| 单词 | haircloth |
| 例句 | A row of poles not more than ten feet high supported the roof, which was of brown haircloth, the widths united by a coarse open stitch. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Under her most splendid garments she always wore a haircloth cilicium next her flesh. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z There's one walnut, haircloth sofa as Father laid on before he was took to his bed as is pitiful to behold. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z In the background was a hideous black haircloth sofa. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z There were haircloth sofas, and a big fireplace, and plenty of rocking chairs, and lounges covered with chintz of every pattern, and softened with cushions of every hue. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z When I was your age, would I have girded my hungry stomach with rough haircloth, that I might ride lighter on the road to Heaven? The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z This monster is strangled with the haircloth, when the body is hardened and trained to self-denial, to suffering, to the repression of all animal passions which would keep man away from his goal. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Yet so violent was Gitl's agitation that she had to sit down on the haircloth lounge for breath and to regain composure. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z When Miss Maria found out our trouble, she had Harvie bring from the attic a little old haircloth trunk, and throwing it open, told us to help ourselves. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z "Now, Mother's baby," said Mrs. Fisher, seating herself on the wide haircloth sofa, and drawing Phronsie into her lap. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z They keep also the chair in which he sat—a plain, straight-backed arm-chair, with a haircloth seat, marked, on a brass plate, with his renowned and treasured name. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The haircloth of St. Francis corresponds in fact to the club of Hercules, and serves the same purpose. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Barefoot and clad in the haircloth I followed the nuns. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The plates belong in parlors of the haircloth age, where indeed, they may still often be found. Tieck's Essay on the Boydell Shakspere Gallery 2011-01-14T03:00:49.540Z The coverings of these later specimens were generally haircloth, fastened with brass nails. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Being a man, Glenning did not know that the threads in the carpet under his feet showed, nor that the haircloth with which the chairs were upholstered was worn into holes in many places. The Man from Jericho She opened a closet, and from the very bottom of a small haircloth trunk, lifted and shook out from its many tissue wrappings a faded gown of rose-colored silk, with pointed bodice and old-fashioned puff-sleeves. The Valiants of Virginia Despite all my struggles, my tears, and my cries, they stripped me of my haircloth robe, the only clothing I had on; they held me fast; and their two other companions flagellated me mercilessly. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Three soiled and battered haircloth chairs completed the furniture of the room when we have added a damaged arm-chair, cushioned with a pile of old papers. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life Contemporaneous with this type was the Empire sofa, with winged legs and claw feet, often covered with haircloth. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z She longed to pull down the sombre drawing-room curtains and pitch the stiff-backed, haircloth chairs out of the window; but her father, though a millionaire, would brook no change. With Edge Tools In the little haircloth trunk back in her room lay an old scrap-book. The Valiants of Virginia "I robed myself in the haircloth, and was about to put on my shoes when the nun again put in: "'You are to walk barefoot. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The room, with its chintz-covered lounge, rag carpet, Dutch clock, and chairs upholstered in haircloth, seemed more sacred on Saturday. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter As a special honor, the abbess could be buried in a garment of haircloth, sewn around her like a sack. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Her dress was the rough garb of the slave; her couch was a mat of straw, covered with haircloth. Women of Early Christianity And there’s an old haircloth trunk that I’ve had since I was a girl. The Valiants of Virginia By little and little, however, I became accustomed to my prison, to my haircloth robe, to my bread, black and hard. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z She groped her way to an old haircloth armchair in her sitting room, and put on her spectacles. Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp There is a sewing-machine here also, and a big, old-fashioned haircloth sofa, suggesting a nap and a dream of bygone days. