| 单词 | roundness |
| 例句 | She tweaked the eyebrows, making their arch more dramatic, and added roundness to the cheeks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She headed there, walking leisurely, with just the slightest awareness of a certain new roundness to her hips and smoothness to her gait as she waited for Besa to catch up with her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached over and patted the roundness of my knee like it was biscuit dough. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This roundness had to be made coin-sized so that she would see its circumference : punish her at the birth of her baby. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so pretty, her big eyes blinking fast, her cheeks soft and round, and still the roundness could only remind me of Alaska’s thin face and her high cheekbones. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I stared at the perfect roundness of the box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was carrying her baby brother, Braucherei, who everyone affectionately called Beefy, because of both his roundness and his unusual strength. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z From the sack of clothing Horatio brought, I pulled on an embroidered shirt that belonged to my father and a pair of worn breeches whose loose fit would hide the roundness of my hips. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Sighing, Nicole’s mom ran a hand over the thickness of her thighs, the roundness of her bottom, and it was as if Nicole could feel the shame in her own body. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was fat almost to the point of roundness, clean-shaven, and had a merry-looking face with small, twinkling eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He still had just a hint of childish roundness left around his chin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The soft curves of her face led to the roundness of her hips and thighs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Once I told Mtisha that the way the ball felt, the pebbles and the roundness where the seams are, almost felt like a woman to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Rahel sat down cross-legged, resting her back against the roundness of a white pillar. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Less lovely perhaps to those who like roundness and softness in women. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The gold looked very fair and pure, and Frodo thought how rich and beautiful was its colour, how perfect was its roundness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z These guavas are large and juicy, almost seedless, their roundness enticing you to have one more, just one more, because next year the rains may not come. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When he raised his foot, the foam ball reclaimed its roundness. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The eyes seemed to grow in size as Nathan could clearly see red veins streaking across their white roundness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was there in his light eyes, the way they angled down and avoided roundness just slightly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The frightened villagers, who depended on one another to maintain the real, went to my aunt to show her a personal, physical representation of the break she had made in the “roundness.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The heavy thighs, the thick calves, the strange roundness of the knees, the wide feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt its cool roundness and splashed his way over to Claudia. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I mouthed the words silently to myself, appreciating their roundness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It does have more roundness than the pope’s hat, however. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If I wore them, they’d disguise the human roundness of my own ears. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The roundness she remembered in his cheeks had gone, and the childish bow of his lips had become elongated and innocently cruel. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They sat deep in his little face and completely dominated the other features with a roundness which seemed to be outlined in dark pencil, giving him an owlish appearance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a roundness and firmness to her, a clean, strong roundness, and her heavy blond hair cast a glow over her shoulders when she wore a bathing suit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Washington picked up Rob’s basketball and held it in his hands, staring at its roundness, feeling the ridges and lumps on it, softly repeating Rob’s name. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The roundness in his face had thinned out, sinking his eyes further into his skull. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was physically a typical Gethenian of the Great Continent, compactly made, short-legged and short-armed, with a solid layer of subcutaneous fat giving him even in illness a sleek roundness of body. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The head of the tree had the lovely full roundness of a mango tree, but it was not a 260 mango. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The white eyelid shape at the candle’s tip is such a conventional marker of roundness and depth that you barely notice that no depth is actually created. New York Galleries: What to See Right Now 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z A general merry-monk roundness bespeaks an eternal struggle between perpetual motion and insatiable appetites. José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti The opulent roundness of the gems and their bold colors reinforce their rarity. Gems Fit for a Screen Goddess 2010-12-20T12:10:04Z That edge of sharp caramel against the roundness of custard, like the layer of “burnt” sugar on top of crème brûlée, is essential. Classic Flan, a Cool and Creamy Taste of the Past 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Frankie was embracing one of the hallmark traits of the yurt: its roundness. Why be a square? Yurts offer vacationers adventure-in-the-round. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The story’s maneuvering through time and space provides a roundness to the Tran women, allowing readers to see aspects of, and similarities between, each character that they keep from one another. What Is Love? For This Fractured Family, the Answer Is Not So Clear. 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Reed Krakoff said he wanted to inject subtle curves and roundness into his spring collection, in makeup shades, and he described the desired effect as clean and architectural. Fashion Review: Calvin Klein, Marchesa, Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Reed Krakoff — Fashion Review 2012-09-14T01:19:10Z You don’t see the double chin or the pudgy roundness of my face. All the weight I didn’t lose 2013-01-22T00:00:00Z These stoneware pieces, glazed with either vellum whites or bronzy browns, evoke bowls or vases in their symmetry and roundness, their open, hollow interiors, and their use of the age-old pinch-and-coil method. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z It is the use of positive and negative space, the roundness, the curves and waves that are balanced by sharp points. Rachel Feinstein Unveils the Darker Side of Fantasyland 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Those who prefer a drier drink with a hint of spice will opt for rye, while others may prefer the sweet roundness of bourbon. The muddled history of the old-fashioned 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Whatever the medium, she uses shadows and modeling to create a palpable sense of depth and roundness, as well as fecundity. Review | In the galleries: ‘Afrofuturism,’ defined in the moment, by nine artists 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z From the first mouthful — a wild seesaw from saline sharpness to fatty roundness — I was entranced. On the Costa Brava of Spain, a Sea Urchin Quest 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z To be sure, one of the yurt’s most defining — and charming — characteristics is its roundness. Why be a square? Yurts offer vacationers adventure-in-the-round. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z There is a roundness to Noname’s voice that gives it a childlike quality. You will miss her when she’s gone: Noname soars live 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Citrus, herbs, almonds, seashells and stones, along with the richer roundness of the Bisci, made for the most satisfying combination, for me at least. What Is a Great Wine? Verdicchio di Matelica Has Some Ideas 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z “The sound has a fullness, a roundness — the notes sustain better,” he said, comparing it with his first guitar, the Stratocaster. Possessed: Chef John DeLucie Unwinds With His Guitar 2010-12-03T19:12:00Z A deep-colored wine, it’s fermented in oak, giving it an unusual roundness and depth for a rosé. Rosés and reds to see you through September It’s effectively dry, with maybe the barest touch of residual sugar, felt not as sweetness but as roundness, which keeps the flavors rolling along. 20 Wines Under $20: Postcards From Around the World 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z That gives them a roundness not available in ready-to-wear. Raf Simons’s First Dior Collection 2012-07-03T22:19:35Z I press so hard and plead so hard with the thighs I will learn to hate for the rest of my life simply because of their roundness. 'The ways we are taught to be a girl': a writer reckons with childhood sexual assaults 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Speculation about our planet’s roundness began with Aristotle and other ancient Greeks, and every major scholar during the so-called Dark Ages was fully aware of it. Militant atheism has become a religion 2013-03-25T01:00:00Z This one from Stein is gently dry, with just the barest bit of fruity roundness to give the wine depth and dimension, along with plenty of stony minerality. 20 Wines Under $20: Plenty of Variety and Not One Chardonnay 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Less rigid than the originals that inspire them, his pieces have a slight roundness that makes them more at home in the 21st century, while still drawing on the straightforward allure of Shaker design. A New Set of Tastemakers Finds Inspiration in Shakers 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Green relished every morsel, with a bright sound in his higher range and burnished roundness in lower-slung passages. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Opposites jostled: the flatness of the boards with the roundness of the movement; the boards’ apparent heft with their actual lightness, as they collapsed silently to the ground. Review: Brian Brooks Moving Company Keeps Things Off-Center at the Joyce Theater 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Bespoken’s whiskeys lack the roundness of a conventionally matured spirit; there is an initial hit of vanilla, caramel and wood spices, but no follow-through. Can a Fine Whiskey Age Overnight? 