| 单词 | piece of leather |
| 例句 | She looked down at the feet ahead of her, David’s, and saw that his shoes did look handmade, like a couple of pieces of leather crudely sewn together. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Alyce, here, what do this say?” he asked, thrusting a piece of leather with marks on it under Beetle’s eyes. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat naked in the road and began to unlace the rotting pieces of leather laced to his feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z My tongue is a piece of leather in my mouth, my vocal cords brittle paper. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He laughed his strange simpleton’s laugh, and set about discovering how the five pieces of leather came undone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I feel like an old piece of leather, drying and cracking in the heat. every step is an effort, but I refuse to stop. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The nurse taught her to oil her skin as well, and to buff her fingernails with a piece of leather. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A grandfather-grey man emerged from behind the curtain carrying a long piece of leather. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He pitched the sweatblackened piece of leather into the woods and sat holding the photograph. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He pushed past her and dug furiously through a pile of paper scraps, until he uncovered a thimble with a piece of leather stretched across its open end. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z On a recent evening, the tattooed 27-year-old performer was suspended a few inches above the ground, biting down on a piece of leather hanging from a rope, perfecting a new skill called the “iron jaw.” Florentina Holzinger Makes Everyone Uncomfortable 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z After all, this was during my, "Excuse me, waiter, can you tell the chef to make my steak extra-extra-extra-extra well-done, because I sure would love to bite into a piece of leather?" days. You'll flip for these vegan banana pancakes 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z You don't want to eat a piece of leather. A song of smoke and fire: James Beard Award-winning Texas barbecue boss Aaron Franklin talks steak 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z The objects include pieces of pottery, a piece of leather, a large mammal skull fragment and an acorn. Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The most obvious difference from modern baseball is the fielder’s mitt, essentially two pieces of leather stitched together to fit loosely on the player’s hand. Capturing old-time baseball with a 113-year-old camera 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z A different group of families cut pieces of leather for the uppers, while still another was employed to stitch the standardized parts together. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The search had turned up a piece of leather. Opinion | An Inspiring Act of Racial Healing in Chattanooga 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “He was a tough piece of leather, even though he was thought to be small and short,” Walton said. Harold Moss, first Black mayor of Tacoma, dies at 90 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Barrato was a “magician,” said Merrell, who watched as the shoemaker, working with a saw blade, cut pieces of leather by hand. He was seeking custom-made boots. The journey led to a life deeply touched by love and death and leather 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z At around 1,500 pounds and nearly 5 feet tall each, they stitch through two pieces of leather with foam fillers in between, which become a carriage’s dashboard and fenders. Iowa company now owns 2 rare sewing machines 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z No one followed a piece of leather produced by a child to a particular purse or shoe. Report examines grim Bangladesh leather trade, links to West 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “I sanded it and put a piece of leather through it. It shined up real pretty.” Walking Stick Man: Pontotoc resident’s hobby grows 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z As he flaked the sides of one of the broken pieces, a piece of leather from a recliner covered his lap. Strange Skills: The Flintknapper 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Other women, sitting under bright dressmakers’ lights, marked small pieces of leather with tailors’ chalk, indicating the point where the foot bed would be attached. Happy Ugly Feet 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z “I’d probably say the same thing: ‘You spent that much money on an old piece of leather?’ ” Big Score for Georgia Tech, After Alum Wins Bid for a Relic 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z A trapezoidal piece of leather is adhered to the side of the shoe and is decorated with rusty studs. The Homeless-Chic-Pirate Boots that Johnny Depp Wears 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The discussion got Sutter thinking: Why not fashion his own simple wallet, using a thick elastic material on one side, like a broccoli wad, and a supple piece of leather on the other. The Odd Logic of Kickstarter's Glut of Slim Wallets 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Artist Noah Williams created this mask, “ Third Eye,” using shells, wood, sticks, keys, pieces of leather and other items he found. Make your own trash art project 2013-05-17T14:22:01Z One readied the pieces of leather, now equipped with buckles, to be glued to the foot bed; another supplied the soles. Happy Ugly Feet 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The tip is formed of two pieces of leather glued together. Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z Each time before using the roll it is passed over a well-greased piece of leather. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Again, it will crack much more readily: thus, take a piece of leather and double it close with the grain side outward, and it will crack, as shown in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z A piece of leather or of brown cloth may be easily made into one of these bags for the children to use. The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children 2012-03-03T03:00:18.597Z The matted hair of the women was tied with a piece of leather on the top of the head; the boy's hair was cut square across his eyebrows. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z He threw the boot aside, took up a piece of leather and began to examine it. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z He was accompanied by his Manitari wife, who carried a little child, wrapped in a piece of leather, fastened with straps. 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 A common method of avoiding this is to interpose between the wrench jaw and the nut a piece of soft metal, as copper, sheet zinc, or even a piece of leather. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The horses are caparisoned with old saddles, old bridles or halters, and pack-saddles, with a bag or blanket thrown over them; a rope or string as often constituted the girth as a piece of leather. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Strain′ing, a piece of leather for stretching as a base for the seat of a saddle.—Strain a point, to make a special effort: to exceed one's duty; Strain at, in Matt. xxiii. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z If small pieces of leather are placed on the corners the book is still half-bound. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z An old piece of leather will close up and finish the surface. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z The instructor will take a narrow piece of leather about twenty inches long; he will place one end of this strap between the pupil's knee and the side of the saddle. New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z "Yes, here they are," and the superintendent produced three pieces of leather from a drawer in his desk. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z A piece of leather wrapped around the rectangular bar gave a radiocarbon date of about A.D. Mystery artifact found on Alaska?s Seward Peninsula thought to be over 1,000 years old 2011-11-15T01:22:30Z A piece of leather or cloth mounted on a board to show exact size and lettering of a periodical. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z At f is the door, consisting of a piece of leather stretched on a frame. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z He was dressed for the hill in a dark tweed kilt, with a piece of leather on his left shoulder. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Take, then, a piece of leather two feet long, and one inch and a half wide. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Guy found a piece of leather thong in his pouch and rather shyly held it out. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z The outer surface of a piece of leather from which the hair has been removed. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z In the same way, when the lever is lowered at the right, it is the right-hand piece of leather which is lowered, while the piece of leather at the left is raised in its turn. In Search of a Son 2011-05-24T02:00:13.087Z "Two pieces of leather rounded at the lower corners and stitched together at the sides and with a flap to shut in the contents?" guessed Dorothy. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z The lure may be a piece of leather or wood, covered with the wings and feathers of a bird, and with a cord attached. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z In the shoes they put the hair of the moose or reindeer with additional pieces of leather as socks. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z A leather binding ornamented by designs made of inlaid pieces of leather or other material of different colors. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z This cat was made of nine small pieces of leather fastened on to the end of the whip. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z You don't cut them out of your big sheet of copper or your big piece of leather yet. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z The uniqueness of it has to do with a piece of leather from the game ball from Game 7 of the finals, which was attached to the base of each one. Lakers raise another banner on opening night 2010-10-27T03:13:00Z "You think that is a piece of leather?" Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite African American history 2010-08-03T04:00:00Z It was made of a single piece of leather and was shaped to fit the wearer's foot. Researchers Find World's Oldest Leather Shoe and More 2010-06-11T14:37:00Z The naṭạ is a large round piece of leather, which, spread upon the ground, serves as a table for dinner, &c. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Jared was silent for business reasons now, since he was holding a piece of leather in his mouth, his hands being occupied by the concertina-bellows and glue-brush. A Little World His worn-out boots hurt his feet, so his friend made him a pair of mocassin shoes, cut out of a single piece of leather, which fitted him nicely. Left on the Prairie But my face seemed hard, like a piece of leather. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher The Rover was an old condemned sea vessel, having old thin sails, two deck beams broken, without top-mast, and a large piece of leather two feet square nailed over a rotten plank in her bottom. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The natives followed us, and soon afterwards four women and two boys came off in an oomiak, and exchanged some boots, pieces of leather, deer's meat, and fish for beads. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea “Not the slightest,” replied Jared, after placing his piece of leather in situ, and then preparing, with his scissors, a scrap for another part. A Little World It is formed of a single piece of leather, 36 in. long and 12� broad, folded so as to make a flat-sided pouch, 12 in. high, 12� broad, and 2� deep. The Story of Books That piece of leather will stop the sound.” Blind Policy On one side a piece of leather or webbing is stitched at each end, sufficiently loose to allow the hand to be slipped under it in the same way as the horse brush. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies This piece of leather is worth your life, my panther! A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Gill took another piece of leather and, after whetting the knife on the side of the bench, began cutting a shoe-string. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Then you must find a piece of leather for hinges and some oil cloth. Happy House His eyes, more like holes in a piece of leather than anything else, peered straight at the visitor. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon Parker trimmed a ragged piece of leather from the sole of his boot, and whistled softly. Stories of the Foot-hills The bullet had struck a piece of leather in his shot-pouch and had only bruised him! Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Without looking up, or waiting for an answer, he began cutting another string, running the knife dextrously around the circular piece of leather. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Wrapping a piece of leather around it to muffle the sound he began to file a link in the chain that secured the shackles on his wrists. The Ethical Engineer You can frame it for use by putting it between two pieces of cardboard with a hole in them, or you can do the same with two pieces of leather sewed around the edge. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Among such things may be straws, sticks, glass, rags, earth, pieces of leather, and whatever the animal may have encountered small enough to be swallowed. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Take it out of the water, wipe it dry, and rub it with a piece of leather. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Gill had a knife in his hand and was cutting a piece of leather into strips. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 To the reel is attached a strong piece of leather which can be pressed down by the thumb on the line so as to act as a brake, and is very simple and efficient. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina He holds a piece of leather against the outside surface and a wet sponge against the inside, to make them perfectly smooth; and in a moment he has made a bowl. Makers of Many Things "Somehow the football burst and became a helpless piece of leather." The Belovéd Vagabond Boil some porter in an earthen vessel over a slow fire till it be well thickened; and when cold spread it on a piece of leather to form the intended plaster. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families An hour later Jinnie was running a long needle through a tough piece of leather. Rose O'Paradise He never allowed anyone but himself to dust them, and in spare moments he polished the looking-glass with a piece of leather, kept carefully for the purpose in a cigar box. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children He kicked toward Rob a heavy piece of leather semicircular in form and with a thong tied at the corners. The Young Alaskans in the Rockies A knife stands them in stead of most tools, and pieces of leather in stead of nails. Principles Of Political Economy This truly remarkable shield, the only one of its kind in Europe, is made of a solid piece of leather nearly ¼ of an inch thick, and measures 20½ inches in length by 19½ inches across. The Bronze Age in Ireland The edge is then lightly rubbed with a piece of leather that has been previously rubbed on beeswax, and is ready for burnishing. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Instead of a thimble, they used a small piece of leather. The Later Cave-Men No piece of leather is less than four feet long. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction Then he brought a knotted piece of leather from his pocket, unwrapped it, took out the gem and placed it in Egavine's hand. The Star Hyacinths The next Monday Seth happened to go into the shed-chamber for a piece of leather to mend an old harness, and met Willy coming down the stairs with a basket full of old iron. Little Grandfather Before using, the faces of all tools must be rubbed bright on the flesh side of a piece of leather. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians The old soldier took the sword Roy had held, and fetching a piece of leather from a drawer began to polish off the finger-marks left upon the steel. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War If the leather be damaged, it may be repaired either by cutting out the piece, and making a new joint, or by riveting a piece of leather upon the hole. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction He reached into the inner pocket of his coat, took out a small object wrapped in a piece of leather, and unfolded the leather. The Star Hyacinths Some very fine pieces of leather work have been modelled as curios and ornaments. Chats on Household Curios Before using they should be rubbed bright on a piece of the finest emery paper, and polished on a piece of leather. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Upward to the middle of the thigh, a piece of leather or cloth, fitting closely, serves instead of pantaloons and stockings: it is usually sewed on to the limb, and is never removed. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The different pieces of leather necessary to form one length, or forty feet of hose, are riveted together by the ends. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction Carrory, who was like an animal, was the most famished of all; he had cut up his other boot and was continually chewing the pieces of leather. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille “It is not money at all, it is only a piece of leather.” Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Then all brandish in the air rolls of papyrus, tablets of wood, pieces of leather; and strips of cloth; and pushing them one before the other: The Corinthians—"Here is the Gospel of the Hebrews!" The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul It was a heavy piece of leather six inches in diameter with a hole in the middle, and was fastened at the edge to a pliable handle. Customs and Fashions in Old New England She was very short and very fat, and her kinky hair was plaited into ten tight pigtails, each of which was bound with a piece of leather shoe-string. Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas A piece of leather placed between the foot and shoe serves largely to destroy concussion, and its use is absolutely necessary on some animals to enable them to work. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Two pieces of leather hung round his feet and ankles, which for resemblance came nearer to sandals than boots. Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves If so, I’ll go and ‘pursue vagrant pieces of leather again,’ as Mr Stokes says when he wants to dismiss us to cricket.” Julian Home We also find this dark effect given in many of his varieties by merely leaving the surface partially wiped, and touching out the high lights with his finger, or a piece of leather. Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. Hence the necessity of stamping the titles upon darker pieces of leather, which are fastened to the backs. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries This condition is so strongly felt that many booklovers leave their bindings untooled, preferring the rich sensuous beauty and depth of color in a choice piece of leather to any effect of gilding or inlaying. The Booklover and His Books Wet a piece of leather, and lay it in a room where there is neither sun nor fire, and it will not in summer even be dry in a month. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 Upon the top of these rocks the old woman put up a swing, and, having fastened a piece of leather round her body, she commenced to swing herself, going over the precipice each time. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian A miner's lamp, attached to a broad piece of leather, hung down in front of the mule from his collar. Derrick Sterling A Story of the Mines He laid aside the firebag after a little while, and then quietly drew his knife, and cut a piece of leather from the skirt of his hunting coat. Silver Lake She then undressed, and fastened a piece of leather around her body, and commenced swinging, going over the precipice at every swing. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians “Now, then, cut my piece of leather,” cried Vane. The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias He moved off a little way, and, taking some tarnished spoons from a box, began to rub them with a piece of leather. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant “I believe I could a’most eat anything now,” said Moggridge plaintively, chewing away at a piece of leather which he had torn off one of his boots. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea We didn't know anything about any clothes other than cotton; everything we wore was made of cotton, except our shoes, they were made from pieces of leather cut out of a raw cowhide. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives And anybody might better chew a piece of leather than try to take a mouthful out of his legs, or his neck, or his head. The Tale of Timothy Turtle I'd rather have her tanned as black as a piece of leather," he concluded, "than to be fussing with 'creams' and bleaching lotions. Rosemary They were beaten with clubs, buffeted on the face with gauntlets made of several pieces of leather, and at length condemned to lose their heads. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The hunting shirt," Will replied with a smile, as he pointed to a small piece of leather lying on the table, "was patched and in the struggle at the bunk the patch was torn away. The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier There was nothing for them but "those pieces of leather, so hard and dry," a few of which had been saved "for supper" by the more provident. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Some persons who never were out of their mothers' kitchens may ask how these Pirates could eat, swallow and digest those pieces of leather, so hard and dry. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century He sat down, took up a lap-board, and upon it began to cut a piece of leather; but leaving off the work, gave himself up to deep thought. The Starbucks Each man carried a musket, which had been shortened some six inches, and hung in slings from the saddle, the muzzle resting in a piece of leather, technically termed a bucket. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire "I heard a racket over to the south which seemed to indicate that the moraine was being crumpled up like a piece of leather in a blaze." The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier The sucker, you know, is a round piece of leather with a string attached to the middle. The Insect Folk After they had feasted themselves with those pieces of leather, they quitted the place, and marched farther on, till they came about night to another post called Torna Munni. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century From near the edge of this protrudes a long brass tube with a piece of leather round and over the end. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Cartridge boxes were finally made thus—with a single piece of leather for the flap. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis A number of little children came,—some naked, and others with small pieces of leather round their loins: they all wore very large necklaces of charms sown up in leather bags. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government I saw them thrown out in a little booth when I went into Lane's shoe shop for a piece of leather to be made into washers. Suzanna Stirs the Fire Here again he was happy, that had reserved since noon any small piece of leather whereof to make his supper, drinking after it a good draught of water for his greatest comfort. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Soaking a heavy piece of leather in water and pressing it upon the smooth surface of a stone or other object, he finds the stone can be lifted by means of the leather. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education I bought a broomstick and with the assistance of the camp carpenter shaved it down to form a passable cue, tipping the end with a small piece of leather cut from my boot. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Lizards, which were bad; and scorpions, which were worse; and snakes, which were worse than worse, lay about in the sun, as if they were pieces of leather drying. The Way of the Wild In the morning the beefsteak will be found to be shrunken, dried, and almost as tough as a piece of leather. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene Their skin never heals from a cut or sore, but they can have no feeling in it, for the Arabs simply stitch a piece of leather over the place. "Over There" with the Australians Some of them were nearly naked, having only a piece of leather round their loins. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government He was a dark fellow, clad in goat-skins, with pieces of leather bound around his short, stout legs. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Almost ravenously he chewed that piece of leather, extracting from it whatever life-giving substance it contained. Glen of the High North There ain't any bottom to the holster, an' it's hung by a little piece of leather so's it'll turn easy in any direction. Square Deal Sanderson For the handles two pieces of leather 12 inches by 2 inches. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 The carriage had no springs; and our seat was merely suspended by pieces of leather fastened at each end. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Five were attached to the sail along the luff, and one was fastened with a piece of leather to the end of the gaff. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island In printing from these dies very heavy pressure is used and the paper usually is backed by a piece of leather or something of similar nature. What Philately Teaches A Lecture Delivered before the Section on Philately of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, February 24, 1899 Scorched by the Sun as also by the high-souled Bhima, thy army began to shrink like a piece of leather spread over a fire. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 I cut off part of the shoulder-blade, and have since given it, together with the pieces of leather, to His Excellency Governor Weld. A Source Book of Australian History A piece of leather or waxed canvas, is stretched round one or more hoops; it forms a hollow cylinder, that admits of being shut flat like an accordion. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The hole was covered with a piece of leather nailed at one side, so that it could lift up to let water into the pipe. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island The hieroglyphs and figures were cut out from large pieces of leather; then, under the open spaces thus left, were sewn thongs of leather of whatever colour was required for those ornaments or hieroglyphs. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Tom sat by the fire opposite his father, and I could see that he was polishing with a piece of leather one of his silver coins. The Pilots of Pomona To this the main piece of leather was sewed, with a gathering stitch. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer The pad is made of two cushions, each 9 inches long and 4 broad, sewn on a piece of leather, lying parallel to one another, and 4 inches apart. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The pieces of leather would be made into shoes; the cloth would be sewed into garments; the wood would be joined, and nailed together into boxes, chairs, benches and what not. A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga Padna thought it must be very dreary to sit there all day among old and new boots, pieces of leather, boxes of brass eyelets, awls, knives, and punchers. Waysiders It should be remembered that the earlier kind of armour chiefly consisted of quilted garments, further fortified by small pieces of leather, horn, or metal. Authorised Guide to the Tower of London Lowborn wretch! what sort of teeth are these that thou shouldst chew her lips as if they were a piece of leather? The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Two pieces of leather taken from the drumhead were cut into shape and attached to the legs of one of the small animals, and thus originated the bat. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs The cap is commonly a piece of leather, or skin with the hair on, shaped to fit the head, and tied under the chin; the top is usually decorated with feathers or other ornament. Pioneers in Canada Also, unguentum album, or diapompholigos, spread upon a small piece of leather in form of a plaster, will not be amiss. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy They discovered the chief, or rather governor, sitting on a piece of leather, under a large verandah at one end of a commodious square yard. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Begin work by shaping the larger piece of leather as shown in the drawing. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do A piece of leather, torn from a spar, answered for the bait; and the lure was thrown. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas The temper band is simply a piece of leather or hemp twine to which is attached a weight, and the other end of the leather or twine is attached to the builder rail. The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth When the operation is completed and the block is withdrawn "the lip drops down upon the chin like a piece of leather, displaying the teeth, and presenting altogether a ghastly spectacle." Primitive Love and Love-Stories Others pieces of leather from the hats, on which there was a little grease, or rather dirt. Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. Two pieces of leather are used, and one piece of felt, all three being cut circular to a diameter of about 3 in. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do They had brought a shovel with them, and throwing aside the sand, they saw a piece of leather. The Golden Canyon The men had to sleep in a kind of orange-box without bottom, on the floor, upon an American oilcloth mattress; and with a piece of leather for a coverlet. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" "And these pieces of leather with the name and address, you have them?" continued the chief. Through the Wall When I needed shoestrings, I was sent to the shoemaker, who only glanced up and replied, "Come to-morrow, and I'll have a piece of leather big enough." The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate About his neck hung a stout, bulging bag, which was buckled by a good piece of leather thong. Robin Hood Then he wrapped the container in a piece of leather and held it to his chest. The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc I cut off part of the shoulder-blade, and have since given it, together with the pieces of leather, to his Excellency Governor Weld. Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, Well," continued the chief, "we must have these pieces of leather. Through the Wall Round this a piece of leather is stretched and dressed with emery. The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens With a Description of the Manufacturing Process by Which They Are Produced Strain the liquor through a sieve, and when quite cold put it away for use in small bottles; the corks dipped in melted rosin, and well-secured by pieces of leather tied closely over them. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches I had one cooked for tea; the skin was as tough as a piece of leather, but the inside was really good, as fine a fish as I have ever eaten. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart He thought Richard had caught up the piece of leather he was paring, in order to deceive him. There & Back You are right there, chief, and no m'stake; my tongue is like a piece of leather now, and as soon as it gets dark I shall make a bee-line down to the river. In the Heart of the Rockies It is necessary that the mortar be closed, and a piece of leather through which the pestle moves, such as is generally used in pulverizing pharmaceutic substances in a laboratory, will answer. Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 The king, in great rage, summoned Mabait, and punished him severely by beating his palms with a piece of leather. Filipino Popular Tales I also glue a small piece of leather on the left-hand side of the bow above the handle to prevent the arrow chafing the wood at this spot. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow Sometimes, when a mule is a little refractory, he is blindfolded by a thin piece of leather, generally embroidered, termed the tapojos, and he remains perfectly quiet while the process of packing is going on. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway A piece of leather tied round the leg to defend it from thorns, &c. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire We will suppose the monitor holds in his hand a piece of leather; he first asks, "What is this?" The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age Catrina was compelled to steady herself with both hands on the bar of the apron; for the apron of a Russian sleigh is a heavy piece of leather stretched on a wooden bar. The Sowers On the sleeve of your shooting jersey you can sew a piece of leather for an arm guard. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow "Produce another talisman," commanded the youth, "These," said the ancient treasurer, holding up two shapeless pieces of leather, "are the shoes of swiftness, incomparable until I wore them out." The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales A pair of strads, is two such pieces of leather. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire The children will simultaneously exclaim, "A piece of leather." The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age He pointed to the pieces of leather hanging from the bit. The Winning of Barbara Worth You see a little hole there, do you not, and below the little hole a small piece of leather, which seems to close it up? The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals By good luck, he discovered a large piece of leather on the table. The Last of the Huggermuggers "I have to get a piece of leather." Average Jones She ran toward them, holding in her hand a dirty, ragged piece of leather. Keineth Her opinion was soon verified by finding a piece of leather which she recognized as part of his accoutrements. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" A still better way of making the experiment is with a piece of leather, such as the boys often amuse themselves with in the streets. The Fairy-Land of Science "Give us time," say the great mechanical forces, "and we will show you the immobile rocks and your rigid mountain chains as flexible as a piece of leather." Time and Change David whipped out of his pocket a round piece of leather with strings attached, and fastened it to the hollow of his hand. Love Me Little, Love Me Long He has a stick he is proud of, bound with pieces of leather every few inches—like one I have seen with a beggar in Belmullet. In Wicklow and West Kerry Two small pieces of leather were found lying between the plates of one of the bosses; they resemble the skin of a mummy, and seem to have been preserved by the salts of copper. Atlantis : the antediluvian world Each night I cut a piece of leather from my moccasin uppers, and boiled it in my cup until morning, when I would eat it and drink the water. The Lure of the Labrador Wild Welch and Miss Rolleston complied; and then the sailor showed the lady how to sew sailor—wise, driving the large needle with the palm of the hand, guarded by a piece of leather. Foul Play In one instance I used a piece of leather. Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students The glass stopper was carefully secured by a piece of leather, for the better preservation, I suppose, of the liquid inside. Jezebel's Daughter Upon this island we did perceive that there had been people, for we found a small shoe and pieces of leather sewed with sinews and a piece of fur, and wool like to beaver. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage The wife usually spreads a cloth over the cage; this in the Turkish translation becomes a piece of leather. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Don't you see—a game of drafts—pieces of wound wood on square pieces of leather. Our American Cousin Or, if I take a piece of leather and work it up into a pair of shoes, the shoes are my wages—the reward of my exertion. Evolution and Ethics The dancer stopped, pulled off the loose piece of leather, and threw it on the fire. War and Peace Not a piece of velvet was torn, not a piece of leather was dirtied. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo There are two projecting pieces of leather, about twelve inches apart, upon the scabbard, between which the thigh of the horseman fits, and thus prevents the sword from slipping from its place. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs A bullet struck the buckle on the ankle strap of my right foot and carried it, with a piece of leather and cloth, into my leg just above the ankle. Beasts, Men and Gods An oblong piece of leather forms the sole: holes are cut at the four corners, and through these holes leathern straps are passed, which are bound round the foot and cross-gartered up the calf. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original At length, by dint of an eager search, he came upon a piece of leather hanging to one of the spars that supported the platform. The Survivors of the Chancellor Something which is about the size of a stater is tied up in a small piece of leather: what it is, no one knows but the makers. Eryxias The Armagh wallet is made of one piece of leather, folded to form a case a foot long, a little more than a foot broad, and two and a half inches thick. Old English Libraries Within ten minutes he had in a pile beside him some burned and blackened metal buttons, the eyelets and a piece of leather from a shoe, and the almost unrecognizable nib of a fountain pen. The Breaking Point “Some, who were never out of their mothers’ kitchens, may ask how these pirates could eat and digest these pieces of leather, so hard and dry? Essays in Little Paul picked up the worn piece of leather and examined it. The Scouts of the Valley His face was extremely thin and like an old piece of leather, and his mouth spread from ear to ear. The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life |
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