| 单词 | horsehair |
| 例句 | She kept a photograph of her dead husband on the windowsill, beside the braided horsehair basket that was a gift from her son. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z On pegs were also pieces of harness, a split collar with the horsehair stuffing sticking out, a broken hame, and a trace chain with its leather covering split. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it’s from sleeping on horsehair or vermin and don’t want to know. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was bathing four or five times a day, scrubbing herself with horsehair brushes and strong lye soap, as if she meant to scrape her skin off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Laid across the table is the hot comb, Dixie Peach hair grease, horsehair brush, parting stick and one girl at a time. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She grasped the reins as they advanced into a gallop, the tangy smell of horsehair creeping into her nostrils. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I unroll a horsehair pallet and place a thin yellowed pillow at the top. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The horsehair sofa he had rebuilt raised its gooseneck against the wall, and the green carpet had tracks worn light between the doors. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had ripped open the feather mattress in search of valuables, littering the floor with mounds of horsehair and goose down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He swatted the burro across the rump with a black horsehair quirt, the kind the old Mexicans used to braid; dust from the burro’s hide flew up around Harley. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And maybe there would be a poem about a horsehair sofa. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Big, fat tears rolled down her face and landed on the horsehair sofa and trembled there for a second before they rolled off. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Men and women alike wore painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts, and the warriors greased their long braids with fat from the rendering pits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was mounted on an armored destrier and had donned his plate and mail, and a grey steel greathelm with a horsehair crest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One hero screamed and waved his arms as he ran in circles, the horsehair plume on his helmet blazing like a fiery Mohawk. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Flora’s mother was sitting on the horsehair sofa. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I'm thankful I still have some rosin left for my bow, but it definitely needs new horsehair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cobb sat in her horsehair chair and pointed to her organ impatiently. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My helmet, like all the helmets on Athena’s side, had a blue horsehair plume on top. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Aphrodites children were running around straightening everybody’s armor and offering to comb the tangles out of our horsehair plumes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z An organ with yellow ivory keys and threadbare pedals leaned back in the shadows beside a black leather chair whose horsehair stuffing cantered out from every crack. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I slammed one in the face with my shield and used my sword to shear off the other guy’s horsehair plume. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Was there a trick to sitting on the horsehair sofa? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She dressed him in horsehair leggings and high boots, buckling a belt heavy with gold and silver medallions about his waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was covered in cowhide and had a real horsehair tail. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You are enjoying the horsehair sofa,” she said to Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I remember her freckles, her little smile, her coarse horsehair braids. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They wore bronze breastplates and elaborate helmets topped with horsehair bristles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stabbed his sword into the dirt, adjusted his shield straps, and pulled on his horsehair helmet. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She ducked through the hordes of partygoers and shucked off the conspicuous horsehair cloak, letting it trail behind her, then allowing it to drop and be trampled by the crowd. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She sat up straight and let the horsehair gallop up beneath her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cobb sat down on the leather chair and the horsehair galloped out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A horsehair rope will keep snakes away from a campfire. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Pry up the floorboards,” orders Volkheimer, but after Neumann Two pries up several and peers down, it’s clear that the only thing under the boards is decades-old horsehair for insulation. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure exactly how someone enjoyed a horsehair sofa. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Mother temporarily gave up her hairpieces, a crimped false fringe and a rolled horsehair rat, platforms on which she daily constructed an elaborate mountain of her own hair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He wore horsehair leggings and painted vest, like a rider. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then they’d process down the hall and into the parlor, and Mrs, Cobb would sit in her chair, Turner at the stool, and Lizzie on the floor against the horsehair chair, and Turner would begin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A slave handed him a pair of thick horsehair mittens, and he pulled them on, never so much as looking at the man. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was actually a queue forming up at the bottom of the stairs, and soldiers struggling down with heavy horsehair mattresses. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Flora watched as one of the jelly blobs on Ulysses's whiskers trembled and fell in slow motion to the horsehair sofa. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z After looking around a bit, I perch on a slippery horsehair chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I pour myself down the horsehair of the bow. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The tiles were gleaming white, the countertops granite and the barber’s brush was made of badger, not horsehair. | The Razor’s Edge 2014-03-17T23:00:13Z Scrolling down, we encounter, close-up, a human hand and horsehair in intimate caress. Can We Learn Anything From Horses? 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Stitched up with velvet patches but still showing old horsehair stuffing, the chair got pulled across the room into the light. The Robert Mapplethorpe photo you haven't seen: The one he took of me 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z “His medium was silk and muslin and horsehair. I think that’s such a disciplined outlook and such a unique way of thinking about fashion that it definitely impacted me.” With Met Show, Fame Finally Comes to Charles James 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The British equestrian Wilfred H. White stashed away a long braid of brown horsehair as a memento of his gelding jumper Nizefela. Antiques: Olympics Memorabilia in London Auctions and Museums 2012-07-12T22:41:56Z My parents bought a "fainting bed" — a long wooden daybed on wheels with a narrow horsehair mattress. What I remember about the dust 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Fragile horsehair trim and bead strands remain on his Hopi figures called kachinas. Antiques: Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont as Impulse Buyer 2010-05-06T20:50:00Z They are upholstered with period-appropriate horsehair fabric in a brown grid pattern, trimmed with brass nailheads. Obama legacy includes a new look for White House’s State Dining Room 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Moser was losing horsehair from his bow through the Scherzo, throwing his entire body into the music with precisely directed passion. Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival presents concert of darkness, light 2011-07-28T19:25:04Z Where the paper has peeled away, outlines of the design are visible – “You can still see the ghost of a bridge imprinted on the seashell and horsehair plaster.” How one Cape Cod home kept its faded glory 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z If cotton and horsehair padding didn’t produce the “very important” bust, “patent heavers” were in vogue. Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z The simple decision to strip out canvasing, flannel, horsehair and other underpinnings of traditional suits ultimately affected the course of modern men’s wear. Nino Cerruti Gave Elegance a Good Name 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Scattered everywhere are accouterments for esoteric gentlemanly pursuits like falconry, backgammon, whittling and spinning tops in leather, horsehair, Donegal tweed and hand-turned bronze. | Toys for Boys at ICFF 2013-05-20T16:51:23Z The Ruth who sets off to Hampstead is small, fragile and dowdy in a headscarf – just like 1950s Britain, over which austerity still hangs like a horsehair blanket. The Thrill of Love – review 2013-02-27T18:06:27Z “Sleeping surfaces — often a sack stuffed with grass, or if you were lucky, wool or horsehair — made it harder than it is today to sleep for a long stretch without interruption,” Professor Reiss said. Meet Me at 3 A.M. For a Cup of Coffee. 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The opening outfit was a high-neck, cream-and-black dotted chiffon dress - with black horsehair trim - that was covered with a yellow boucle coat that had strategic cutouts to show off the garment underneath. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z Akris is no stranger to the material: it has been used to structure its coats, and there is even woven horsehair covering the walls of its London boutique. 2010-01-12T20:48:00Z They included stable workers, who said they liked the comfort of leggings but routinely watched theirs rip and get covered in horsehair. When the Heart Belongs to Carhartt 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z The menu of this simple restaurant, decorated with black horsehair hats and bamboo pipes, is simple, complicated only by the choice of noodle. Critic’s Notebook: Pete Wells Explores Korean Restaurants in Queens 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z His bow was shredded at the ends, a stray horsehair looping in the breeze like a fly fisherman’s line. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z We’re stuck in the 17th century in Britain, stiff and wearing horsehair on your head. In ‘Your Honor,’ a New Orleans Judge Breaks Bad 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z A jammed gun almost derailed the attempt, but they managed to throw a bomb under his car, and — I always remember this — the explosion blew fragments of horsehair into Heydrich body, from the upholstery. Assassination Fascination: A Review of Laurent Binet's Prize-Winning HHhH 2012-04-25T10:45:49Z The Mulleavys loaded up layers of different texture, mixing the horsehair with sequins, leather and chiffon. Designers feeling texture at NY Fashion Week 2011-02-16T21:51:22Z Prices range from $850 for an 1860s black velvet bag, probably made for the first souvenir stands at Niagara Falls, to $85,000 for 1770s deerskin moccasins with red horsehair fringe. 