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years He wore haircloth next his skin, slept on a stone, and often rose in the night to praise God. A Calendar of Scottish Saints I wonder what takes the place to a man of a woman’s haircloth trunk?” The Valiants of Virginia Unusual, too, are the very large silver daguerreotypes, made in California for the new house, and the haircloth "pouf" rocking chairs. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria But like another David when they troubled him with their injuries, the venerable father clad himself in haircloth, humbled his soul in fasting, and occupied himself in prayer. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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. A table, much littered; a wooden dressing stand, with a small mirror; and an old-fashioned, haircloth trunk, bearing numerous foreign labels, eked out the paucity of furnishings. Carmen Ariza The chairs matched the sofa, one being a comfortable rocker with cover of haircloth. A Dear Little Girl at School They entered the little musty and dusty parlor, with its old haircloth furniture and its cheap bric-a-brac. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy He held to Katherine a moment; then he moved waveringly to an old haircloth sofa, sank down upon it and bowed his face into his hands. Counsel for the Defense See, place your feet on this roll, and let me cover them with the haircloth—so; does that suit you?' Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney With grim determination he drew the battered haircloth trunk from beneath his bed and began to throw his few effects into it. Carmen Ariza Later, as she lay limp and white on the slippery haircloth sofa in Mrs. Slater's musty parlor she heard them discussing her situation. The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. The rocking-chair and the sofa near one of the windows were covered with haircloth. The Love Story of Abner Stone Quick hermit! what a peaceful change hadst thou, Without the noise of haircloth, whip, or vow! Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II More than once we had bought the mere frame of a haircloth couch, and taken an esthetic pleasure in having it polished and upholstered, and made into a thing of beauty and service. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Rebecca returned at this moment and seated herself on the haircloth settle, nodding silently to Droop. The Panchronicon He was studious, austere, humble, a diligent reader of the Bible, master of the canon law, rigid in his fasts; he wore haircloth next his skin. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The cat enjoyed the black haircloth sofa in the sitting-room, afternoons, but she greatly preferred the kitchen for evening use; it made a change, and the high-backed cushioned rocker was then vacant. Ladies-In-Waiting For his military belt, he tied a rope about his waist; instead of fine linen he put on haircloth. The Old Helmet, Volume I She sat down on one of the slippery haircloth chairs, facing the mantel where the single candle threw its tiny light afar. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The gray purse of the oriole has begun to ravel at the edges and the haircloth cup of the chipping sparrow is already wind-distorted, but we shall find some housekeeping just begun. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year That slippery abomination in the shape of haircloth furniture should be avoided. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources The seats were covered with rep, but must have had haircloth on them at one time. Polly's Business Venture The shutters were thrown open, and the thin-legged piano and the haircloth furniture were furbished up for the morrow. Explorers of the Dawn Together they mounted one of the haircloth monuments, slipping, as Dorothy said, until it was like walking on ice. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The six haircloth chairs, the marble-topped centre-table with its wool and bead mat, its glass lamp with the red wick, its photograph-album and gilt family Bible, did not speak her language. Rita He patted her hands, and she sat down beside him on the old haircloth sofa. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Directly opposite the chimney was a long, high-backed settee, with haircloth covering. Polly's Business Venture I could smell the old carpets and the haircloth covering of the chairs. Explorers of the Dawn The bare loneliness of the place was accentuated by the depressing furniture, which belonged to the black walnut and haircloth period. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern Allow time for each coat to harden and rub the first coats with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with pulverized pumice and raw linseed oil or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 The old haircloth sofa had been a famous battle ground between the children for the past two years, and many a frolic they had had on its slippery length. Chicken Little Jane In this parlor were six haircloth chairs and a sofa to match. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Rub the first coats with haircloth and the final coat with pulverized pumice and crude or linseed oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 “What do you mean?” demanded the girl, sinking into one of the haircloth chairs. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern Rub the first two with haircloth or curled hair and the last with pulverized pumice stone and crude oil or raw linseed oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 I suppose it's because the old clock and the haircloth sofa are in it. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' At first they were received with loving arms, and there were donation parties where cider was spilled on the floors, doughnuts ground into the carpets, and several haircloth chairs hopelessly wrecked. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators The first coats should be rubbed with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with powdered pumice stone and raw linseed or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 Left to himself, the visitor slipped back and forth uneasily upon his haircloth chair, and took occasion to observe Claudius Tiberius, who sat near by and regarded the guest unblinkingly. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The captain took one of the walnut and haircloth chairs. Fair Harbor Winifred lounged upon the haircloth sofa with one foot surreptitiously tucked under her. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes On two of the haircloth chairs rested a coffin. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Polish the first coats with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with pulverized pumice stone, mixed with raw linseed or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 The chairs were not made for lounging, that was plain; and the sofa, with its rolling ends and claw feet, had been polished until the haircloth looked like satin. A Little Girl in Old Salem It smelt like most front halls of that day in that town, a combination smell made up of sandal-wood and Brussels carpet and haircloth and camphor and damp shut-up-ness. Fair Harbor At times, were it possible, you would put on haircloth instead of rich silks, would you not? The Argonauts You could have the haircloth sofa—the springs are broke anyway—and Alice says she don't want the wax flowers in the parlor any more. The Flutter of the Goldleaf; and Other Plays Mrs. Hunt sat rocking in one of the haircloth rockers, Mrs. Otway in the other. Little Maid Marian Then she slammed174 the front door with an indignant bang, marched back into the sitting-room and threw herself on the haircloth sofa with an abandon that carried away half a dozen springs. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle The man sat down gingerly on one of the slippery haircloth chairs, and proceeded at once to state his business. The Tangled Threads With eyelids still drooping, as if she were finishing an idea circling stubbornly in her head, Irene said with pensive lips: "A haircloth!" The Argonauts The poet's parlor was furnished in a style of bald simplicity, with chairs and a sofa covered with black haircloth. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. "Not even of the haircloth, which the note you found in your bread informed you of?" The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" And all this time my aunt and I sat motionless on the haircloth sofa next to the wall. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The children filed in slowly and deposited themselves with some skill upon the slippery haircloth chairs and sofa. The Tangled Threads The cold therein seemed condensed and concentrated; the haircloth sofa and chairs and the mahogany table seemed to give out cold as stoves did heat. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring “No carpet,” he thought, “and no haircloth sofa, and no rocking-chair!” Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel When her guest had taken it, she sat down herself in the middle of her great haircloth sofa, and folded her long hands in her lap. Madelon A Novel We had often wished that we could afford to change the haircloth furniture, which I had had when I was married, for some pretty rattan or plain wood chairs. The Jamesons A black haircloth sofa, with broad mahogany arm, offered two easy steps, enabling me to tip the heavy frame sufficiently so as to peer behind. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune She saw that his eyes were shining as he crossed eagerly, seated himself upon the haircloth sofa beside her, and whispered in her ear. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country Then I thought intently back into the past and into the haircloth trunk and wrote, "Clothes, one hundred and fifty dollars." The Golden Bird "It seems sometimes to me as if comedy were the haircloth shirt of tragedy," he said grimly. 'Doc.' Gordon She had difficulty in keeping her seat in the stiff old haircloth chairs, or in crossing the polished floor of the drawing-room without slipping. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters There was a black haircloth sofa with wooden edges all over it, so that nobody could lean or lounge, or do any thing but sit uncomfortably upright. Trumps He wore haircloth or other irritating clothes: he plucked out his hair and beard: he stood continuously: he lay upon thorns. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Sally herself sat with wide anxious eyes on the extreme edge of a black haircloth armchair, while her mother said over and over again it was utterly impossible. Kit of Greenacre Farm There was haircloth furniture, and a mahogany table, with various stains of conviviality upon its polished surface. 'Doc.' Gordon They pulled out the long haircloth sofa, moved the spindle-legged old chairs into the dining-room, and carried out one by one the drawers from the high-boy in the corner. The Brimming Cup He had not believed that a human home could be so dismal, and he could not understand how haircloth furniture and dimness could make it so. Trumps But well knowing that he could not tame the haughtiness of the soul without mortifying the flesh, he undertook the conquest of his body, by haircloth, by fasting, and other austerities of penance. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 This was indeed a trying blow to Lester, for the fire had completely wiped out all of his savings which he had kept in the little haircloth trunk in his room. Mischievous Maid Faynie And I think that in his secret heart and at the bottom of the old haircloth round-top trunk he is a dramatist. Shandygaff "Wear no iron, nor haircloth, nor irspilles felles"—that is, no skins having hard or bristly hair like that of goats. Notes and Queries, Number 43, August 24, 1850 Hope rang, entered the little parlor and seated herself upon the haircloth sofa. Trumps Xavier bore Constantly along with him the instruments of penance; haircloth, chains of iron, and disciplines, pointed at the ends, and exceeding sharp. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 On his way into the mountains, he met a monk named Romanus,--the spot is marked by the chapel of Santa Crocella,--who gave him a haircloth shirt and a monastic dress of skins. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries A carpenter in haircloth shirt first turned men's hearts outward. Every Soul Hath Its Song As though it were yesterday, the black walnut chair, covered with haircloth, stood primly against the wall. A Spinner in the Sun Sometimes he sat with Maizie on a haircloth sofa and looked at Mrs. Carter's autograph album. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Paris crape is this slippery, shiny sort of stuff, like thin haircloth—the kind they used to cover furniture with. Abroad with the Jimmies There were also chairs of wicker, and a lounge covered with haircloth. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign They're in there week days jest the same as Sunday; I declare, I really think our haircloth set is showin' signs o' wear! Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse A small, slender hand clutched convulsively at the arm of the haircloth chair, but Miss Evelina did not speak. A Spinner in the Sun There were also a big plush sofa and two haircloth rocking-chairs, of walnut, covered with cotton tidies. Tom Grogan After considering the relative values, as penances, of a piece of haircloth worn next the skin, and a pebble in the shoe, she dismissed them both. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Mr. Wain was formally introduced, and seated himself on the ancient haircloth sofa, under the framed fashion-plate, while Mary B. sat by the open door and fanned herself with a palm-leaf fan. The House Behind the Cedars The big rocker, the straight-backed chairs, and the sofa were beautiful red mahogany wood, and the seats shining haircloth. Laddie; a true blue story He settled her comfortably in the haircloth easy-chair and drew his own chair closer. A Spinner in the Sun Those with difficult haircloth seats in the parlor were deacons; others in the breakfast room talkative and unpretentious; while the deep easy-chair before the library fire was a ship. Java Head Each evening on his knees he flayed his skin with haircloth, he tried to banish the phantom of the regretted wife by calling from its coffin the skeleton which must now be there. The Dream There was a great haircloth sofa, somewhat the worse for wear, and a well-filled bookcase. The House Behind the Cedars Of course they would sit on the big haircloth sofa. Laddie; a true blue story They folded outward the haircloth shirt he had always worn secretly; and as the blood still trickled from the wound, it was caught in a dish. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II There are dingy haircloth sofas, it is true, and a row of shelves with bottles, and funny-looking boxes on the mantel—one an electric battery—and rows and rows of books on the walls. The Under Dog And among these there are some so rigidly religious that their upper garment is haircloth, their inner of the finest linen; and, on the contrary, others wear linen without and hair next their skins. The Praise of Folly He flushed hotly, and struck his clenched hand against his breast, rubbing it back and forth until the haircloth within stung and smarted. The Puritans The bottom haircloth is then put in place, the charge is thrown in, and its surface leveled, and the hair-cloth cushion is laid on top. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 The chairs were stiff and straight, and there was a haircloth sofa with a small, square pillow at each end and one in the middle. Patty Fairfield Though 'twere hard and painful to me yet would I for seven years long wear haircloth next my body, wherever I fared, for this that ye have received me so well. The Romance of Morien It was made of stiff, iron stays, woven in with rough haircloth, both of which were made, so Mr. Legality said, by one Mr. Over-Conscientious Scruple who lives in the town of Sensitive. Adventures in the Land of Canaan And Mrs. Harricutt put up her apron to her eyes and entered the little haircloth parlor, while Tom, with a wry face went after the elder. The City of Fire He left two sheepskins to as many bishops, and one haircloth shirt to two favorite disciples—they had been his armor against the visions. The Prince of India — Volume 01 There were several large easy chairs, and an old haircloth sofa; there were small tables, and bookcases, and a cabinet filled with bric-a-brac, but,—and Patty could scarcely believe her eyes,—there was no bed! Patty Fairfield She was half reclining on a haircloth sofa in the front hall with a bottle of smelling salts to her nose and a newspaper in her hand. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill She kissed him with a resounding smack, squarely upon the end of his thin nose, then flounced over to the old-fashioned haircloth sofa. The Net Then she turned away from the window and threw herself down on the scratchy old haircloth sofa, with her arms folded under her head, to stare at the ceiling and think it all over. Half a Dozen Girls That terrific personage has been suddenly transformed from haircloth into silk. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales But the old haircloth scratched her bare feet, and poor Patty soon jumped up and sought another resting-place. Patty Fairfield She set the vase on a little stand near Keith's chair, then dropped herself on to the huge haircloth sofa near by. Dawn I sat down on a haircloth couch, and proceeded to undress little Gerard, trying as much as I could not to wake him. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The sofa and chairs were covered with black haircloth, and stood closely against the wall. What Katy Did at School "I wouldn't risk settin' on that plaguy, slippery haircloth thing again for no mortal soul," declared the irate Tamson, meaning, doubtless, to include immortals. Galusha the Magnificent She enquired, "But how can we appear before him, clad as we are in haircloth reeking with sulphur?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 Holding fast to the Colonel's hand she drew him to one of the old haircloth sofas and told him the whole story. The Fortunes of Oliver Horn After the first delight of meeting had passed, they sat side by side on the haircloth sofa and took stock of each other. The Blazed Trail The black haircloth furniture in the dining-room scratched the bare legs of the children when they sat on it. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography At his feet, on the walnut cricket with a haircloth top, sat a little girl turning over the leaves of a tattered magazine, a Godey's Lady's Book. Cy Whittaker's Place There was an old haircloth sofa in especial, to which she had confided a hundred childish sorrows. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 She apologized for the disarrangement of the hair, but even Miss Timpson—her own tresses as smooth as the back of a haircloth sofa—declared the effect to be "real becomin'." Thankful's Inheritance By the light shining through the dining-room door she saw him on his knees by the haircloth sofa. Keziah Coffin They seemed to me covered with coarse haircloth, and one supported the other with his shoulders, and all were supported by the bank. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Purgatory How tongue-tied he would have been, sitting on the black haircloth sofa in the Wentworth parlour and gazing at the open soapstone stove! The Old Peabody Pew The haircloth furniture gave out gleams like black diamonds under the light of the lamp. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories A three-legged wooden stool and a split-bottom chair stood beside the table, and a haircloth couch, which looked as if it had been saved from the Ark, was pushed near the wall beside the door. The Foolish Virgin Annabel was in the sitting room, shedding tears of humiliation and jealous rage on the haircloth sofa. Keziah Coffin I suspect also that the haircloth shirt and the sackcloth and ashes of the anhedonic hermit were painful methods of seeking excitement. The Foundations of Personality She remembered the moment they asked her to choose some for herself, and the rapture with which she stroked the beautiful things as they lay on the black haircloth sofa. New Chronicles of Rebecca "I don't see how they're going to get Aunty's silk gown and a ring like mine and a haircloth parlour suit and publish a book with less than two hundred dollars, do you?" Lavender and Old Lace |
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