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The basic shapes are still the same as the designer originally created: long, lean and dark, although cape jackets gave a new roundness and pants were soft and stretchy enough to break over the instep. Special Report: Celine's Chic Severity 2010-03-07T18:39:00Z “She used the roundness in her voice, the piercing in her voice. There’s not a fear of pop music with Poly.” How Poly Styrene Broke the Mold 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z It is not specifically sweet, though the wine has just enough residual sugar to give the texture a bit of roundness. 20 Wines Under $20: Plenty of Variety and Not One Chardonnay 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z He described the four characteristics of fine cognac as “precision, roundness, finesse and persistence.” A two-barrel salute to the friendship of Lafayette and Washington 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z It is smooth and incredibly deeply flavored, with a heavy meatiness and the roundness of butter, cream, demi-glace and veal stock. 5 classic sauces to add to your cooking arsenal 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z He appreciated the fullness, the roundness, of human life. Dennis Farina 2013-07-23T11:58:32Z And here they are, in all their glorious roundness. Doctor Who: nine things we learned from the new trailer 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z All this softness and roundness was contrasted with the laser lights placed like stalactites on the runway, proving that Ms. Burton, in addition to her imaginative designs, is no slouch at presentation. Fashion Review: Marc Jacobs and the Louis Vuitton Merry-Go-Round 2011-10-05T18:17:17Z Now he revealed a more robust tone, golden and rich, but with an appealing roundness across all dynamics. Review: Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula Displays Both Delicate and Robust Tones 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z “With Puerto Rican food, there’s a sweetness and roundness of flavors. There’s a warmth to Puerto Rican food.” Sazón and struggle: In Puerto Rico and Cuba, food is a marker of resilience and creativity 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z But there, once again, the sound lacked the necessary roundness and texture to support the decibel burn. Memo to the New York Philharmonic: Louder Isn’t Better 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z With a full mouthfeel without the addition of sweet glycerin, Harmony Smoked Apéritif adds a unique umami roundness to anything it's mixed with, without clashing with fruit flavors. The best nonalcoholic tequilas for Cinco de Mayo 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z “A lot of the time they say she needs more of a roundness in the pursing of her lips,” Ms. Cole said. Musicians on How ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Conducts Itself 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The broadcast, by reflex, seized the roundness of its anniversary year as a special occasion to honor tradition, to reminisce about elders, to pump a spritz of nostalgia into the airwaves. At the Emmys, the TV Industry Runs Past Schedule to Reckon with Its Past 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z I count on these products' unfailing balance of creaminess, salt and tang to lend swipes of richness to turkey, ham, or tomato sandwiches, and subtle roundness to tuna salads and vinaigrettes. Why does organic mayo taste funny? 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The Observer’s encounter with Finney 31 years ago also detects a “prosperous roundness to his face”. Albert Finney on his father, male anxiety and the joys of an actor’s life 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z On one of them, six figures ride a single bicycle that encircles the cup -- an endearing ode to roundness, continuity and the motion of every kind of wheel, potters' included. Female sculptors, full of humor and verve, prove to be way more than 'All Right' 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z “It adds bubbles and roundness to what on paper should be a really singular beer,” Manley explains, and provides an extra sparkle to a well-balanced and very drinkable festbier — possibly the best one yet. To revitalize Oktoberfest beers, U.S. brewers turn to Germany for inspiration 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z This entry-level bottle is nearly dry, with just a small amount of sugar remaining from fermentation to add a bit of roundness and depth. 20 Wines Under $20: For When the Weather Is Sultry 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In the photos of these women, I notice the roundness of their cheeks, the shape of their mouths when they smile, the olive tone of their skin. "Dear Father" letters and DNA tests 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z It doesn’t yield heat so much as roundness, filling in the backdrop. At Suki, Patience Seasons the Curry 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z We love its rarity, its roundness and its emotional pull. We need curves to take the edge off. In praise of the circular sofa 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Atypical, yet somehow characteristic, is an Octavia Frazier still life in which one-dimensional blocks of colors abut renderings of fruit that are modeled to simulate roundness. Review | In the galleries: An immersive exhibit celebrates African perspectives 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Sediment grains in sandstone can having a wide variety of mineral compositions, roundness, and sorting. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The model assessed which visual properties—such as roundness, symmetry, and texture—it needed to think like an archerfish. Archerfish can distinguish animals from nonanimals—even if they’ve never seen them before 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z And it had butter, a lot of butter, adding roundness to the flavor and, I thought, making the cake as rich as the people it was named for. A Brand-New Cake From a Pastry Paradise 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z It’s alive and vibrant in a generation that is only just coming of age, one that still has the chubby-cheeked roundness of childhood. Perspective | Identifying danger in the Rittenhouse case 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Past research has pointed to the spikiness of the letter K, and roundness of the letter B, as the primary reason for the effect of “kiki” and “bouba” on English speakers. Nonsense words make people around the world think of the same shapes 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z There is literally nothing that literally everyone agrees on, up to and including the roundness of Earth. Perspective | 5 truths about dieting everyone can — or should — agree on 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But the roundness of the number does help to turn up the volume on that incomprehensible din. The coronavirus pandemic by the numbers 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z “The roundness, yuan, of the full moon then symbolizes a complete gathering, tuanyuan, of a loving family.” Perspective | Every fall, I celebrate the Moon Festival with mooncakes. This year, I’m ordering them online. 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z The mug really does seem to be red: its redness seems as real as its roundness and its solidity. The Neuroscience of Reality 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Like a gray blade set to the moon’s roundness, W.S. Merwin, poet of austere lyricism who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, dies at 91 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z In these too, Hockney concerns himself with the confounding practice of representing the roundness of life on a flat surface, but instead of trying to master the mystery, he surrenders to it, luxuriantly. David Hockney’s latest: ‘photographic drawings’ and delectable paintings 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z She had a small-featured, open face waxing into roundness, pretty in the way a girl who was beautiful might use the word to describe a girl who wasn’t. Fiction by Tony Earley: “Backpack” 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The symmetrical roundness of the electrons suggested that unseen particles aren’t big enough to skew electrons into squashed oblong shapes, or ovals. Measurement Shows the Electron's Stubborn Roundness 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z A giraffe calf inherits spots that are similar to those of its mother in terms of roundness and the smoothness of the spots’ borders, researchers reported last week in PeerJ. Giraffes inherit mottled patterns of their spots from their mothers, study says 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z In the ring, Cormier looked every bit the underdog, shorter and stubbier, with his trunks pulled high, as if to emphasize his roundness. The Noble Art of Cage Fighting: Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The filmmakers seem to have other questions about roundness, flatness and perspective in mind, to judge by the chief visual preoccupations of this indiscreetly leering anime. Time-travel romance, but no magic, in the Japanese anime 'Fireworks' 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z But Baldwin’s fish was fantastic, almost exploding with flavor: briny, buttery-rich, silky-salty, with a powerful roundness barely checked by the sweetness of the chard that surrounded it. The Flavor Enhancer You Don’t Need to Tell Anyone About 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In this satellite image, you get a good sense of the roundness of the lake. Treat Bag Geology 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z The stadium’s home dressing room is as opulent as you might expect for such a wealthy club, but it is its sheer roundness that is most striking. Pep Guardiola’s circular dressing room offers one way to split up team cliques | Barry Glendenning 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z “Those things are just submarines, however long they are, the roundness of them as well ... they are big, big beasts.” 'That thing is a beast': Mick Fanning pulled from surf after shark sighting 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Paired with sweet vermouth and a few dashes of bitters, vodka and cranberry gain a sophisticated, herbal roundness. Vodka-Cranberry Reclaimed 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z At 90th Street, with the familiar roundness of the Guggenheim Museum sticking out a couple of blocks ahead, the race angles into Central Park. Diary of a New York City Marathon, Now With a Finishing Kick 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Overall, the characteristics that make a script uniquely one’s own include the roundness or pointedness of the characters; their size, slope and spacing, as well as the thickness of the individual strokes. The comeback of cursive 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z A spoonful of port helps balance out the bitter and herbaceous notes while the CBD tincture gives a roundness to the drink. This West Hollywood restaurant is putting weed in its cocktails 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Crinkly and slightly raised, the moons’ roundness conjures orbs, but it also conjures breasts, and the creaminess around them evokes lingerie or bare skin. At Vassar, Seeing the Heavens With Paint, Pencil and Cocaine 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z “The beer itself is unlike any other barrel-aged beers out there: The roundness of it. Drinkability, and just the allure of getting something that is hard to find,” he said. Caves of beer: How brewers age Founders KBS 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Then, with a curling gesture, he describes the roundness of a pregnant woman's belly and starts to weep. Colombia: A nation in panic over Zika - BBC News 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z He added, “Distillers turn to Sherry to finish a whiskey when they want to add a certain roundness and depth to the overall flavor.” Must You Know Scotch Lingo to Enjoy a Single Malt? 