2010-01-15T06:40:00Z The audience chuckled as the musicians paused before the gentle Andante Tranquillo to pull the many broken horsehairs from their bows. The Romantic, the modern at Seattle chamber-music fest 2012-07-24T21:01:07Z To call the collection a refinement of his style — splicing, say, horsehair into arcs of wool or creating sound-wave patterns in the sheer midriff of a black dress — would be to minimize his efforts. Fashion Review: Long as a California Summer 2010-09-16T05:30:00Z Thomas More, willing to go to any lengths to prevent the marriage, wears a shirt of bristling horsehair, which mortifies his flesh until the sores weep. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ by Hilary Mantel 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Hands that built the garments, most of which referenced classic couture tropes but revealed the work and structure inside: the boning of corsetry, the tulle underskirts, the linings of trousers and horsehair stuffing of suiting. In Milan, Fashion Tries to Go Back to Normal. What Does That Even Mean? 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z For this particular dress, he used convex shapes, a complicated corset system and materials like surgical netting and horsehair to hold it all together. | Zac Posen 2011-09-12T15:43:51Z Restoration Hardware, when that company really was a hardware store, albeit a high-end one that ran on nostalgia and narrative merchandising, sold horsehair brooms and wool dusters. Are You Cleaning Enough? Celebrities Want to Help. 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The Grisham feeling persists, even though this book’s courtroom scenes are set in the Old Bailey and feature white horsehair wigs. Review: ‘The Verdict’ Speaks in a Grisham-esque Tongue With a British Accent 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Materials such as cotton, wool, horsehair and cashmere, on the other hand, breathe well and keep you cool, leading to a better rest. How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep at a Hotel 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The masks are striking – surreal faces made from wood, leather, horsehair and feathers, painted in vivid pigments of red, blue, yellow and orange. Paris auction house sells Hopi masks despite tribe's objection 2013-04-12T16:23:01Z The work featured a bedspread, which was painted with blood-like stains and ripped in the centre to reveal horsehair stuffing. Spanish artist Antoni Tapies dies 2012-02-07T12:54:17Z Without ever resorting to costume, the designer introduced her own romantic poetry: horsehair capping heads, bold gauntlets, vests buttoned high against bare skin, cutaway jackets, white snowflakes dotting tailoring. Special Report: Fashion: Hats Off to Easy Elegance 2011-01-24T18:21:28Z Certainly, elements of the Labour and Wait ethos have long since passed into cliché, and a German-made horsehair bottle brush doesn’t, perhaps, quicken the pulse as once it might have. The Robust Preciousness of Labour and Wait 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z In the Middle Ages, cottages were constructed from mud and horsehair, and thatched with reeds. Perspective | An added virtue of habitat gardens: They’re pleasing to humans, too 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z It was an annoying historical anachronism for the brigade’s commander, Ted Brennan, 49, who was brushing his teeth with a horsehair toothbrush. The Decline of the Civil War Re-enactor 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items — plastic, rattan, "washi" paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake's constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The mattresses, from the Swedish brand Hästens, are made of a hypoallergenic blend of horsehair, cotton, wool and flax with no chemicals. As hotels reopen, some employ new scents to create a sense of clean 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z An exquisite Carven day suit in beige wool features a bodice of horsehair braiding that emphasizes the cinched look. 1950's hourglass chic feted at Paris fashion museum 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Also strong were classic Macintoshes and navy evening suits lined with horsehair for an extra-smooth fit. Fashion Review: Small Gestures, Big Statements: The Men’s Collections in Paris — Fashion Review 2013-01-23T22:29:42Z The horsehair padding used in Ross’s day would have attracted pests, including carpet beetles. Museums Are Trying New Things in the Bedroom 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Torn clothing and garments incorporating chicken bones, tin studs, metal chains, bottle tops, horsehair, safety pins and other types of hardware show punk's do-it-yourself ethos and its themes of deconstruction and destruction. New York's Met Museum celebrates punk's influence on fashion 2013-05-07T05:30:27Z The props department tried fishing line instead of violin strings; a bow with a ribbon where the horsehair should be; violin strings kept very loose. In ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ a Title Role Shared Onstage and Off 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z There is also a gorgeous pemmican bag from about 1883, with a striped pattern of bright orange quills on gray horsehair; blue, beaded borders; and fringes made of small, conical metal elements. Art Review: Plains Indian Culture, as Seen Through the Ingenuity of the Tepee 2011-03-14T22:32:12Z Shortly after the court announced its decision, auctioneers began selling dozens of brilliantly coloured masks made of wood, leather, horsehair and feathers at the Drouot auction house on Friday. Paris auction house sells Hopi masks despite tribe's objection 2013-04-12T16:23:01Z At the moment, the garden is full of gem-colored tulips, sharp-scented narcissus and barristers in sharp suits going to and from court, pulling small, wheeled carry-on bags that hold their briefs, gowns and horsehair wigs. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The grid as a form gets an impressive pre-Minimalist workout in 1940s room dividers made of cellophane and horsehair by the incomparable weaver, printmaker, art historian, philosopher, teacher, theorist and life-student Anni Albers. At MoMA, Women at Play in the Fields of Abstraction 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Oiled beechwood with horsehair bristles, the modern little pan-and-brush set was made in Sweden. These dustpans are prettier than any cleaning tool deserves to be 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Jesus, I’ve spent thousands of hours learning to operate a horsehair brush with a block of ink that I grind myself. David Lee Roth Is Letting His Art (Mostly) Do the Talking 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The matured horsehair worm finally induces the host to jump into water, often to the host's ultimate demise, so it can complete its life mission and reproduce. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z They focused on horsehair or gordian worms, a group of parasitic animals related to nematodes. Parasitic worms may control minds of insects with ‘borrowed’ genes 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Eco designers Vim and Omi were commissioned to make a dress for the show and chose to reflect all three issues in a striking dress made from nettles, horsehair and linen. The radical power of the little black dress 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “People are no longer horsehair imitations of themselves,” she told the Times in 1967, looking back on her early success and the changes it wrought in the fashion industry. Mary Quant, British designer who dressed the swinging ’60s, dies at 93 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z With deep smile lines, a long horsehair beard and bushy pompom eyebrows, another mask honors the form of Okina, a spirit who appears as an old man. The Female Artisans Honoring, and Reinventing, Japanese Noh Masks 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z These results indicate that horsehair worms produce their own proteins for manipulating their hosts' nervous systems. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The violinist pulled his cadenza horsehair thin, stretching his line into a barely there filament of sound before serrating his edges and ramping up to a sawing, smoking climax. Review | NSO offers a showstopping Shostakovich and a buckling Bruckner 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Over the years, he took inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items - plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes and wiring. Famed Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Amish builders from Pennsylvania were brought in to make the horsehair plaster for the walls. Historical Howard County, Md., farm lists for $4 million 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Finish off the job with a ski waxing brush, which can be made of any soft bristle from nylon to horsehair, and brush off the last stubborn bits of wax. How to wax your own skis or snowboard 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z The researchers next searched a protein database to explore the origins of the genes that Chordodes horsehair worms use to manipulate mantises. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The current cabal of assassins hide behind a judicial burlesque overseen in London by portly judges in gowns and white horsehair wigs mouthing legal "Alice in Wonderland" absurdities. The execution of Julian Assange: He exposed the crimes of empire — and that can't be tolerated 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z From horsehair plaster to hand-hewn beams, much of the building’s early design remains, according to the Detroit Free Press. Michigan stop on Underground Railroad undergoes rehab 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Instead of horsehair once used to help bind such material, González opted for strips of fiberglass. Puerto Rico to reopen historic church after long restoration 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The hair: For her live shows, Davis wore a finger-waved wig made from horsehair in homage to the blues singer’s real-life stage hair. Three actresses, three powerful roles as real-life singers 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z "Strikingly, many of the horsehair worm genes that could play important roles in manipulating their hosts were very similar to mantid genes, suggesting that they were acquired through horizontal gene transfer," says Mishina. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Other materials like horsehair, pine cones, spools, coal, or moss were initially used Miller said. Meet 1 woman keeping traditional Mardi Gras making alive 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z For Ma Rainey, a blues singer in 1920s Chicago, the details included a horsehair wig, a padded rubber suit, feather fans and beaded gowns. Sunday Best: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis and an Oscar-winning costume designer make ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ a must-watch 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Donning a rubber suit and a horsehair wig, her skin slicked with sweat, Davis revels in Rainey’s physicality, outfitted in period dress and furs by costume designer Ann Roth. What Viola Davis learned from Ma Rainey: ‘She was unapologetic about her worth and her power' 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z She tied her hair into a neat knot, shrugged on her black robe and pulled on a white horsehair wig — the official garb of Britain’s barristers, the lawyers who argue most cases in court. ‘What a Barrister Looks Like’: A Young Black Woman Paves the Way 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Further analysis supported the idea that the molecular mimicry seen in the Chordodes horsehair worms is likely the result of horizontal gene transfer from mantises. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The horse also included a detachable tail made from real horsehair. Artist paints carousel horse to fulfill former owner’s dream 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z By the stairs, horsehair is visible in the plaster; the walls are stripped back to the bone. Emilia Clarke: ‘I didn’t want people to think of me as sick' 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Against Johnson and Trump, the liberal establishment has so far reacted with proceduralism – with justified appeals to civility, with a blizzard of ingenious parliamentary amendments, with deep-voiced barristers in horsehair wigs. Can the radical left win power in the UK? The world is watching | Aditya Chakrabortty 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z He and his colleagues chose horsehair as a basis for their fake rhino horn because horses are a close relative of rhinos. Scientists Created Fake Rhino Horn. But Should We Use It? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In particular, over 1,400 Chordodes horsehair worm genes were found to match those in mantises, but were absent or very different from species of horsehair worms that do not use mantis hosts. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Researchers at the University of Oxford and Fudan University in China have recently found a way to make fake rhino horns cheaply from horsehair, according to the BBC. Innovative fake rhino horn may curb poachers' market, scientists say 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The string section—violins and violas, cellos and basses—are composed almost entirely of carbon compounds: Wooden belly, fingerboard, sound post, pegs and tailpiece; gut strings, horsehair bow and plastic chin rest. Why Carbon? 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Says Huh: “It’s cheaper to buy a horsehair mattress than some of the fancy foam mattresses.” ASK A DESIGNER: 4 simple steps toward a healthier home 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Now, in the hopes of driving down the value of rhino horn and reducing poaching even more, scientists have created a convincing artificial rhino horn made from horsehair. Scientists Created Fake Rhino Horn. But Should We Use It? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Once a horsehair worm reaches these hosts, it starts growing and manipulates the host's behavior. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z They've found a way to compress and fashion the horsehair in a way that feels similar to the real thing - even when the "horn" is cut. Innovative fake rhino horn may curb poachers' market, scientists say 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The press box was full of journalists; rows of barristers, in gowns and horsehair wigs, were arranged behind long wooden benches; and there were six defendants in the dock, staring at him. The Undercover Fascist 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Some of the wigs, made from horsehair, were delivered last week. Zimbabwe's £118,000 outlay on judges' wigs met with fury 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z “Their organic matrix is a neat innovation and definitely brings horsehair horn closer to being a good substitute for rhino horn,” he said. Scientists Created Fake Rhino Horn. But Should We Use It? 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Previous studies have suggested that horsehair worms hijack their hosts' biological pathways and increase movement towards light, which leads the hosts to approach water. Stolen genes allow parasitic control of behavior 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Materials range from polished stone and metals to more experimental finishes, such as horsehair to black python. NYC lighting import Apparatus aims to make a splash in Hollywood 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z “Cowboy’s Camp,” for instance, is a mix of wood-smoke essence, tobacco, pine and horsehair. RIGHT AT HOME: Scene-setting home fragrance names 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The house is made of cinder block and cement, with a 2-inch-thick front door insulated with horsehair. The Hurricane Holdouts Who Never Leave Now Face a ‘Monster’ Storm 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Some browsed crafts like ivory-colored horsehair pottery, made with clay mined nearby in Deary, Idaho. A Getaway to the ‘Tuscany of America’ 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z One of her first inventions, in 1977, was the tape-bow: a violin that uses recorded magnetic tape in place of a horsehair bow, with a magnetic tape head in the instrument's bridge. Laurie Anderson on turning loss into lemonade, and why that matters 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z She thinks her white horsehair courtroom wig is unflattering. Perspective | Amal Clooney in Vogue, and the art of revealing absolutely nothing 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z They showed the students the bows made of wood and horsehair along with various parts of the instruments like the bridge, which helps amplify the sound. Wyoming symphony program aims to attract students to music 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Upgrade your dust pan to this handsome, forest green, stainless steel version with a horsehair brush and beech wood handles, handcrafted in Germany. Don’t just spring clean — spring clean with style | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z At last, he pulls out a horsehair brush and swishes it across the top. Need a cowboy hat? Try Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z His bodies were shaped with muscles and with seams, not with whalebone and horsehair padding. How Azzedine Alaïa changed the way we see women's bodies 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The curly horsehair wigs have been used in court since the 1600s, during the reign of Charles II, when they became a symbol of the British judicial system. It’s been 50 years since Britain left. Why are so many African judges still wearing wigs? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z This trap, known as the Duffus half-barrel and first patented in 1920, is based on traditional designs made of a clay or wooden barrel and a horsehair snare powered by a bent stick. Going underground: inside the world of the mole-catchers 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Our most interesting find is a horsehair worm, common aquatic worms that are often overlooked. After oil spill in Ohio, a search for salamanders 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z She picks out a black-and-tan band with horsehair tassels. Need a cowboy hat? Try Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z She showed a boy clumps of horsehair that were inside the lion’s stomach. Killing Animals at the Zoo 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z “TJ’s keyboard skills come in handy when he’s setting down the horsehair layer,” Hughes says. The Man Who Makes $350,000 Mattresses 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Royal tennis, which had different courts and rules, featured wooden spheres and then leather balls stuffed with cork or rags and horsehair. Which Tennis Ball is in Use? It Makes a Difference 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Music relied conspicuously on the slaughter of animals: horsehair bows drawn over catgut, horns torn from the heads of big game. When Music Is Violence 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items - plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake’s constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Miyake has taken inspiration from a variety of cultures and societal motifs, as well as everyday items — plastic, rattan, “washi” paper, jute, horsehair, foil, yarn, batik, indigo dyes, wiring. Tokyo museum exhibits Issey Miyake's constant innovations 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Then again, to describe the heart as merely a pump is much like saying that all the cellist Yo-Yo Ma does is drag horsehair across wires. Artificial Hearts Ticking Along Decades After Jarvik-7 Debate 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z He cited feathers and horsehair, byproducts of animal processing that were bound into brooms and brushes and stuffed into bedding materials. Long-gone businesses leave a legacy in ‘ghost signs’ 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z I decided to try another, more straightforwardly designed set, Iris Hantverk’s beautiful but unassuming beechwood and horsehair brush and thick, recycled-cardboard pan. High-Design Housecleaning Tools: Do They Actually Work? 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z More expensive models can include horsehair, which also allows the mattress to breathe. Luxury bed maker E.S. Kluft doesn't lose sleep over its workers' slow pace 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z The National Museum of Ireland has an exhibit of hurling balls packed with cow hair and covered with pleated horsehair. A Passion for Hurling, the All-Ireland Game 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The king offered to trade places with Damocles, who accepted — only to find a sword hanging above the throne held up by a single horsehair. Video Feature: Some Back-to-School Tools to Download 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Aouaudi eschews linings in clothing by using double-faced fabrics and gives structure to jackets with horsehair. Haute Couture Houses Put on Flashy Paris Shows 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z He lived in a brick walkup in the Upper East Side and slept on a horsehair mattress. Burt Shavitz, Empire Builder Who Lived In A Turkey Coop, Dies 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The horsehair is hypoallergenic, repels nasty critters such as mites, helps the mattress feel springy and wicks away moisture, including nighttime sweat. Luxury bed maker E.S. Kluft doesn't lose sleep over its workers' slow pace 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z He likes the old-time gloves that hang in the office — made of horsehair that soon gave way, "so you were really hitting a person with your bare knuckles." Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s old Vegas gym is itching for his next big fight 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z And not hair jewelry to remember the departed, but horsehair edging on a jacket. New York Fashion Week 2015: Fearless fashion flyers Thom Browne and Rosie Assoulin 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z At its tip, sandwiched between the horsehair and the wood, lies a slice of elephant ivory so small that you might not notice it unless you were looking for it. Tiny bits of ivory hamper traveling musicians 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The bigger, foamy gloves produce more of the reverberating effect that leads to the worst brain damage, Reyes said, while the horsehair in his design delivers a hard but clean shot. From humble Mexico City origins, boxing gloves of champions "The horsehair has a curl to it that pushes back up. It's in the top three models of our Kluft's at Bloomingdale's." Luxury bed maker E.S. Kluft doesn't lose sleep over its workers' slow pace 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It was into such a world Genghis Khan was born and rose to power, crushing his rivals and uniting the fractured Mongolian tribes under his own horsehair banner. Rise of Genghis Khan Linked to Unusual Rains in Mongolia 2014-03-12T15:40:00Z Expertly stuffed and mounted by big game taxidermists at the turn of the 20th century, they were monstrous confections of skin and bone, plaster and timber, horsehair and straw. The Irish Clan Behind Europe's Rhino-Horn Theft Epidemic 2014-01-02T18:14:47Z Solicitor Geoffrey Booth says he is confident that his own abilities will hold up in court, with or without a horsehair headdress. Wigged Out: Hong Kong's Lawyers Bristle Over Horsehair Headpieces 2013-04-30T03:09:39Z Who knows what horrors it contained — fungal spores, shrapnel of horsehair, asbestos. Sonic estate 2013-04-10T17:21:05.490Z Eight of the bells are being made in Villedieu-Les-Poeles, in Normandy, using ancient Egyptian methods; the moulds are fashioned from horsehair and manure. Paris Notre Dame cathedral turns 850 2012-12-25T00:20:35Z This giant diver's hair is made from horsehair, and its eyelashes are made from broom hair. Street theatre revives French city 2012-12-24T01:31:45Z In the leading case, from 1900, a journalist was found guilty for describing a judge as an "impudent little man in horsehair, a microcosm of conceit and empty-headedness". 