up old plays, and adapted popular stories, and chapters of history from Holinshed's Chronicle and Plutarch's biographies, to the stage. Back to Methuselah Some ran to furbish up their arms; others rolled stones to build up the walls; everybody, in short, was employed, and everybody in the way of his neighbor. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete He wrote essays—moral, antiquarian, or burlesque; he furbished up his old satires on the worthies of Bristol; he wrote songs and a comic opera, and was miserably paid when he was paid at all. The Rowley Poems We rode to the strait of battle; there cleared us a space, around the white swords in our right hands which the smiths had furbished fair. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 As this furbishing of impoverished industry fails dismally to add content, it succeeds in emphasizing the actual poverty that exists. Creative Impulse in Industry A Proposition for Educators The Jews made a good business of buying refuse negroes and furbishing them up for the market. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 In the church-house, or church tavern, a general-utility building found in many parishes, the great brewing crocks were furbished, and the roasting spits cleaned. The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects And thou wilt have a maid to build thy hair, tie shoulder knots and make smart ribbons and frills, and furbish bijoux and gems. Mistress Penwick They have all rushed into S. Clements to furbish themselves for the occasion, and we are left to the company of the small Druces. More Bywords The man of fifty years, contemplating the world, finds in it certainly some new things; but a thousand times more does he find old things furbished up, and plagiarisms and modifications rather than improvements. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters But because the book, however human, belongs, after all, to the category of "Best Sellers" it appears to have been found needful to furbish up this excellent matter with an incredible ending. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 1, 1917. "It shall be done according to your word," said I. "I will furbish up my exterior, and this very afternoon make my first appearance in the character of Paul Pry." The Red Thumb Mark Out she flew into one of these and saw near by a scullion furbishing a brass knob. Mistress Penwick I couldn't give the finest loyalty and comradeship I had to give to a man, have it returned disdainfully, and then furbish up the pieces and present it over again. Her Father's Daughter And now there came a time of stir and bustle, of furbishing of arms and clang of hammer from all the southland counties. The White Company Charlotta was so gay that old, dull tasks Were furbished up to seem like rituals. Men, Women and Ghosts When thus furbished up the unsightly club becomes an elegant walking stick. Arizona Sketches He then dismisses them from the scene of exercise, to furbish their arms, to attend to their accoutrements, or to partake of necessary refection. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author It was originally a cottage, but the proprietors have furbished it up a little, and call it Yew-tree Villa.” Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Thus having furbished up a parson, Dame Baucis next they played their farce on. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces One or two of the old properties were drawn out of the garrets, where they had lain ever since, and furbished up anew for the present festivities. Vanity Fair To look at the matter in this light simplified his own case and surprisingly furbished up all the dim domestic virtues. The Age of Innocence Harness was to be repaired and furbished up, the big carriage and the old phaeton were to be put in order, and Master Ughtred's cart was to be given new paint and springs. The Shuttle She wore an odd little vizored cap of white leghorn, which may either have been the latest thing in children's hats, or some bit of ancient finery furbished up for the occasion. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning, furbishing, and arranging the splendid boat, preparatory to a grand entree. Uncle Tom's Cabin Yes, violets and roses look very pretty together, and I'll pin them into your hat and furbish it up. Wild Kitty He therefore spent all the time he was off duty in the forge far in the rear, where Smallbones and his party had very little but hard work, mending, whetting, furbishing, and even changing devices. The Armourer's Prentices But I have not forgotten my law—or some of it—and no doubt I can furbish up a little more, if necessary. Scarhaven Keep Disapproving of some of the details of this instrument, Paine furbished up his old weapons, and published "A Dissertation on the First Principles of Government." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 Probably, as we carried some of the guns, they took us for a party of hunters who wished to furbish up before revisiting civilization. A Columbus of Space "I'm trying to furbish up my old body and decrepit heart against my nuptials, so I invested fifty cents in this tie." The Pagans I shall get the books with which you presented me furbished up, and write in each that it was your gift;—a pleasant memorandum which is found in others on these shelves. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey His occupation consisted in furbishing up a very tarnished and faded uniform, whose white seams and threadbare lace betokened many years of service. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 "I furbish up my Latin and Greek when on a steamer or in omnibuses," he said to me; "it prevents my being annoyed by the loss of time." Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 He sat down on a broken box, took out a handkerchief and began to furbish his blade with the delicate tenderness of a woman bathing a child. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Take thee a wife, and furbish her harness to some tune. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 I intend to furbish up our family history and mythology, and then I shall assert that I attach no importance to them. Youth and Egolatry It's very American, that, you know, that picking of holes in excellent material, furbishing up your consciences, running after your motives as if you were ferrets in a rat-hole. A Fountain Sealed It is like he may order of thee a new suit of harness; and I myself heard worthy Bailie Craigdallie say there was a talk of furbishing up the city's armoury. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day So you'd better be getting out your consent and furbishing it up so as to give it prettily as soon as it's required. The Vision of Desire "It's 'hard times,'" the meek sighed, and furbished up last year's clothes, and cut the butcher's bill. The Web of Life Then it was that the old mahogany furniture, that had been relegated to the attic, was brought down, furbished up, and restored to its original place. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks He sat there, furbishing his matchlock as if having nothing better with which to occupy the time; but, as can well be fancied, drinking in every word of mutiny which was uttered. Richard of Jamestown : a Story of the Virginia Colony What we want, sir, is not to fashion new dukes and furbish up old baronies, but to establish great principles which may maintain the realm and secure the happiness of the people. Coningsby I lay down; and when I had rested I strung my bow, I made ready my arrows, I loosened my poignard, I furbished my arms. Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty Everywhere they were hard at it, sharpening dirks and claymores and furbishing muskets, and such of their talk as I could understand was all of battle imminent. The Yeoman Adventurer Only wants a little furbishing: soon put to rights. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 Well, we found it very useful," continued Jack, "although some of it had got a little damp; and we furbished up the old pistol, with which Peterkin is a crack shot now. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean The aristocracy of the Ancient Dominion was furbishing up its former splendor. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Pulin spent his evenings in furbishing up his English and arithmetic, mastered the whole art of book-keeping, and, being naturally intelligent, he soon had the office routine at his fingers’ ends. Tales of Bengal Henry mentally furbished up his George Eliot to reply. Young Lives In care of the eunuch the Princess and Lael descended to the hall of entrance where they were received by the supposed Governor, who was in armor thoroughly cleansed of dust and skilfully furbished. The Prince of India — Volume 01 The day was fixed, and Mrs. Coleman was busy for a long time beforehand in furbishing up and altering her wedding-dress, so that she might make a decent figure. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane Smiths were set to work to furbish up and repair such firearms as were in the place, and waggons were sent off for musket balls, flints, and provisions. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 By half-past six his duties in the store were accomplished, and brushed and furbished up as far as possible, he stood outside the door awaiting his fair task-mistress. Barriers Burned Away Which of us does not begin to furbish up his pedigree when he is made a peer of the realm? Ancient China Simplified Some of them had been furbished up till they looked like gold. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Now and then he was furbished up and appeared briefly at Coombe Court or at The Keep. The Head of the House of Coombe The men, in a more remote circle, betook themselves to the repairing of their implements of husbandry, or new furbishing weapons of the chase, under the direction of the steward Hundwolf. The Betrothed Some had it that he had gone in through the old Traitors' Grate, and that they were furbishing up the old axe and block for his handsome head! Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood And, their baggage arriving, Jack proceeded to get ready for a bath and a general furbishing. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns There was the overhauling and furbishing of weapons, otherwise tools, and the mending or strengthening of those in a decrepit state. Nature's Serial Story Everything has passed its meridian except the brilliant façade of the cathedral, which is being diligently retouched and restored, and a few private palaces whose broad fronts seem to have been lately furbished and polished. Italian Hours The following day—the date fixed by Ars�ne Lupin—Baron Cahorn arranged all his panoply of war, furbished his weapons, and, like a sentinel, paced to and fro in front of the castle. The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar Zachariah was despatched with instructions to lay in the necessary supplies, while two women were engaged to sweep, scrub and furbish up the long uninhabited house. Viola Gwyn "Something I never will need this summer, and Sary can use it very nicely to furbish up that black dress." Polly of Pebbly Pit Please to think if you can furbish up any of these besides a novel. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope There was a great deal of furbishing up at the palace. The Art of the Story-Teller It was finished, it was complete, its materials were strong and lasting, it needed no furbishing up, no repairs; it merely needed to be let alone. Following the Equator, Part 6 We arrived in time to furbish up and get to the English church before services began. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04 Spain and Portugal, in the midst of all these eager rivalries, were tempted to furbish up their old and half-dormant claims. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History A barber was requisitioned, accoutrements were furbished up, and weather-beaten sombreros were ornamented with brilliant ribbons. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom After the long rest they had been able to brush and furbish up their best uniforms, until they were both neat and bright. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide The sword is furbished, sharp i' the slayer's hand. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations And, unluckily, he went once more over all the papers of the investigation, analyzing the evidence he had, like a soldier, who, on the eve of a battle, furbishes up his arms. Within an Inch of His Life Nothing was heard but the din of armorers, the shoeing of steeds, and furbishing up of weapons, and all night long the alarm-fires kept blazing on the mountains. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Much good they do you, up in a row there, making you a slave to furbishing them. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest The Squire remained with him, in this voluntary imprisonment, and they occupied themselves, as best they could, with furbishing Osmond’s armour, and helping each other out in repeating some of the Sagas. The Little Duke —The old sketch, "Luck," also found its way to Harper's Magazine, and other manuscripts were looked over and furbished up with a view to their disposal. Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900 They could easily furbish up some story, and as Braddock doubtless had money, could easily buy a passage for a large sum. The Green Mummy "I'll clean hit up for ye," she said to Harry, as she saw Fortner beginning to furbish up his own rifle for the next day's duties. The Red Acorn "I am but furbishing up my armour," said the Wanderer, smiling. The World's Desire It was cleaning up or tidying day at the Bastile; the cannons were furbished up, the staircases scraped and cleaned; and the jailers seemed to be carefully engaged in polishing the very keys. Louise de la Valliere Nowhere would the smallest payment be taken for the food and lodging which were willingly furbished him. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 A part of the mansion was restored and furbished up with the plate, hangings, and furniture brought from the house in London. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Mamma has furbished up an old dairy; I have lost my only key and stuffed the garden with flowers....' Our Village The parlor is taken bodily out of old English novels, a direct descendant, slightly furbished up and modernized, of the Village inn parlor of Goldsmith,—homely, clean, and comfortless. Gala-days Miss Balfour had furbished up the distant hauteur of the society manner she had at times used effectively, but she found herself instead taking the beautiful, forlorn little creature in her arms. Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) The old laws of Scotland against sedition, laws which were considered by Englishmen as barbarous, and which a succession of governments had suffered to rust, were now furbished up and sharpened anew. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 She has been for some days furbishing up an old suit of black velvet, to make her appearance as Sir Ulic's partner at the next ball. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker How they sighed, our fathers, when they saw on the wall brightly furbished, dried-up swords! Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none Colonel Bishop could not be expected to recognize at a glance in these upright, furbished, soldierly figures the ragged, unkempt scarecrows that but yesterday had been toiling in his plantations. Captain Blood The Seigneur—furbished and beruffled to harmonize with his surroundings—had risen, startled by this exuberant invasion on the part of Benoit, who had been almost as forlorn as himself since their coming to Meudon. Scaramouche Our men had been very busy furbishing up the red cross of St. George on their breasts, and stripping themselves of any sign of our own colours. A Monk of Fife Thus at the beginning of the fifteenth century—the age of library building—the capitular hoard at Exeter was furbished up, newly housed, and arranged. Old English Libraries “Then, signior, I lay on you my sovereign behest to furbish up your lungs and other vocal organs, as they will be wanted on my royal service.” Jane Eyre Suddenly out come the flags and fireworks, and the old enthusiasms are furbished up—and it's sheer destruction of the proper thing that ought to be going on. The World Set Free They furbish up old words or weld together new indifferently, that they may possess the machinery of their speech and not be possessed by it. Style "A spicy boudoir, this," says Mr. Bucket, who feels in a manner furbished up in his French by the blow of the morning. Bleak House She would have Sophie to look over all her “toilettes,” as she called frocks; to furbish up any that were “passées,” and to air and arrange the new. Jane Eyre |
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