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The app lets you adjust the frame, changing the thickness of margins around an image and even the roundness of the corners. Video Feature: Frame Shops for Phone Photos 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z It is a measure of his genius that he can convey all the roundness, fullness and touchability of a breast using this graffiti-like shorthand. Picasso or bust: why Fox and other puritans find his work so shocking 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s got that roundness in the mouth thanks to three years sur lees aging, while remaining crisply dry and exhibiting an impressive poise and elegance. The Best Champagne You've Never Heard Of, Part 7 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z These included a "broad consistency" in the appearance of the noses and the roundness of the chins. Murder trial hears from image expert 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Firstly, while I appreciate the roundness of the G Watch R and Moto 360, these circular displays are really terrible for showing the square Now cards. LG G Watch R review 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Most of the time, this ”roundness” is characteristic of the processing required to auto-tune the note. ARIANA GRANDE CAN'T SING AS WELL AS YOU THINK SHE CAN 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z He denounced such godless modern ideas as evolution, the roundness of the earth and even the evaporation of water. Boko Haram: Terror’s Insidious New Face Just as we learn that certain features—roundness, a twiggy stem, smooth skin—characterize an apple, we learn to recognize each letter by its particular arrangement of lines, curves and hollow spaces. The Reading Brain in The Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens 2013-04-11T11:45:00.537Z To Ferguson, the squareness of a peg and the roundness of a hole are in the eye of the beholder. Sir Alex Ferguson will bring tactical nous as well as motivation to Madrid 2013-02-11T17:52:57Z It also helps if you’re into analog watch faces since digital ones fit awkwardly with the roundness of the watch and its permanent minute markings. LG G Watch R review 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Michael Starobin, 44, a multimedia professional and the producer of seven spherical films, says this brave new world is limited by only one rule: “Respect the roundness.” Digital Globes, a New Way to View the World 2013-01-07T22:24:31Z Y, presence of factor for yellow; y, absence of such a factor; R, presence of factor for smoothness or roundness; r, absence of such a factor; ♂ male; ♀ female. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z She had never been fat, but she had always been a little rounded; now the roundness was gone. Maile Meloy: “The Proxy Marriage.” 2012-05-14T04:00:00Z The great charm of its shores and islands is their roundness and their greenness. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z A certain softness and roundness seems to characterise both the vegetable and animal world. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Pouring ridicule upon the butt of the day, whose name of “Puritan” was by-and-by to be anagrammatized into “a turnip,” from the cropped roundness of his head, this drama became the play-goers’ favourite. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z Upon its usual roundness, perceptible lines had formed; in the light of the dim lamp he caught the darkness about the eyes, the skin under almost sagging and swollen. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z It is the roundness of the face of the fuller that serves to control the direction in which it will drive the iron, since the curve acts somewhat on the principle of a wedge. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z If he looked proud, involuntarily he remarked how proud she looked also--how pure and cold was the line of her features, softened only by the roundness of her chin. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Let your hand fall with the arm upon the keyboard when you start a phrase, and observe a certain roundness in all the motions of your arms and hands. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z The Saxon Merino differs materially in frame from the Spanish; there is more roundness of carcass and fineness of bone, together with a general form and appearance indicative of a disposition to fatten. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z On recovery from these states, especially the latter, roundness and fulness of the face and limbs may return much too soon for the actual restoration of fat and flesh. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z If the partition, instead of following the roundness of the valve seat, is made straight, the construction of the core box is much more simple. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The brilliant sonorousness and roundness of the timbre of the horn are due to the strength and predominance of the partial tones up to the 7th or 8th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The sleeve had fallen back from her wrist, and the gipsy lad's eyes rested long and freely on the white roundness of her arm. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Yet, sooth to say, the greatest pleasure of the very reverend gentleman's life was gone with this accession to the roundness and fulness of Mr. Swainson's. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z He boasts moreover a more rich and oily colouring than was then prevalent at Rome, which gives his pictures an appearance of fulness and roundness, while it adds to their preservation. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z The amount of roundness across the face regulates the widths, and the amount of roundness in the face length regulates the length of the hammer marks under any given force of blow. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z In Albany I bought a ring of plain gold to fit half-way on my little finger, judging Silver Heels's finger to be of that roundness. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z And yet, sooth to say, the greatest pleasure of the very reverend gentleman's life was gone with this accession to the roundness and fulness of Mr. Swainson's. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The flowers are not only photographed from nature, but exquisitely coloured after the same fountain of truth; and the sense of reality, roundness, and relief which they convey is truly wonderful. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z The difference between poetry and prose is, therefore, a difference between a general roundness and a general squareness of outline. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z His eyes had already lost even as much life as might have been discerned in the slow freezing of a puddle, and had now assumed the glassy fixity and perfect roundness of two bottle-stoppers. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z Believe in man with large belief; The garnered grain each harvest-time Hath promise, roundness, and full prime For all the empty chaff and sheaf. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z Her foot, set down timidly, slipped on its polished roundness. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z With her head thrown back, the roundness of her throat ran finely down to the bosom which swelled above the pile of books held by her straight arms. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z She grew thinner and thinner, and her voice lost its flexible sweetness, its clear and liquid roundness of tone. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z We think that he has more definiteness and roundness of general conception than the late Mr. Keats, and is much more free from blemishes of diction and hasty capriccios of fancy.... Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z To the lightness, clearness, and elegance of diction which had distinguished Schlegel's earlier productions, was here united a greater richness and copiousness of expression, and a more harmonious fulness and roundness of period. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The colour had left her cheeks: and the roundness and beauty of her face appeared to have been transformed in a moment into a veritable presentment of lean, haggard, vigilant doubt. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Her arms and her bosom and her throat had a nobility of roundness and softness. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Every time Ulenspiegel saw a roundness shape itself under the cloth, he stuck a needle into it. 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 And the pointed roundness of that thing seemed to rise from the earth and gleam dull white in the lack-lustre of the night. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The exercise that most efficiently shapes roundness and defines that desirable cut is the dead lift. Get stronger while shaping your body 2011-11-28T18:12:03Z In Sketch A you feel the roundness or width of the barrel from back to front, and the quality of its rough and splintered surface. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z George looked large and handsome, the glossy black silk of his waistcoat fitting close to his sides, the roundness of the shoulder muscle filling the white linen of his sleeves. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z His eye noted the smooth roundness of her cheek, the delicate pink that came and went, the turn of the white neck. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z How much roundness and distance is there between all the objects on the screen? Interview With Sony Pictures Imageworks 3D Stereographer Corey Turner - Part 1 2011-11-14T15:44:25Z On this account an Andalusian cavalry lieutenant, while saying something in her praise and dispraise in a game of forfeits, recently declared, "You are very charming, but your roundness is alarming." The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z The features to be sought are good color, a hard, wiry texture, roundness, even diameter from end to end, and length. The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle 2011-10-28T02:00:26.687Z His skimpy blue blouse disclosed the roundness of his shoulders and accentuated the abnormal length of his arms. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z There’s something meagre about us; our line is wanting in roundness, our composition in richness. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Her chiton of fine white wool, edged with purple, outlining her figure, indicated that it had lost some of its roundness. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z After this tussle, Wilson always spoke of Richardson as being "swine back't," meaning thereby that his back was extremely slippery and difficult to hold, from the nature of its peculiar roundness. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z By rolling an object, the child makes its roundness appreciable; by bouncing it, he singles out its elasticity; by throwing it, he makes weight its conspicuous distinctive factor. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z His baby roundness had disappeared and been replaced by hard muscle. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Her figure had gained in fullness and roundness without losing in symmetry, and the confident, self-conscious dignity visible in all her features and all her movements well became her majestic form. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z But as the days went by her cheeks lost their roundness and shadows darkened beneath her eyes. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z This proves that something hides the lower part of the ship from the spectator, and that something, is the roundness of the earth. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z The model however approaches that of the Steiner school, and the tone is therefore generally wanting in fullness and roundness. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z She was looking away, seaward, and the moonlight, falling upon her face, lent it a strange pallor, and revealed the soft roundness of its outline and the shadowed mystery of her eyes. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z I like its roundnesses—and I hate the jaggy dryness of lime-stone, that burns in the sun, and withers. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The soft roundness of the swelling plum as it ripens filled her common print, torn by briars, with graceful contours. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z She was beautifully moulded, with a bust to inspire a poet, and hips of exquisite roundness. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z What we have to look for in a violin is that roundness and fullness of quality which are combined in the term sweetness. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z "The United Sales Recording Machine Company of New Jersey," he stated, rolling out the name with a roundness which betrayed how much in respect and even awe he held it. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z We threw the lasso—but not successfully, owing to the bushy hair about the head and the roundness of the hump of the neck. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The wood of the fence was bitten in places, but it was not as yet gnawed to the general whiteness and roundness of that in Canary's old abode. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z The branch loses its roundness and flattens out to a width of three or four inches, curling round at the top like the conventional scroll ornament. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The reduplication of the liquid notes, as they travelled to and fro, was peculiarly pleasant: the water, perhaps, lending, like a sounding-board, a fulness and roundness to her song. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z Soft smoothness like a creamy petaled rose, Rich roundness like the sun-filled apricot, Gold garlands twisted by some wind that blows From what strange land we craftsmen marvel not. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Is there any work which will increase the weight of each, and bring desirable roundness and plumpness of trunk and limb? How to Get Strong and How to Stay So 2011-07-01T02:00:12.520Z Though in several delicacy was pronounced enough to suggest ill-health, the Westmore features predominated, fine brows, dark hair, clear skin, slimness and roundness combined. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Her body seemed never to have outgrown its adolescence, yet its slightness was quite without any angularity or awkwardness, it achieved roundness without plumpness, a stroke of physical genius. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z The Earth in roundness of a perfect ball,— Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The thin, awkward, shy girl, I remembered, with the beautiful blue eyes, set in a slim, pale face, was become an indescribable compound of girlish roundness, bloom, and sparkle, of maidenly softness and brightness. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z She had no least hint that this was destined to be the last time her lips should touch the soft roundness of the girlish cheek. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z Indeed, the researchers say that any deviations from perfect roundness within electrons must measure less than a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a centimeter across. Electron Perfectly Round to One Part in a Million Billion, Experiment Finds 2011-05-25T22:15:01.953Z She loathed the very roundness of her limbs, and the richness of her beauty, because both had thriven on the kindness of her mother's arch enemy. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He continued to hew at the boat's hull with his knife, shaving down her bows to the required degree of roundness. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z In the body fat serves as a packing, and helps to give roundness of contour. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The term drawing is sometimes limited to the representing of the forms of objects in outline, with or without the shading necessary to develop roundness or modelling. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Thus, when Petrarch's own self was the object, his hand was steady; his art failed not in modeling the image into roundness. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z She had come to a rapid growth, and her beauty possessed all the roundness and depth of tint which belongs to a full-statured woman. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He felt it, and its perfect roundness made him wonder what had caused it. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z He was a black cat, not very large, with a decent roundness of feature, and yet with a suggestion of sinewy skinniness about him—the Skinniness of the wastrel, not of the poor starveling. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The ball has indeed been changed at Celtic Park, though we do not know if it is because of a lack of roundness. Live - Scottish football 2011-03-05T14:01:00Z These should be carefully selected, not only for their ground colour, but also for the roundness, distinctness, blackness, and arrangements of their spots. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z With a kind of magnificent, fiery earnestness, and with that, quite classically severe in the musical roundness and connection of the motives, the overture sounded through the crowded hall. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z And there was a true heart too in his breast, a large swelling heart, to which must have been due the obtrusiveness of his breast, and the decided roundness of his shoulders. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z We have seen the watch, originally oval, take an octagon form; after which it subsided into its present shape, the only variation being in size, and degrees of roundness. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Short, and disposed to roundness in face as well as figure, Mr. Cholmondely Balfour scarcely responded in appearance to his imposing name. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The bloom on her cheek had faded—its roundness was gone—the light of her beautiful eyes was quenched in tears. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z For the sake of imparting roundness and completeness to our narrative, we have ventured on the few details just given. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z But to-night the sunken eyes glowed with extraordinary brilliancy and a soft colour gave a certain roundness to her hollow cheeks. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z The effect produced is more that of greater roundness and completion than of absolute change in old historical verdicts. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Painting being on a flat surface, every means are taken to give roundness and relief to the figures, which qualities of course are found naturally in a tableau vivant. 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 His voice, although faint, was touched with a deep intonation, a roundness of the vowels, a clarity of accent. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The real truth was that she had only a soft roundness of outline, which put attractive dimples, and curves in the places where you might have expected angularities. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z Notwithstanding these diversions, the time dragged wearily, and Gaillard's face began to lose its roundness, while the smile did not broaden his wide mouth so frequently as of old. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z To hold it in this position, place a carrot inside the fish to give it roundness and stability, and prop it on both sides with pieces of carrot or turnip. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z The youthful prettiness of the girl, the soft roundness of her form, the maiden breast ... all these but accentuated the undeveloped soul. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z What she admired most was the peculiar roundness and softness of his movements. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Does not its circular roundness remind us of the eternity of God? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Thus when Adidas introduced their tournament ball it was not simply "spherical" but "an energetic unit combined with perfect roundness". South Africa races ahead in battle of weirdest World Cup stadiums 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z When I turned to the side, the sharpness gave way to roundness. Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Appetite.” 2010-02-22T05:00:00Z One of the women, I don’t remember which, talked about the roundness of the earth and protection and doctors’ voices. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z She is half sitting and half rising from a shell, and the fullness of her limbs, and their complete roundness and perfection, do not diminish the vital energy with which they seem to be animated. Heathen Mythology The very thought, mingling with a vision of hazel eyes and the soft roundness of a white throat, set his pulses galloping. A Blot on the Scutcheon When speaking of the face, he remarks, that persons having a large forehead are of slow intellect, that smallness of that part indicates fickleness, great breadth stupidity, and roundness irascibility. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History They were without roundness, and the keen morning air had given them a goose-skin appearance. The Undying Past She was beautifully formed, of that pleasant roundness that usually indicates a cheerful soul within, and she had a sweet, gentle face. Four Phases of Love Karel: what he might have become, I don't know; but now he is a round nought, kept in equilibrium by the roundness of Cateau with her owl's eyes.... Small Souls If the pieces are not firm when they go into the crystal bath they are likely to soften and lose their roundness. Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables She lay imagining it, seeing how the shining network of railroads formed a web over the roundness of the world; thinking how it would seem to this poised mind a mere web and nothing more. Beggars on Horseback Its curves had taken a new roundness, a new freshness bloomed in her cheeks. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Jack, well wrapped up as he was in a fur coat, shrank back against the warm roundness of her shoulder. A Bed of Roses Her smile gave to her cheeks a roundness that made her look younger. Small Souls The roundness of the blunt end serves many purposes; the straighter side is particularly useful for smoothing off work, and the inside curves lend themselves to a great number of processes. Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables A roundness and fulness of figure, not usually extending to corpulency, is characteristic of the race, especially of the women. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The roundness and blueness and steady gaze of her eyes, the bloom of her cheeks and innocent lustre of her golden hair gave an infantile quality to her loveliness. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece The time to go is not more arranged than the roundness which makes for beauty and to be round is not what there is to height. Geography and Plays Why it had been placed in the old toy cupboard was a mystery, for it seemed nearly new from the brightness of its colours and the full roundness of its form. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves Though the molar teeth generally resemble those of Lutra in their proportions, they differ in the exceeding roundness and massiveness of their crowns and bluntness of their cusps. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Now will somebody please explain to me how the ancients knew there were poles without having some idea of the roundness of the earth? Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 This litheness had in it none of the meagre outlines of the little mother, its curves were all moulded with that soft roundness which betrays a southern origin. East Angels They were almost touching each other, and the faint fragrance of her hair in his nostrils, the soft roundness of her shoulders, overwhelmed him. Thirty Her figure had more of the roundness of womanhood, and her face, though paler, was fuller, and its expression had assumed a more decided character than when I last saw her. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Farrar deliberately chose certain stage "business" with an eye to astounding, and not with any particular care for the general roundness of her operatic performance. Interpreters Bella looked fresh and animated; she was in full dress, and wore a large cape of sky-blue silk, under which her bare arm was seen in all its roundness. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Dog and Jackal expressed themselves delighted with the luscious repasts which they enjoyed, and a sleek roundness witnessed that they fared nobly. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories The roundness had gone from her cheeks, and there was a mild sadness in her eyes. Fairfax and His Pride Every feature of her face was carved with a full and ripe roundness, exhibiting repose and power. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Now the draughtsman employs various intensities of his monochrome as light and shade by which to give roundness to his forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Her features seemed suddenly to become thin and faded, and to lose all roundness. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Thereby I cease to predicate roundness of the table altogether; for I mean that while it still looks round, it is not really so. Kant's Theory of Knowledge The work is simple and straightforward, but admirably expressive of the varied forms, and the roundness and solidity of the little head are excellent. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn The trees need massing together, with a greater depth of shade to give roundness to them, and a branch just indicated here and there among the foliage. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story To remedy the roundness of the hull, Lethierry had fitted out a boom at the bowsprit, which allowed him to add a false spritsail to the regular one. Toilers of the Sea Those cheeks of yours have, I hope, not lost their roundness or their rosiness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The delicate, yet lovely outlines of her form have developed into exquisite roundness. A Captive of the Roman Eagles He spoke at length; but at first his voice was hoarse and low, by degrees it grew fuller and richer, and at last rolled on in all its wonted strength and roundness. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Her neat dress of spotted muslin fits close to her throat, and her black mantle does not hide the roundness of her taper waist. The Lamplighter His forehead had a calm and noble roundness. Toilers of the Sea There was plain magic in the curl of a lock of hair, the whiteness or roundness of a forehead, the shapeliness of a nose or ear, the arched redness of full-blown petal lips. The "Genius" Over the breast some wore corselets of bronze-scales, also open on the left side to give greater freedom in fighting, displaying the roundness of their small breasts made firm and hard by fatiguing exercise. Sónnica The same reason is of the roundness of the bubble, as well for the skin of water as for the air within. Logic, Inductive and Deductive No wonder that, in such a marriage, a few years robbed the cheeks of Edith of their roundness and bloom, and her eyes of their beautiful light. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 The best black silk held its own nobly, and the shining roundness of its handsome folds aided her in looking prosperous and fit for all social occasions. The Life of Nancy These great quiet hills, so uniform in their roundness, so green, so peaceful, rested his soul. The "Genius" Her blouse was open at the throat, so that the soft roundness of the curve of her shoulder was plainly visible. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club She raised her arms, and the thin, loose sleeves falling back displayed their roundness and exquisite shape; she lifted her head, and Amyntas thrilled to cover her neck with kisses. Orientations But his education hadn't run to scale drawings, so I drew it in perspective and repeated the figures with many gestures indicating roundness and thickness and other properties. Aliens The same masses of shadow and light which express roundness or depth in a picture may be formed into decorative flat masses and thus embodied in the design of the page. Applied Design for Printers A Handbook of the Principles of Arrangement, with Brief Comment on the Periods of Design Which Have Most Strongly Influenced Printing Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #43 He could not get any roundness or texture in his drawings. The "Genius" K�te could not restrain herself, she bent down and kissed the little knee that showed dimples in its firm roundness. The Son of His Mother The creature, as you looked at him, seemed to reveal more and more, beneath the roundness and fairness of surface, the elasticity and strength of an athlete in training. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The rose–here I believe I tread safely on the road of description–had of that flower the roundness and solidity, if nothing else.” Aurora the Magnificent To the presence of this tissue, youth are indebted for the roundness and beauty of their limbs. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) One may put a lump of heated sealing wax upon a bodkin and twirl it; and the wax will cool into roundness, bulging at the equator from centrifugal force, and flattening at the poles. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 Because of the spacesuit he does not looked crushed; the thick clumsy joints have kept their roundness, so far as they are visible; only his hands and head are bare and vulnerable looking. The Lost Kafoozalum The roundness of bosom and hip and the fineness of shoulder differed too much from the masculine outline to be hidden. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards The recumbent moon, past its full and sinking westward, seemed bigger than I had ever seen it before, and the roundness of the watery globe was manifest about the edge of the sky. The Passionate Friends For Nature is all made up of roundnesses; not the roundness of 25 perfect globes, but of variously curved surfaces. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners His forehead, large and open, like that of Diderot, indicated a vast and capacious mind; but his forehead having fewer sinuosities, less roundness than Diderot's, announced less warmth, less energy, and less fecundity of ideas. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Edith had lost all the freshness and roundness of youth; her cheek was deadly white, and her emaciated form seemed to indicate the approach of the terrible disease of which her brother had died. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 He hungrily took in the beauty of her hair, her eyes, her cheeks; the sweet richness of her ripe lips, the chiseled roundness of her beautiful neck. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Giorgione is here anticipated in the roundness and softness of the figures, and in the effect of light. The Venetian School of Painting In the birch trunk, for instance, the rosy gray must be gradated by the roundness of the stem till it meets the shaded side; similarly the shaded side is gradated by reflected light. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners Yes! never was there such an exquisite curve, more correct roundness. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales And, while his hands explored it feverishly, the metal moved! e clung to the smooth roundness as it slipped through his hands. Two Thousand Miles Below Code stole a swift glance at her, and forgot to read his letter as he studied the fresh roundness and beauty of her face. The Harbor of Doubt It gained a new roundness now; and she raised her eyes, as Thayer spoke it, to meet the gray ones above her. The Dominant Strain Year by year her slim body lost its unformed boyishness 24 in a new soft roundness which her long outgrown skirt and too scant little waist failed completely to conceal. Once to Every Man His gaze wandered to the swanlike roundness of her white throat, to the gaping shirt-waist, where the delicate lace and tiny ribbon peeped out at him. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills It hung on to its roundness, and let the people think what they pleased. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry It had lost the first roundness of youth, but had gained in expression. Olive in Italy There is a delightful roundness of mass and shade. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Then he saw that white roundness enlarge as the ship settled swiftly down. The Hammer of Thor He did not drink whiskey once a month, but the tray added a roundness and finish which the Spartans at Lashmar Mill-House were incapable of appreciating. The Education of Eric Lane Years had added no roundness to his frame. Sunlight Patch The older woman's face had lost its roundness. Shaman The roundness of his face was underlined by three folds of chin, but his small piercing blue eyes had a way of suddenly opening wide that made Chris feel the man was no fool. Mr. Wicker's Window Oh, she stood on proud legs, with a lovely reckless balance of her full belly, and the adorable little roundnesses, and the breasts becoming important. The Rainbow They couldn't see the little city because it was down behind the roundness of the world; but they saw the sun, which was almost setting. The Sandman: His Sea Stories Familiar in its huge sleek roundness, in its funnel-shaped base where a soft roar made vaporous clouds upon the water. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 This roundness cannot be the roundness of a flat plate, for instance, for then the objects in question would sometimes present their thin sides to our view. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language The roundness of the cheek was much lessened, the colour was gone, and the lines of expression were weary though she had slept. Say and Seal, Volume II There was no roundness or fullness in this world he now inhabited, everything was a dead shape mental arrangement, without life or being. The Rainbow And in spite of it he was heartrending, pathetic; so small he was, with all his baby roundness accentuated absurdly by the knickers. The Combined Maze Her form was youthful, but possessed of that subtle roundness which betokens the approach of womanhood. The Love Story of Abner Stone He had been dead for some time, because there were no saddle-marks on Rattler, and because the snow was crusted over the doorstep with never a mark to break its smooth roundness. The Ranch at the Wolverine At present it—the chin—is merely so much youthful roundness and softness, very white underneath. Somehow Good The silk, slipping fierily on the hidden, yet revealed roundness and firmness of her body, her loins, seemed to run in him like fire, make his brain burn like brimstone. The Rainbow He liked the queer look of her face, which began with a sort of squarishness in roundness and ended, with a sudden startling change of intention, in a pointed chin. The Combined Maze It seemed to him her face had lost a little of its childish roundness, that there was something accentuated about her that was nameless and yet expected. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Straying strands of still damp hair curled bewitchingly about her face, bringing out the roundness of cheek and chin and the curious, guileless expression of her eyes. Seven Miles to Arden The sewing down of the leaves crosses them in curved lines which suggest roundness. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Then softly, timidly, his hand settled on the roundness of her arm, on the unknown. The Rainbow Her form had regained much of its natural roundness, and her countenance had recovered all its original beauty. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life I gazed upon many a sweet, smiling face, and saw many an elegant form; but they had not the pouting, red lip, and roundness of England. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition She was a small, fair woman, with a becoming roundness of figure. Otherwise Phyllis The charm of shading in embroidery is not the roundness of form which you get, but the gradation of colour which it gives. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Parrhasius excelled in giving a roundness and a beautiful contour to his figures, and was remarkable for the richness and variety of his creations. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It had become dull like her skin, and her garments hung loosely upon the form whose soft roundnesses had fallen away. The Dop Doctor He would lose his plumpness and roundness, no doubt, and lose them very rapidly. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals The oval face was thinner, and her form had lost its roundness, but the countenance retained its singular loveliness, and the mesmeric splendour of the large eyes seemed enhanced. Macaria Beneath their soft, smooth roundness what a chaos of undeveloped character! The World I Live In He contributed to advance their style by the peculiar fullness, roundness, and harmonious general effect by which it appears that his works were characterized. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life When just one shade of roundness passed From her proud form, they said at last That she must travel. Daisy Dare, and Baby Power Poems "It requires near-perfect roundness, and an even distribution of land and water masses, such as we have on Ceti II," the first astrophysicist answered. Eight Keys to Eden After all its excellence, it did not give roundness, completeness, and symmetry to moral life. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Their roundness and the liquid softness of them was gone. 'Me--Smith' We think that he has more definiteness and roundness of general conception than the late Mr. Keats, and is much more free from blemishes of diction and hasty capriccios of fancy…. Spare Hours She has displayed in Hellenic roundness the completeness of the nature of woman. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) This man was also very excellent in the work of low-relief, which is esteemed very difficult among craftsmen, because it is the mean between the flat surface of painting and the roundness of statuary. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 03 (of 10), Filarete and Simone to Mantegna A pearl, or a glass bead, may owe its pleasantness in some degree to its lustre as well as to its roundness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Of all this that was being performed to complicate his education he became suddenly conscious of an innate sense of the roundness of the whole universe. Terribly Intimate Portraits The process technically for the subduing of relief is flattening the shadows, thus rendering the marked roundness of objects less pronounced. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures That wholeness and roundness, in which she had rejoiced, had gone from her altogether. The Vicar of Bullhampton “Come in, folks,” Creed called, speaking out with a roundness and decision that it did her heart good to hear. Judith of the Cumberlands For Nature is all made up of roundnesses; not the roundness of perfect globes, but of variously curved surfaces. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing But, strange as it may appear, the opposer of the earth's roundness has more of a case—or less of a want of case—than the arithmetical squarer of the circle. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Fourth: The lymphatic is indicated by paleness, roundness of the form, softness of muscle, fair hair, sleepy, half-closed eyes, and a dull, sluggish, inexpressive face. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources They had mixed so thoroughly and subtly that they merged in her smoothness and her roundness. The Creators A Comedy A pearl, or a glass bead, may owe its pleasantness in some degree to its luster as well as to its roundness. Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870 Thus, in the piece of woodcut from Titian, Fig. 10., the lines are serviceable by expressing, not only the shade of the trunk, but partly also its roundness, and the flow of its grain. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The fact is worth noting that from 1849 to 1857, arguments on the roundness or flatness of the earth did itinerate. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II At present Mrs. Stornaway was a large blonde woman whose blondness was not fairness, and whose size was not roundness. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim He named a round sum, a sum so perfect in its roundness that it took her breath away. The Creators A Comedy He saw the soft roundness of her shoulder, the satin pallor of her throat and breast, the quivering gold of her childishly wavy hair. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel In the birch trunk, for instance, the rosy grey must be gradated by the roundness of the stem till it meets the shaded side; similarly the shaded side is gradated by reflected, light. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The laughter had gone out of his eyes, the roundness out of his cheeks, and his walk was stiff. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea The syllable 4 bu, bun, or bung, for instance, occurs in a considerable number of words conveying an idea of roundness:— Bu-lan the moon. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay And as Nature, in making Rose's body, had erred by excess of roundness, when it came to Rose's hair, she rioted in an iniquitous, an unjust largesse of vitality. The Creators A Comedy And in the wonderful figures of Falstaff and his group we have a roundness of comic reality to which nothing else in modern literature thus105 far could be compared. Montaigne and Shakspere Flatness of chin speaks the cold and dry; smallness, fear; and roundness, with a dimple, benevolence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science She sends me a photograph, which shows her little changed in the face; still the dimples, still the soft roundness of cheek and chin. Fernley House The roundness was gone and with it the cherubic smile. The Varmint Her form had still much of the roundness of youth, and her step was sprightly and firm. The Uncalled A Novel At the same time her hand stole to her throat to hide certain marks on its dusky roundness. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest But nobody pretends to notice these variations; they all spring from one spherical surface, and their variation is not such as to destroy the general effect of roundness. Amusement: A Force in Christian Training And she puffed out both jaws to the roundness of the full moon. Molly Brown's Senior Days Advancing years had not produced any unseemly embonpoint, nor had her figure fallen into the opposite extreme, and sharpened into meagre angularity; its outline retained sufficient roundness not to lose the curves or grace. Fairy Fingers A Novel The delicate roundness of her slender figure was set off by the elegant carriage of her head. Hortense Makers of History Series I particularly name this, as I too frequently find ladies err in forming the roundness of the rose. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling There was a roundness of surprise in her baby blue eyes. The King's Mirror Lillo, conscious that his legs were in question, pulled his shirt up a little higher, and looked down at their olive roundness with a dispassionate and curious air. Romola The legs and arms lose their roundness of outline, and, where they do not grow fat, dry up, and resemble those of the other sex. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother I improved every day in good looks, at least so everybody told me but Mr Selwyn; and I gained that, which to a certain degree my figure required, more roundness and expansion. Valerie Th�r�se was of a roundness of figure suggesting a future of excessive fullness if not judiciously guarded; and she was fair, with a warm whiteness that a passing thought could deepen into color. At Fault The colour and youthful roundness had gone out of her face. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance As he saw her lifting up her holiday apron to catch the hurrying tears, he laid his hand, too, on the apron, and rubbed one of the cheeks and kissed the baby-like roundness. Romola This gives roundness to the form, and grace to the movements. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother With all her roundness, she was slight and a little undersized. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic Her features and arms were of the sculptured roundness of marble, but the reflection of the roses bathed her in the warm hue of life. Under the Rose The set of her black, velvet coat revealed the roundness of her bust. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Mary Price was limp and white; Elinor had grown mortally thin, and even Nancy had lost her roundness, and her usually plump face was peaked and pale. The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp Your accent is beautiful to me, a rich German aristocratic roundness of expression, with nothing in the least harsh or grating to the ear. The Music Master Novelized from the Play The hollows at the corners of his lips became more pronounced in the puffy roundness of his cheeks. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Her eyes were unusually bright, but her cheek and mouth had fallen in, and her figure having lost all the roundness of youth, was thin and wiry. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean I don’t object to a certain roundness, but it may be too decided.” Janet's Love and Service He was, generally, short, square, and thick—the latitude bearing a better proportion to the longitude than in his lank brother—but never approaching anything like roundness. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States They watched her graceful movements, those two angular old ladies, and marvelled over her roundness and suppleness. Marcia Schuyler Lactantius, four centuries before, had laughed at the antipodes in a manner which seems to be ridicule thrown on the idea of the earth's roundness. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I But though I have succeeded in reproducing Nature's roundness and relief on the flat surface of the canvas, this morning, by daylight, I found out my mistake. The Unknown Masterpiece 1845 He wanted the roundness of forehead, the short lines, and the graceful curves of face which are necessary to unadorned manly comeliness. Orley Farm The roundness and the bloom of maidenhood was upon her, that bloom so transient, so irreplaceable, that renders any attempt to simulate it so profoundly ludicrous. The Nebuly Coat Despite the customary roundness of that official's face, there were traces of pity on it, pity for the young girl, victim of so dreadful a crime. Debts of Honor Probably, in the eighth century, the roundness of the earth was matter of thought only to astronomers. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Yet strange to say, the effect of the façade, with the smoothness and roundness of its pillars and the uncompromising squareness of its towers, while altogether bad, is not altogether unpleasing. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 All I can say is that the Cape has got sharpened again, for there is no roundness about save the billows of the Indian Ocean, which everlastingly dash against its side. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 In the pretty breakfast gown which displayed her soft curves and the ripe roundness of throat and arm she made a picture wholly charming. The Highgrader Where had been soft blue tracings were red and angry veins; where had been gracious roundness was gross fleshiness. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain When people speak of her with praise, they never fail to mention the "pretty roundness" of her figure. Molly Bawn The beads are all there, as I said—they slip along the string in their small, smooth roundness. Embarrassments She turned her face away until he could see only the roundness of her check's contour and the curling softness of the hair on her neck. The Tyranny of Weakness His large clean-shaven features had the fulness and roundness of unspent youth in full bloom, and he was far from the small bullet-headed type, which accounted for Andrew's designation of "puddin'-faced." Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Cr–u–a–nk! we touched the spar, slid over its roundness as it sunk beneath our keel, and were on the soft beach—Victors! Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors He had known since he was two years old that the flatness or roundness of the rower's back has nothing whatever to do with the progress of a boat in Rosnacree Bay. Priscilla's Spies To draw an illustration from another art, they add light and shadow, fullness, roundness, depth of perspective, vividness, to what would else be simple line-drawing. The Principles of English Versification This enriched the organ with a new group of stops of a superior quality on account of the roundness and volume of sound. The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments Her hair was quite grey, her pretty cheeks had lost their roundness—he must take more care of her than ever. Betty Trevor She was more like a parrot than ever, for her face had grown narrower, her nose bigger, and the roundness of her eyes was accentuated by gold-rimmed spectacles. A College Girl In form he looked nearly as broad as he was long, being nearly eight feet in girth, and completely enveloped in a rough blue rocquelaure, which imparted to his figure the roundness of a ball. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The trooper was younger than the rest, his face still holding something of a boyish roundness. Rebel Spurs The Leverett lips were thin, hers were full in the middle, giving a certain roundness to the mouth. A Little Girl in Old Salem Her slim figure, in its virginal lines, was as lissome as the child's, but there was an exquisite roundness to every limb and it lent flexibility to her movements. A Little Girl in Old Detroit The bright disk was obscured; confused shapes broke its shining roundness. The Magic City The rest and partial composure of even the few intervening days had sufficed to restore tone to his complexion, roundness to his cheeks, and something of the old merry smile to his eyes. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Her neck and arms were a soft and creamy white, and the perfection of roundness and grace. Marion's Faith. She had pulled a gas-jet down low over her head, and the light of it was on her hair, bringing out bronze lights in it, on her neck, showing its whiteness and roundness. Mary Gray In nature it is not really level, but partakes in extended views of the rotundity of the earth, though in small areas such as ponds the roundness is infinitesimal. The Theory and Practice of Perspective And even though she could see nothing but the roundness of the blankets, the tender manner in which Barry Houston held the poor, inanimate little parcel was enough. The White Desert The surface of the figures is kept flat throughout, although the effort to represent them in their full roundness is not to be Page 36 mistaken. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 And finally, before putting your money down, you will squint upon its roundness. 81Then slam the door and yell your presence to the street! Journeys to Bagdad She lifted her arms about her head, and the loose white sleeves of her gown fell away from their roundness and softness. Mary Gray Again, it will be found that among amateur students there is almost universal deficiency in the power of expressing the roundness of a surface. A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) He was short, thick necked, sturdy with a barrel-like roundness, and, owing to his drinking propensities, endowed with legs the thinness of which found the conveyance of the upper massiveness no mean task. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Now tight fast it clasped the roundness of the barrel. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) His neck had lost its roundness, in his rump a crease had appeared. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Mehitable was up and dressed, but her poor little auburn locks were not curled, and the pink roundness seemed gone from her face. Young Lucretia and Other Stories I found the balloon at an immense height indeed, and the earth’s roundness had now become strikingly manifest. The Literary World Seventh Reader Mrs. Luna continued, making her points, as she always did, with eagerness, though her roundness and her dimples had hitherto prevented her from being accused of that vice. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) That skin of theirs was like new bark; their limbs were irregular, suggesting the branches of a tree, rather than the graceful roundness of human and Terran animal's limbs. Man of Many Minds Her lines had the swelling roundness of vital youth, her eyes were alive with the eagerness that time dulls in most faces. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Her face and figure had recovered all their lost roundness and symmetry, but the former, except when she spoke or smiled, was as cold and still as marble. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Then came the impression of a form held erect, with the strong shoulders and arms which come from athletics, and the roundnesses which denote that superb animal, the well-developed woman. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain Her long, slim figure, in its clinging riding habit, betrayed, despite roundness and supple grace, a certain immaturity. An Apache Princess A Tale of the Indian Frontier She gives the effect of fashionable slimness, yet she is all lovely curves and roundnesses. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley Man perceives this and proves from it an invisible thing which is the roundness of the earth. Some Answered Questions The animal cannot understand the roundness of the earth, nor its motion in space, nor the central position of the sun, nor can it imagine such a thing as the all-pervading ether. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London Man perceives this, and proves from it an invisible thing which is the roundness of the earth. Bahá’í World Faith These demand the clarion roundness and ring essentially masculine—very virile indeed. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Murray was standing close beside her, the roundness of his ungainly figure aggravated by the contrast. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon But of all these signs the only one of any real value is the roundness of the pubic arch in the female, as compared with the pointed arch in the male. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology The features of Terregannœuck's wife were remarkable for roundness and flatness; her face was much tattooed, and her dress differed little from the old man's. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 The muscular development of the men is astonishing, though their fatty roundness hides the differentiation of the muscles. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club Her arms apparent in all their white perfection of roundness, her exquisitely poised head and lovely face expressed the poignancy of dismay. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow His roundness was remarkable, and emphasized by his limited stature. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon The habit of the shrub is bushy, somewhat spreading, causing the specimens to have a fine effect from their roundness, the leaf arrangement also being perfect. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. He was a technician of ability in composition, light-and-shade, and relief, and was praised for the roundness of his figures. A Text-Book of the History of Painting The common consent of civilized mankind seems to have settled on the centennial commemoration of great events as leaving an interval spacious enough to be impressive, and having a roundness of completion in its period. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Such grace and sweetness, such softness and roundness in the limbs. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath The breasts were not of exaggerated size; yet showed beneath the muslin two swelling globes of a full and most winsome roundness. The Well of Saint Clare "She has nothing to learn,—such power, such sweetness, such roundness!" In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World As she examined herself she found that that was not all gone;—but she now lacked that roundness of youth which had been hers when first she knew Phineas Finn. Phineas Redux Thus the mind is able to form such notions as length, roundness, sweetness, heaviness, four-footedness, etc. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education He noted the perfect poise of her figure, clad as it was in a cheap print gown,—the slimness of her waist, the fulness of her bosom, the white roundness of her throat. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches The primary condition is that the mass shall be beautifully rounded, and disposed with due discretion and order;... sculpture is essentially the production of a pleasant bossiness or roundness of surface. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance For instance, do the canners in your country buy deformed apples—I mean lacking in roundness? Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 And the worthy man quietly folded his hands on the "fair roundness" of his figure. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry But the roundness and the majesty would have gone against the grain with his son, and there would have been a danger of some outbreak. Phineas Finn The Irish Member The girl with a swift motion swung to the office door in the faces of the two clerks, the grinning roundness of the younger, and the half-abstracted bewilderment of the elder. The Debtor A Novel Roundness can never be taken from the circle, because it belongs to it of itself; but a bronze circle can lose roundness, if the bronze be deprived of its circular shape. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition You could tell that by the roundness of her eyes. The Way of the Wild She was a slender little thing, and looked delicate in spite of a babyish roundness of face, which was due to bone-formation rather than flesh. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel Her form has rather the statuesque roundness of Psyche than the luxurious excess of Venus. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays Mrs. Carroll was, in consequence, putting on a soft roundness of flesh like a baby, and was daily becoming a creature of more curves and dimples. The Debtor A Novel The roundness of the bodies obtained by gradation of tints, the exactness of the shadows and the parsimonious reserve in the light in this unparalleled picture betray the habits of a sculptor. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers A good speaking voice should possess the qualities of purity, resonance, flexibility, roundness, brilliancy, and adequate power. Talks on Talking "It is wanting in that roundness and mellowness which belongs to organs of the South," observed a very able musical connoisseur. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Surja Mukhi had lost flesh; her figure, formerly straight as a pine, had become bent like a bow; her laughing eyes were sunk; her lily face had lost its roundness. The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal The clearness of the skin, though dark; the roundness of the throat and arms.… The Adventures of Kathlyn The Infant Jesus draws himself up in a pose that shows great knowledge of foreshortening, and is a marvel of roundness and fine modelling. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The first of these registers is sometimes called the "orotund" voice from its quality of roundness, and is employed principally in language of reverence, sublimity, and grandeur. Talks on Talking Her tones are never muffled or indistinct, nor do they ever offend the ear by the slightest tinge of shrillness; mellow roundness distinguishes every sound she utters. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens Northern rabbits, now splotching white through their seasonal brown, could also be seen moving easily through the tree-ringed meadows, stuffing themselves to soft roundness in preparation for the cold and hungry days ahead. The Mantooth Her bloom, her roundness, her gaiety—all these were gone. The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe Those among the women who possessed the requisite roundness of form came there to display their wares naked and to make clients. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 There is a voice of unusual roundness and fulness known as the orotund, which is indispensable to the public speaker. Talks on Talking She was little changed from my lady of the forest; only a bit more roundness to the figure and maturity in the face, particularly about the set of the mouth when in repose. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars In similar fashion he shewed that the hardness, roundness, and even the singleness of the marble were, so far as we know, states of our consciousness and not in the marble. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work They of all the Sumatrans have the strongest resemblance to the Chinese, particularly in the roundness of face and constructure of the eyes. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants In like manner, it is easy to see that the roundness and the hardness are forms of our consciousness, belonging to the groups which we call sensations of sight and touch. Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews He was dressed in a woollen blouse, which hung in odd folds about his emaciated frame, but which betrayed the roundness of his shoulders, and the extreme length of his arms. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The curve of his lips, the length of the drooping lashes, the roundness of cheek, and the softness of throat, were youthful—boyish. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The thick roundness of his body was not altogether composed of useless tissue. Poor Man's Rock Her hair was smoothly drawn over the roundness of her head, and gathered in a knot at the back of her neck, and the brown of it was all streaked with grey. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men His complexion was florid, and the parts of the face, about the chin and jaws, full and heavy, giving an appearance of great roundness to the countenance. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance It's there, but 'reft of all its winsome roundness, and stiffening in the chill of death. Debris Selections from Poems And the sumptuousness of her figure—its faultless curves and lines, its lissome roundness, its young grace, the beauty of arm and neck and ankle! The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt But the principal cause of the similarity lay in his roundness, which resembled that of a pump, running to a point, or the pigeon-house aforesaid, which is still better. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three People may enjoy �roundness� and �squareness�, but having both simultaneously is seen to be inconsistent, even inconceivable, and hence unreasonable. Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy There was a great sea to still his soul and lay down upon his spirit that big, quiet roundness of the earth. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy It had lost its roundness and, as she turned it this way and that, examining, two muscles stood out; her collar-bones showed faintly. Married Life The True Romance The modelling of the face—its breadth and roundness and upturned aspect—gave it a pansy-like air. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India A curve, a curve is that angle which determines the recognition of the center in relation to the gathering extension, a curve is that result which is disturbing the roundness that is not redder. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories The vigorous roundness of her full and perfect figure was hinted here and there through the light drapery of her dress, as she walked forward. Bressant Suddenly conscious of her bare legs she ran home, horrified at the tightness of her frock that showed the roundness of her figure. Captivity Concerning the roundness of the Sun, Moon, and Planets. Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon They give plumpness and roundness to the thin; they make hips, shoulders—everything, in fact. Parisian Points of View Is there not much more joy in a table and more chairs and very likely roundness and a place to put them. Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms Her figure was rather below than above the ordinary height, and its roundness indicated the most perfect health. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times From the reflection she let her eyes travel over her body, and noticed that curves and roundnesses were taking the place of boyish slimness. Captivity Concerning the roundness of Fruits, Stones, and divers artificial Bodies. Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Look at that arm, will you?' and she threw out her bare arm, which for whiteness and roundness and symmetry of proportion, might have been coveted by the most fashionable lady in the land. Tracy Park From where he lay he could see her arms, beautiful and bare, lost in soft Holland above the elbows; he could see the roundness of her body above the lowest of stays. The Three Black Pennys A Novel As to her figure, it was just in its roundness and suppleness, and had a lightness of carriage that I have never seen equaled. Lazarre The language is elegant; the sentiments are striking, and the ear is satisfied with the roundness of the periods. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements The sharp angles of these vestibules afford a contrast to the simplicity of the main building, while their clustered cupolas assist the general effect of roundness aimed at by the architect. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series His face had regained its freshness, but not entirely its former boyish roundness. The Silent Places He brought it out with a quaint, humorous roundness. The Brimming Cup And there is a roundness also in the people. A Wanderer in Holland Rosalie, strive as she would to prevent it, grew pale and the roundness left her cheek as the weeks went by. The Daughter of Anderson Crow She, too, was dead and frozen; yet her cheeks, albeit white as the pillow against which they rested, had not lost their roundness. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales Lionardo studies the laws of light scientifically, so that the proper roundness and effect of distance should be accurately rendered, and all the subtleties of nature's smiles be mimicked. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series It was still very slender, but it had roundnesses that would soon become rounder, and graceful curves that would swell with an ampler grace every month till she reached full growth. The Devil's Garden As the roundness had left it, the eyes and the forehead had both become more prominent features, and both were good. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him These nether garments extended beyond us at either side to such a distance that that roundness of form which we had fancied this costume might display was not in the least perceptible. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Her features were delicate and clearly defined, yet with a certain roundness about them such as one sees in a faultlessly sculptured statue, while unusual strength of character was written indelibly upon them. Mona An example will make this clear: the roundness of a body is recognised in one way by sight, in another by touch. The Consolation of Philosophy And the dried-up muscles of the body gave it no roundness, and the upstretched, naked arms consisted only of shapeless bones, covered with shrivelled, hardened, bark-like skin. Invisible Links |
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