'Scandalising court' under review 2012-08-10T02:56:14Z The city's lawyers are among the last in the world to wear judicial wigs, those curly, horsehair headpieces that are a legacy of more than 150 years of British colonial rule. Wigged Out: Hong Kong's Lawyers Bristle Over Horsehair Headpieces 2013-04-30T03:09:39Z At one point he thought making me and Derek sit in a horsehair chair for half an hour in the corner of a dark basement would be effective discipline for our crimes. A life aquatic: every swimsuit tells a story 2012-07-20T21:59:00Z But, I would stretch my legs onto a footstool and lie back on the old horsehair sofa. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z For the first time that morning had she poured out his coffee in their future home, smiling at him across the broad table in the dingy dining-room with its black horsehair chairs. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z The attic roof sloped, the furniture was vilely painted in grained yellow, the arm-chair's prickly horsehair had broken to let loose lumps of dark-coloured flock. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Mr. Llewellyn Evans--he was an elderly man, with a gray beard like a bird's nest, and very thick lips--was sitting with his wife on the horsehair sofa. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The oasts are circular or square kilns, or groups of kilns, wherein the green hops are laid upon floors covered with horsehair, under which are enclosed or open stoves or furnaces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z A shower of fragments of ice has fallen at Leicester, containing the horsehair eel, with the nuclei of a greater number. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In these caps they have tufts made of horsehair, stuck on every part. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) 2012-03-01T03:00:25.290Z Upholstery.—Chairs and sofas required to be stuffed are then handed over to the upholsterer, and the seats and backs are stuffed with curled horsehair, carefully arranged so as not to wear into holes. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z This Sparrow makes a rather large nest, neatly lined with horsehair,- 68 - and lays five eggs, long, pointed, the entire surface thickly marked with deep chocolate-brown. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Once, on a rummage, through Gladys’ attic, they had found six horsehair covered chairs furnished with excellent china castors, which caused the chairs to roll with enchanting speed. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z Such wigs are made of horsehair, cleaned and curled with care, and woven on silk threads, and shaped to fit the head with exactness. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z These dolls were made of deerskin, with painted face, beads for eyes, and one had a fine crop of horsehair and another one of feathers. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z The outer seam 389 of the leggins, as among all the other tribes, has an embroidered stripe of coloured porcupine quills, and trimmed in the same manner with human or dyed horsehair. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z They are not neat or skilful workers, but merely stuff a great quantity of straw and other light materials into the breeding-hole, and line the nest with feathers and horsehair. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Mr. Toovey is seated on one of the horsehair chairs against the wall. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z On his right hand there was a great fireplace with a peat fire burning in the grate, and a high-backed horsehair sofa in front of it. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z His long coat is of linen, his head covered by a hat of horsehair, which resembles in shape the wire lid used to protect preserves from flies. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z He clawed out a piece of horsehair stuffing, threw it from the window, and tucked the tobacco-pouch into the hole that was left. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z The material used is mud, with the addition of horsehair or slender fibrous rootlets, which make the structure harder and prevent it from cracking. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Among these may be mentioned horsehair, felt packing, cork, and the like. Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines 2011-12-28T03:00:31.087Z The brush part is made of split palm leaves or horsehair and the handle is decorated with beadwork. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z His eyes are shielded by goggles of enormous size, and he wears on his head a horsehair crown. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z “Evil mocker,” said the cook, “if your hairs were horsehair I would not have them even to walk on them.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z For the horsehair so obtained Kenneth used to give to the stablemen largess in fish. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z At a $4.5 million SoHo penthouse with stunning river views, I found the brown horsehair covering the bedroom wall vaguely disturbing. Vivian S. Toy: The Apartment Critic 2011-12-04T00:57:17Z The boy realized that he was on a horsehair sofa, and that a fine, clean, handsome-looking lady was standing with her mouth open in front of him. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z They live in tents or in huts covered with a kind of felt prepared from horsehair and furnished with skins; and breed horses, of which they possess large studs of their own. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z With these is intermixed a piece of worsted, and a thread of sewing cotton; a few horsehairs succeed, and the whole of the interior is thickly matted with the white silky down of the coltsfoot. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z There was first and foremost the getting of this horsehair, for quite a quantity was required. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z She was aware that the couch on which she lay was of the old-fashioned horsehair kind, both slippery and uncomfortable. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z A large fire-place at the left, now concealed by an embroidered screen; the horsehair furniture, several terra-cotta statuettes, and a woodcut or two on the walls create the subtle atmosphere of the past. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z No human power could keep people who lived on the seashore, and who had hides, wool, and horsehair to sell, from exchanging them for clothing and tools. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Beneath this are placed two running nooses of horsehair, in which the poor bird, when it takes refuge in one of the open ends of the hole for concealment, is easily snared. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The Indians, panic-stricken at the sight of the oncoming troopers in their brass helmets and streaming plumes of horsehair, broke and ran. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z So he began to practise penitence by wearing a garment of horsehair over his body, fasting and castigations. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z —One of the experiments by which the existence of this agency is tested, consists in attaching a horsehair to the first joint of the forefinger, and suspending to it a smooth gold ring. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-09-25T02:00:16.433Z The shipping of hides and horsehair to Spain would seem to be harmless enough, but the Spanish government dreaded that gold and silver might be smuggled out in the packages. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Close to low bushes, or among meadow-sweet, nettles and cow-parsnip, you may find its nest, which is made of fine rounded stalks of grass and lined with horsehair. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Patient Cato had tried horsehair and deer sinews, but no music could thus be made. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z Mr. Sullivan," continued Ralston from his seat in the horsehair rocker, "I don't mean you any harm. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z A tiny bone encircled by a black horsehair ring, with a tiny white cross in the midst of the ring. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The trade in Uruguayan hides and horsehair increased, and private expeditions henceforth frequently crossed the estuary. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z It's a new lasso, made of the finest horsehair in the market and sent you by the fellers who saw you ride that time. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z If on elevated ground when the frost set in, they immediately betake themselves to the lowlands, and at these times we used to take them in pantles made of twisted horsehair. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z He sank back on a horsehair rocking chair and the room grew black with little pricking stars. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The horses have real horsehair tails and details ranging from swords to flashing jewels. You can still go for the brass ring at 100-year-old carousel on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 2011-07-28T19:05:39Z The most delicate materials are tested by the same machine—the tensile strength of a horsehair, some of which are found to stand the strain of one and two pounds. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The bow, he remembered, was strung with white horsehair. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z As for the story of the chopped horsehair inserted under the skin of the soles of the feet to hinder the escape of captives, it has been strangely exaggerated by some travellers. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Both wins came on hot days, where people have an evolutionary edge: People sweat more easily than horses because they lack the heavy horsehair. Bipeds Make a Horse Race Out of Contest of Man vs. Beast 2011-06-13T02:31:16Z The nest proper was a neat, round cup of fine, dry, dead grass, with some horsehair in the lining. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z Robert stayed for a few minutes, rang the bell for hot water, helped to move a horsehair sofa, to open the window. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z But now the trimming was gone, and a silver-buckled, horsehair band took its place. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z The Calcant let down from above by an invisible horsehair a little hook, which hung like a bird of prey over the out-looking peruke, which I hold to be an ideal of hair. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z It was a quaint, old-fashioned house-place, with a horsehair sofa, a cabinet full of best china, some enlarged family photographs in gilt frames, a very ancient piano, and a round table. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z I usually tried to sit on the horsehair sofa. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z In the 1970s, she re-jigged a violin, replacing horsehair with magnetic tape which triggers audio samples when the bow touches the strings. Future music 2011-04-30T06:18:29Z As he began to talk, he pulled in jerks on the horsehair, which caused the box to dance and fall. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z He merely glanced at the horsehair Davenport to which she had waved him; turned and stood with face toward the sliding door through which she had disappeared. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z We entered the familiar little room with its horsehair furniture and the conch shells in a glass case, and sat on the very sofa where Helen had lain that evening with a wrenched knee. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Cousin Park gave me an upholstered embrace and I made for the horsehair sofa, that seemed friendly and yielding in comparison with Cousin Park. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z He is in his sleeping apartment, where, beside the bed, there is a sofa—horsehair cushion and squab hard as stones—the orthodox hotel article. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z When he retired the horsehair was removed, and he prepared for his next trick. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z In the meetinghouse, worshipers sit on benches with horsehair cushions. Quakers and Elite School Share Uneasy Ground 2011-04-01T01:54:42Z This to Helen as I almost carried her in and laid her on the best horsehair sofa. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Gerald ordered such food as the place afforded, and they were taken into a small and stuffy parlour, with a short, horsehair sofa, upon which the lady could rest. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z A horsehair footstool, borrowed for the purpose from Mr. Diamond's parlour, was under her feet. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Us take pieces a sheep's rib or cow's jaw or a piece iron, with a old kettle, or a hollow gourd and some horsehairs to make de drum. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z The office boy swung open a wicket gate and pointed to the hard remains of a horsehair stuffed easy-chair. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Broad doorway, hung with black crape, in the wall at back, leading to a back drawing-room, in which, above a sofa in black horsehair, hangs a posthumous portrait of the late General Gabler. Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas 2011-02-19T03:01:38.583Z "Well, just to talk this over, and for my darling's sake, I will for once demean myself;" and Ann Packet, red in the face with excitement, seated herself on the verge of the horsehair chair. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z He is in his sleeping apartment, where, besides the bed, there is a sofa—horsehair cushion and squab hard as stones—the orthodox hotel article. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It was the bridle he had brought with him from the Choctaw country—an Indian article with reins of plaited horsehair—and as he had no other, it necessitated his going afoot. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z A strong friction should be employed after this process, either with horsehair gloves or with a large coarse towel, and few persons will find the use of the sponging-bath disagree with them when thus employed. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z It was the same tone that he had taken about the horsehair sofa, and it helped Mrs. Brill to feel that her husband was unchanged, after all. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z I started to put on my dress, but the nun threw upon my couch a sort of horsehair sack which she had brought with her. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z False hair being very costly, the interior of the fragile edifices was often stuffed with horsehair, and even with hay. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z They said that in 1870 he had gone through the whole campaign wearing a silver helmet, from the crest of which hung, instead of horsehair, the hair of a woman. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z The girl was sitting in the middle of a hard horsehair sofa, her elbows upon her knees, her head resting in her hands. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z The horsehair may seem the same, but look at the legs—no carving at all. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z “They've decided then,” he stated, waving me towards an old horsehair sofa half covered in junk. The last laboratory 2011-01-05T18:20:48.257Z When he removed his hat, on Mr. Reid's invitation, there was a little tight-fitting skullcap of horsehair underneath, carefully placed on top of his knot of hair. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z A snare or noose, made of packthread or horsehair, is then fixed to the twig by one end, and placed in the open space between the forks. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z They were bought for me by my grandmother and were made from vinyl stuffed with horsehair to which, judging by their weight, the horse was still attached. Harry Pearson: My fascination with Adebayor's legs 2010-11-19T00:06:00Z A grumbling, grunting pig, who grudged me my horsehair couch because he couldn't sit on it. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Her husband sat opposite to her on a shiny horsehair stool and poured out a glass of foaming ale. The Princess Galva A Romance On his head was perched a little hat of glazed horsehair ornamented with crimson tassels. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z It consisted of a line braided from horsehair, out of a horse's tail, and a hook baited with some bits of fat pork. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. My blanket lay neatly folded, on the lower step, and the horsehair chairs were ranged along the wall as before. The Window at the White Cat A row of chests, stored with winter clothing, gave forth a clean pungent smell of cedar, and at one side stood an antique spinet and a worn set of horsehair furniture. The Valiants of Virginia The furniture for the most part had been good, and was of that peculiar comfortless family of horsehair and mahogany with which the mid-Victorian epoch was blessed. The Princess Galva A Romance Caned work was used for seats and was varied by coverings of needlework, morocco, striped and variegated horsehair, damasks, and fine printed silks. Remodeled Farmhouses "Stop a minute!" cried Sam, who was perched in the opposite one, "the horsehair tickles my legs." The Land of Lost Toys She met me with fluttering cordiality in the hall that night, safe in being herself for once, with the knowledge that Miss Letitia always received me from a throne-like horsehair sofa in the back parlor. The Window at the White Cat The hair is chosen from the best white horsehair, and each of the 150 to 200 hairs which compose the half-inch wide ribbon of the bow must be perfectly cylindrical and smooth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" It was the usual room in a lodging-house—shabby Axminster carpet, dingy horsehair furniture, with the inevitable lustres on the mantelpiece. Hard Pressed So when it was all finished, he perched it up on the mantle over the horsehair sofa and told the children not to touch it. The Book of Gud On his back hung his round embossed shield; by his side, in its sheath, his short, straight sword, and on his head was a burnished helmet, with a sweeping horsehair crest. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs "There isn't any grip to this horsehair stuff," he complained. The Window at the White Cat They were in neat uniform, and each soldier wore a leather helmet, with a crest of horsehair, and carried a fusil. "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale Straws and horsehair the titmouse evidently classed together. A-Birding on a Bronco So in my desire to see my children the more I permitted Bahgung to stand on the mantle above the horsehair sofa in the cave. The Book of Gud The waiting seemed very long and tedious to poor Mrs. Stewart as she lay through those hot summer days on the hard horsehair sofa of the small back sitting-room at No. 4 Marine Terrace. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The place occupied by glass in ordinary spectacles, was here occupied by a sort of gauze horsehair work, carved out like a half walnut-shell. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 The skeins that supplied the motive force of all these engines were made of the sinews of animals, twisted raw hide, horsehair rope, and, in at least one celebrated case, of women’s hair. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Once when I blocked the entrance with feathers and horsehair she stopped, and, though her bill was full, picked up the packet and flew out on a branch with it. A-Birding on a Bronco Emerald had retired to the horsehair sofa behind the stove. Shadows of Flames A Novel She went with me, haltingly, and threw herself upon the decrepit horsehair sofa, as I abandoned her and ran downstairs, nearly breaking my neck on account of my slovenly old slippers. A Top-Floor Idyl Armed with horsehair whips and gnarled pi�on torches which blazed and smoked, they made their way, leading horses and pack mules along the subterranean passage. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter In one corner was a pile of brocaded green satin that was intended to cover the undulating horsehair sofa before the fire. Carnival Mr. Stevens tells us that only "thirty miles from Manila is a race of dwarfs that go without clothes, wear knee-bracelets of horsehair, and respect nothing but the jungle in which they live." The Greater Republic A History of the United States The lawyer jumped up and drew a protesting Emerald from her horsehair coign of vantage. Shadows of Flames A Novel I sat down upon the rocker just vacated by Eulalie and gazed on the horsehair sofa as if the package resting on it were explosive, with a fuse alight. A Top-Floor Idyl She would far rather trust the true, loving eyes of the boy Gaspar than the stoutest horsehair rope ever woven. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn At least an ell was added to my stature by a monstrous tower of hair which was built up on a wire and horsehair frame, and which was crowned with flowers, feathers, and ribbons. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) A row of stiff, horsehair chairs with massive frames stood around the room, one side of which was glass-fronted, giving a view of the extensive warehouse beyond. Jacob's Ladder Here she sat and rowed herself from side to side, with two oars made of white horsehair. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series He was in full armour, his plume of crimson horsehair tossed upon his helm. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Not until, by one dexterous swoop of his horsehair rope, the chief collared the terrified mare and brought her to her knees. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Menelaus caught Paris by the horsehair crest of his helmet, and dragged him towards the Greeks, but the chin-strap broke, and Menelaus turning round threw the helmet into the ranks of the Greeks. Tales of Troy and Greece Another two hours of steady travel took them past the yurts of Tibetan herders—conical tents made of horsehair felt. The Caves of Fear It had dozens of short tendrils, hardly thicker than horsehair, with which it pulled itself along. Stamped Caution We had, as a result, what is sometimes known as early Victorian, and the plush and horsehair effects of contemporary times. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Wahneenah had made a long rope of horsehair, gaily adorned with beads and trinkets, and was fastening it about the Sun Maid’s waist. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn One of these slings was of horsehair, one of esparto, and the third of bull tendon, and one or the other was used according to the distance they had to throw. Sónnica Among the first purchases made by the tourists in Luxor were fly brushes made of palm fiber or of white horsehair with wooden handles and loops to attach them to the wrist. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise She and the grown daughter support the family by needlework—making horsehair women's head fittings, which the father sells, when he has nothing more to do. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Madame de Bourboulon had a cruel proof of their activity, though she had fortified her face with a mask of horsehair, and thrust her hands into the thickest gloves. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century He was not prepared for a lady's visit; the three top buttons of his violet tunic were unbuttoned, contrary to regulations, and he had laid aside his horsehair cravat. Timar's Two Worlds The furniture was black walnut upholstered with horsehair. Old Crow Advice is therefore given to every person who has practised violent singing-exercises, which cause perspiration, immediately to change his clothing after having been rubbed down with a horsehair glove or with flannel sprinkled with alcohol. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation The next, he had taken down his hat and his wig, which was of black horsehair; and I saw him draw from behind the settle a vast hooded greatcoat and a small valise. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) He parted most tenderly with his wife Andromache, and his little son Astyanax, who was so young that he clung crying to his nurse, afraid of his father’s tall helmet and horsehair crest. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History He won the race easily enough of course, but only an impostor, whose head was stuffed with horsehair, would attach the least importance to that. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 3, 1890. It is a clever plant that; from the leaves we get a vegetable horsehair;—and eat the bottom of the centre spike. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 In the centre of the Bench sat Mr. Justice Doughty, one of the clearest heads perhaps that ever enveloped itself in horsehair. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit It was proposed to smuggle me forth into the garden, or to conceal my form under a horsehair sofa which stood against the wall. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) They placed cotton and fine wool all about the room, and even endeavoured to construct small nests of wool and horsehair. Skipper Worse On a broken-backed horsehair sofa Gertrude lay, face down, her nose buried in a faded pillow. The Camerons of Highboro They should be made of polished wood, strongly framed, stuffed with horsehair and covered with a red Turkey twill, as at A, Fig. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Treatment.—Warts may be removed with the scissors, twisted off with the fingers, or ligatured by means of a rubber band or horsehair. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Wind back down and take one turn under the horsehair at the tail end, wind up to the head and tie off with the tying silk. How to Tie Flies I warned you what it would be––oh dear! oh dear!” and June fell into a sobbing heap on the uncomfortable horsehair couch behind her. The Phantom Lover In the centre stood grave and reverend men wearing horsehair beards and the long gowns of English bishops and priests. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The fact was he had scratched his hand on a refractory horsehair, which had become tired of acting as stuffing for a sofa-pillow. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Their nests are made of strips of vegetable fibre, weeds, etc., and lined with horsehair or catkins. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. He liked the old house with its atrocious horsehair sofa and chair tidies and the Rogers group in the front bay window. The Gorgeous Girl The uninclosed spring mattress, and the wedge-shaped horsehair cushion, both of which I introduced in Ormond Street, are also very valuable. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases I will do without balconies—even bow-windows—but I cannot, I will not, sit on horsehair furniture. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 He was happy—but the horsehair scratched him again. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland She paused, and flicked her booted leg with the lash of a horsehair quirt, glancing at him furtively with eyes that drooped with an appealing sadness. Hidden Water In the midst of this apparatus, Dionysius ordered a bright sword to be let down from the ceiling, suspended by a single horsehair, so as to hang over the head of that happy man. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The latter slightly raises the head and shoulders, and renders any other than a thin horsehair pillow for the head to rest on unnecessary. The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases And the girl sank back inertly into the horsehair arm-chair in the old-fashioned room, and sat, white-faced and breathlessly anxious, staring straight before her. The White Lie Brand awoke from a hideous nightmare, sat up on a rude horsehair couch, and held his head with both hands. The Traitors About us was a smell of old horsehair sofas, a buzz of the poignant musty ennui of old towns left centuries ago high and dry on the beach of history. Rosinante to the Road Again Mr. Jaggers turned pale, but he took off his coat and laid it along with his hat on the great horsehair sofa at the other end of the room. Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them He had untied the red horsehair crest from his head, a wise thing to do, because there were pale eyes who might recognize him as a leading Sauk brave and want revenge. Shaman I noticed it wore an expensive Mexican saddle, all heavy embossed leather, with a high cantle, silver ornaments, big tapaderos on the stirrups, and a horsehair 170 bridle with silver bit. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full Mormon shifted the pan in which he had been soaking the horsehair for easier plaiting and the dog sniffed at it, watching Sandy closely with eyes that were dim from thirst and weariness. Rimrock Trail Perhaps, Simon thought, the penitential shirt of woven horsehair he wore next to his skin warmed Louis even as it discomforted him. The Saracen: The Holy War The vest of coarse horsehair that Louis wore next to his body to torment his flesh—as penance for what faults, Simon could not imagine—creaked as he straightened up. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Horatio drew the horsehair briskly across the strings and looked up at the moon. The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure Terrified by that reiteration, she drew him down on the little horsehair sofa, and sat on his knee. Tatterdemalion The patient lies in a bath tub on horsehair, or better, rubber mattress and rubber pillows; completely covered with water except the head. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) A special ski boot is worn over enormously thick horsehair stockings. Through Finland in Carts "They all went for the easy-chair, you see—but it's all horsehair." Germinie Lacerteux Regimbart, instead of a cravat, wore a stiff horsehair collar, like a trooper; and he carried a long violin-case adapted for adventures of this kind. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man The Law was to be his mistress henceforth: a bony and parchment-faced innamorata, with a horsehair wig; and he thought of the task of wooing her with a shudder. The Giant's Robe Large and raggedly bound volumes, which apparently had been acquired from the twopenny boxes outside second-hand bookshops, lined the shelves of the outer office, and the chairs were of an early-Victorian horsehair variety. The Orchard of Tears Cunningham had made his bed of horsehair; let him twist and writhe upon it. The Pagan Madonna Strips of something like grapevine bark, with a few grass-blades and a material that looked like hornets' or other insects' nest, formed the outside, while long horsehairs made the soft lining. Little Brothers of the Air He put them at their ease by some magic of his personality, and insisted that they should continue their meal while he sat among the collapsed springs of the horsehair armchair. The Wonder The fat beccaficoes beloved of the epicurean fell by hundreds into the limed horsehair traps. When Winter Comes to Main Street Those pompous emblems of authority, the horsehair wigs—those musty robes of unctuous dignity—were full of dirt, and harboured the wandering bearer of typhus infection. More Science From an Easy Chair At three-thirty, Newton went into the house and lay down on the horsehair sofa, saying to his mother that he felt kind o’ funny and thought he’d lie down a while. The Brown Mouse Just now he had not money enough for a fire in the rusty little stove, or to move Aunt Winnie and her old horsehair trunk from the Little Sisters. Killykinick Round the forehead is fastened a bandanna, about four inches in width, resembling fine net-work in texture, but it is made with horsehair. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery It is endorsed by Society, defended by the Church, maintained by the Law; and the slightest tampering with it is severely punished by Judges in large horsehair wigs. More Trivia The girls seemed rather too cheerful to belong in this decayed and gloomy block, which, in the days when horsehair furniture and bankers had mattered, had seemed imposing. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life The packs consisted of old kettles, stale meat, old elk skins made into robes, parflesakes filled to the brim with pemmican, made of elk fat, choke cherries, and jerked elk half dried and half horsehair. The Sheep Eaters Then she heard a shuffling step approach the door, it was unlocked, and a gray old woman, with a huge horsehair wig upon her head, peered out at her. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The army are distinguished by a tuft of red horsehair stuck in the crown. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Young phœbes sometimes become entangled in the horsehairs which are used in the lining of their nest. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Why should the horsehair sofa be placed straight against the wall, and those ghastly wax flowers under glass covers adorn the stiff chimneypiece, which might be made so pretty? When the Birds Begin to Sing On hearing this dreaded name Mrs. Benker softened, and welcomed Steel into a neat parlor, where he seated himself in a horsehair mahogany chair of the most slippery description and related what had happened. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story The mouth is hemmed or over-handed with strings or horsehair, and the sides are usually sewed through and through with the same. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs He found the man sitting at the door of his hut, making magic with a horsehair and a snakeskin, and some ground-up glass. Tales of Folk and Fairies In this way Gabrielle became familiar with a number of dining-rooms furnished in mahogany and horsehair and hung with opulent studies of still life in oils and engravings after Mr. Frith. The Tragic Bride Here and there, on a horsehair divan that ran round the room were the members of the committee. Tartarin On The Alps The furniture was horsehair, and she wondered how she and the Austrian statesman were to preserve their dignity on the slippery surface. Black Oxen To think a twilight or noonday walk for pleasure a sin, involves the absurdest principle of ascetic folly, as truly as self-flagellation, or wearing horsehair shirts. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 They sat down at opposite ends of the horsehair sofa, each reflectively watching the other. Stubble The single man wears a320 cue, but when married it is done up in a twist and kept in place by a woven horsehair band. Travels in the Far East And then you must have a line as fine as horsehair, and a hook small enough—but strong enough to hold a three-pound fish—to tempt them. The Colonial Mortuary Bard; "'Reo," The Fisherman; and The Black Bream Of Australia 1901 The frame is of wood, covered, like a tambourine, with parchment, and placed across a handle from which hangs a single string of thick, black horsehair, very coarse in texture. Chatterbox, 1906 I’ll bet a hundred to one you know how to make horsehair bridles,” Woods, the carpenter, had once told him pointedly, and the criticism had voiced Bruce’s own thoughts. The Man from the Bitter Roots The walnut chairs were there, quite placid and content with themselves, and the hat-rack, and the old horsehair sofa. Stubble Give Chloe a bushel of horsehair and wool, Of paste and pomatum a pound, Ten yards of gay ribbon to deck her sweet skull And gauze to encompass it round. Customs and Fashions in Old New England In comparison with horsehair, it is three times cheaper; it is safe from the attack of moth, and in a finished sofa no upholsterer would be able to distinguish between wood-wool and hair-stuffing. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 It is played with a bow, also of horsehair, and is held much after the fashion of a violin, being chiefly used to accompany songs and the romances in which Eastern people delight. Chatterbox, 1906 Is usually worked with horsehair on the edges to give firmness to the cordonnet. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades They would be sitting about on the horsehair chairs making lugubrious conversation. Stubble Mattresses made of wool, or of wool and horsehair, are much better. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother He sat down on the horsehair sofa to think. The Man Who Lost Himself There was an ancient oak settle at one end of the dingy little room, which had a horsehair cushion, rather worn and threadbare, but still comfortable. Chatterbox, 1906 Crinoline is a fabric composed of cotton warp, horsehair filling, or all cotton yarns. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades Art is better than austerity, and silken robes and 'broidered chasubles are preferable to horsehair and rope. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators It would take a great deal of horsehair to make a wig. About Peggy Saville His twisted wire scourge is there, with his blood on it, his horsehair shirt, and a girdle bristling with small, sharp spikes. The Car of Destiny As suture material, ordinary cotton thread is good, if well sterilized, as are also horsehair, catgut, silk, and various kinds of wire. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse She pointed to a lazo of white horsehair, beautifully plaited, that was coiled upon the saddle of the mustang. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Harry leaped down into the cabin of the brig, and instantly returned with a long horsehair sofa cushion. Adrift in a Boat He is fighting it out with cold cream in the bathroom, and some of the horsehair sticks like fun. About Peggy Saville Mr. Furnival's reputation has spread itself wherever stuff gowns and horsehair wigs are held in estimation. Orley Farm There she was, sitting opposite Miss Gallup on one slippery horsehair "easy chair," while her hostess, much beshawled, cushioned and foot-stooled, sat on the other. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Then they faced each other, Janet taking her place upon the horsehair sofa. Janet of the Dunes Morris, needing no second invitation, gladly deserted his books and slipped into the parlor, curling up in one corner of the horsehair sofa as he attempted to be as little in the way as possible. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country I sat upright in my slippery horsehair chair and spoke no word. John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein It can also be spun in threads of very much larger diameter, which can be used as a substitute for horsehair, for carbonising for incandescent electric lamps, &c. Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 Forward went the neophytes, every one clad only in a breechclout ornamented with beads, colored horsehair and eagle feathers, and with horse tails attached to it, falling to the ground. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Thread and worsted are now used in many nests instead of wool and horsehair, and the jackdaw shows an affection for the church steeple which can hardly be explained by instinct. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays My father was coaching him in the fourth book of the �neid and all those wonderful speeches of Dido, where passion disdains construction; but the only line Pike cared for was of horsehair. Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore Everything there is of the period of 1849: horsehair, you see, lots of black walnut, color all toned down, and all the ornaments covered with netting to keep the flies off.' John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein The wigs were in neat boxes; many of them were of horsehair, but a few were of human hair, frizzed and tortured out of all softness or beauty. Three Margarets One of Lennon's full gallon canteens was slung to the saddlehorn, opposite the horsehair rope. Bloom of Cactus The lark frequents cultivated fields, and makes its nest, on the ground, of grass lined with horsehair—materials the most easy to meet with, and the best adapted to its needs. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays My hair was brought low in front and puffed over horsehair cushions at the sides. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Within sat a young Egyptian, dressed in a robe of white linen, and wearing a great black wig of horsehair with many small plaits. Children of the Old Testament And he was sick of the abominable homes, the horsehair furniture with the anti-macassars—Lord! and they called themselves clean.... The Wind Bloweth At the worst place of all the beast was saved from certain destruction only by snubbing his horsehair picket rope around a corner of rock and so easing his descent to better footing. Bloom of Cactus "And the white horsehair stuff out of the fireplace," said Philip, pointing to the empty grate. The Gap in the Fence The buckwheat they had brought from their home and it was all ground in the coffee mill then sifted through a horsehair sieve before it could be used. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Ugly coiled himself up on the horsehair sofa in the dining-room, and in half an hour more, I suppose, every soul in the old house was asleep. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The roan with hanging head tripped eagerly, yet wearily, to his accustomed stall, and a swarthy Mexican unloosed at once the cincha and removed the horsehair bridle. A Wounded Name A stock of silkworm gut, horsehair and silk ligatures, the latter prepared and sterilised for me by Miss Taylor, the Theatre Sister at St. Thomas's Hospital. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre As they sat together on the horsehair sofa, his tired head resting on her shoulder, the strain and the burden fell from them both, and they knew themselves millionaires of blessings. Big Game A Story for Girls In the middle of the hard horsehair sofa sat Mrs Fanshawe herself, her elaborately coiffured, elaborately attired figure looking extraordinarily out of place in the prim bareness of the little room. The Independence of Claire Then again the cushions to the lockers were of different sizes, colours, and materials, some being of velvet and others of horsehair, and every one of them from one to three sizes too large. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific Corona found five of these nests, and studied them: flimsy things, constructed of a few dried grasses, inwoven with horsehair and cobwebs. Brother Copas All the afternoon he hovered near the parlour with its horsehair furniture, and about four-thirty the young girl came downstairs. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date Fancy a long wet day, Ron, shining on horsehair chairs, with your feet on an oil-clothed floor, gazing at funeral cards! Big Game A Story for Girls A small red and black Navajo blanket served as a saddle pad and he found a fine Navajo bridle, too, woven of black horsehair, with a big hand-hammered silver buckle on each cheek. The Blood of the Conquerors In the pocket thus formed horsehair or other stuffing is pushed, care being taken to distribute it evenly and not too thick. Handwork in Wood When she recovered consciousness she was lying upon the old horsehair sofa in the library. A Son of the Hills In lieu of feathers horsehair and a kind of moss or other plant fiber are often used. Negritos of Zambales The floor was covered with oilcloth; the furniture was covered with horsehair. Big Game A Story for Girls She plumped up the pillows on the prim horsehair sofa, painfully recalling the pillow fight she had once seen between her cousin's children. Pearl and Periwinkle These strings, three in number, were originally of sinnet, later after the arrival of the white man, of horsehair. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Cynthia, lying on the horsehair sofa of the dim room across the hall, looked up and saw the new and ugly spot over her head. A Son of the Hills They wore roman helmets, from which descended, to the bottom of their backs, an immense tail, of thick black horsehair, their uniform was light green, and looked rather shabby. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Having but three legs, it leaned in a loafing way against the wall, and its rags of horsehair and protruding springs gave it a most trampish and disreputable appearance. My New Curate It was popularly supposed that he could play upon anything, provided only the catgut and the horsehair were furnished him. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present This pipe has a bowl of catlinite, and the stem is decorated with horsehair. Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 How well I remember the stiff little parlor where I used to wait for Lena: the hard horsehair furniture, bought at some auction sale, the long mirror, the fashion-plates on the wall. My Ántonia The room was crowded with ugly furniture of all kinds, very solid, and chiefly of mahogany; among which were not less than three escritoires, to say nothing of the huge horsehair sofas. Henrietta Temple A Love Story The carpet of the room was worn out, as were also the covers of the old chairs and the horsehair sofa which was never moved from its accustomed place along the wall. Can You Forgive Her? There I had been seeing great handsome horses, men in shining helmets with the horsehair tail of the casque flowing from crest to shoulder, the scarlet breeches, the glistening boots with spurs. Golden Lads She wore a broad-brimmed Stetson with a horsehair band, a blue-flannel man's shirt, worn leather chaps for comfort, and riding boots. The She Boss A Western Story Yeager sat beneath the wild cucumber vines pleating a horsehair hatband for Daisy Ellington. Steve Yeager An Indian pony, saddled Sioux fashion, was caught running, riderless, toward the trader's back gate, his horsehair bridle torn half way from his shaggy head. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Suddenly Denny's anxious eyes lighted on the horsehair lariat attached to the saddle. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers "But if we do put horsehair on the Cockatoo's head," argued the creatures, "what will it do?" Dot and the Kangaroo Lisle sat on the end of the horsehair sofa and watched him. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 "Their horsehair arm-chairs have stood the test of time very well." The Loom of Youth Wisps of Spanish moss, torn from the great live-oaks of the avenue and looking like tufts of coarse gray horsehair, lay in water-logged mats here and there. Ralestone Luck Alec obeyed, and found the speaker seated by the side of a little fire, in an old easy-chair covered with horsehair; and while undergoing his scrutiny, took his revenge in kind. Alec Forbes of Howglen His solemnly attentive attitude won the admiration of all the Court, and the absence of horsehair was not felt by anyone. Dot and the Kangaroo Between the window and the door a horsehair sofa, with a table in front of it covered with a cloth. John Gabriel Borkman Like some of their water jugs, in pottery, they have small horsehair ears or loops attached to the sides through which strings are passed for carrying them either over the head or shoulder. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 She indicated a small humpbacked trunk covered with moth-eaten horsehair. Ralestone Luck The fiddle was well improved, till the horsehair all pulled out of the bow, and it was then twisted up into a fish-line. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) If," said the Kangaroo Rat, "only a little horsehair can do that, surely the prisoner can imagine the Judge isn't a Cockatoo, without our having to wait for the horsehair. Dot and the Kangaroo She came downstairs in the afternoon and lay on the horsehair sofa in the sitting-room, and held a sort of levée of her visitors. Troublesome Comforts A Story for Children From the black horsehair circlet on his temples a turban-scarf fell to his shoulders. The Lighted Match My mother comforted her as well as she could, and I undertook to rid her of the annoyance, which I did by setting a horsehair- noose on one of the window-ledges which it frequented. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture It is neatly placed in the middle of the bush about a foot from the ground, made of medium grasses and rootlets and lined with finer grasses and horsehair. Some Summer Days in Iowa Among the feathers several horsehair nooses are set. A Bird Calendar for Northern India He moved in his horsehair sofa and armchairs, his big old bed, his pots and pans and sideboard with its novelty decanters, and his entertainment totem. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town The horsehair envelopes without which our legal brains cannot work! The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Next he assisted her into the room, where there was an old-fashioned horsehair settee as large as a donkey-waggon. The Return of the Native It was next to a certainty that there was a model laundry with set tubs beyond the kitchen, and equally sure that no old horsehair lounge subtly invited the wearied traveler to rest. The Stolen Singer He threw his hat on to the horsehair sofa, which seemed to be the most important piece of furniture in the room, and dropped into a chair. The Second Honeymoon Its flare revealed a broken table, a horsehair couch, and a row of cupboards along the walls. The Astonishing History of Troy Town He settled himself back against the hard, horsehair sofa, and pulled up the blind. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame Cellulose acetate cylinders spun out of larger orifices than silk are trying—not very successfully as yet—to compete with hog's bristles and horsehair. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Jumble's coat was covered with little pieces of horsehair, as though from the interior of a chair. More William Very slowly he changed his coat and climbed on to his worn horsehair stool, without exchanging his usual facetious badinage with the remaining member of the staff. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton The furniture was battered and dingy; the sofa on which Logan sprawled had a certain historic interest: it was covered with cloth of horsehair, now seldom found by the amateur. The Disentanglers One moment the rush of the sea was in my ears, another I was lying upon the little horsehair couch in my sitting-room. The Betrayal These are of iju, which resembles horsehair, many fathoms in length, and disposed in such a manner as to entangle their feet; for which purpose they are gently driven towards the snares. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Around it squatted a group of vaqueros, all smoking cigarettes and some of them lazily twisting lariats out of horsehair. The Girl of the Golden West Then, it is disagreeable to have to use a gun so heavy that the stock is fitted with a horsehair pillow, or even with a small bolster. Lost Leaders From four to six bags was the utmost that could be got into the press at one time, and the cakes were pressed between wrappers of horsehair on similar material. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 He was lying upon a horsehair sofa, apparently dozing. The Betrayal He collected all the cushions in the room and piled them on the horsehair sofa, and helped her to lie comfortably down on them. The Judge He settled himself in a corner of the ragged old horsehair sofa which faced the empty fireplace and motioned Maurice to a chair. The Vehement Flame Old mahogany and horsehair were here quite inadmissible. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel All this involved a good deal of manual labor, a cumberstone plant, and a considerable expense in the frequent replacing of the horsehair wrappers, each of which involved a cost of about �4. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 I thought he had an upholstered look in his glossy clothes, reminding me unpleasantly of horsehair furniture. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man It was a dull, dingy, brown room, furnished with horsehair-covered chairs, an old horsehair sofa and heavy, rusty curtains. The Claverings But from his father's bronze helmet with its fiercely nodding plume of horsehair the babe shrank back in terror and hid his face in his nurse's breast. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The furniture was mostly of mahogany, now dark with age, while chairs and sofas were covered with horsehair. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel Why these possess any interest to a "scholar" is a mystery to the head in the horsehair net. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji Then Columbus goes on to say that these Indians were well made, with very good countenances, but hair like horsehair, their colour yellow; and that they painted themselves. The Life of Columbus He and Florence were sitting on the old horsehair sofa and Florence’s hand was in his. The Claverings On his head he placed a helmet with nodding crest of horsehair, and in his hand he grasped his strong spear. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories In front of the cask was placed an empty tub, between an armchair without a back, and from the seat of which the horsehair was protruding, and an ancient rocking-horse that had lost its rockers. Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel I even offered in my eagerness to sleep on the horsehair sofa. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The wig was of the pattern worn on state occasions by the Lord Chief Justice of England, a structure of horsehair, that descended to the shoulders in dense lappels. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The cushion is stuffed with horsehair and lined with glazed calico. Beeton's Book of Needlework But after this, when I know anything that all the world can't know I'm going to wear a horsehair ring, like Belle makes Mamie Sue do, to remind me not to forget and tell. Phyllis No, briefs and bills of costs may loom too big, Harpagon hide beneath a horsehair wig, Sangrado thrive on flattery and shrewd knack. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 20, 1892 Drawn up on one end of the horsehair sofa, Miss Arnold, in a purple velvet blouse, chatted to Mrs. Brown and me. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls An ancient easy chair and a queer old sofa still had the original, slippery, black horsehair off which Petro and Ena had slid as children. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl But the child shrank crying, and nestled in the bosom of his well-girdled nurse; for he feared the horsehair crest, nodding terribly from the brazen helmet. The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Unity came whenever it was possible, and thrice, between July and October, Deb and Miranda and a horsehair trunk arrived for a blissful week. Lewis Rand It is inexpensive, and portable, and as good a detergent as horsehair gloves or flesh-brushes. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries She is so obviously a woman of the world on the tenement horsehair sofa. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls If their hair is not long enough, they make it longer by tying horsehair to it. Big People and Little People of Other Lands The little fellow ran across the room to his new pal, who had busied himself weaving horsehair playthings for the youngster. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West He left the room a moment later without shutting the door, and threw himself down on the old black horsehair sofa in the parlour. The Little City of Hope A Christmas Story Exports of raw products, which include frozen and chilled beef and mutton, hides, sheepskins, wool, and such things as horsehair, tallow, jerked beef, etc., represented a value of £19,549,231 in 1908. Argentina from a British Point of View He was naked, and where the loincloth should have been, there was a virile member projecting from a bush of horsehair. Là-bas But the hats made of straw and the hats made of horsehair do not keep the rain out. Big People and Little People of Other Lands Broad doorway, hung with black crape, in the wall at back, leading to a back Drawing-room, in which, above a sofa in black horsehair, hangs a posthumous portrait of the late General GABLER. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 25, 1891 When Overholt had been alone for some time, he got up from the horsehair sofa and crept up the stairs, leaning on the shaky bannister like an old man. The Little City of Hope A Christmas Story The priest pulled out an arm-chair covered with horsehair and an antimacassar. The Necromancers She tried reading yesterday's evening paper, left on the horsehair sofa by Julian. Flames Mrs. Parkinson still believes in spiritualism, but refuses to have anything to do with Brown as she discovers that the deceased Alderman’s ‘materialised beard’ was made only of ‘horrid, coarse horsehair.’ Reviews As he strode about, flourishing a stick he carried, he kept on striking the well-worn chair-seats of horsehair which sounded hard and dead as stone. Abbe Mouret's Transgression |
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