| 单词 | spruceness |
| 例句 | The pleasure of his “Horseplay” comes principally from the spruceness of his rhythm and the way he makes each phrase feel brim full. Dance Review: Robbins and Balanchine Cleanse the Palate at City Ballet 2013-05-29T21:44:32Z The spruceness had left him; all the color, too, had gone from his face, which was now sickly white—an evil face with its sandy mustache streaked with gray and its lusterless green eyes. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z At least he learned the drill and the regulations and how to keep out of the guardhouse—except just after pay day; and his lank figure took on a certain military spruceness. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z Even her new spruceness was a comparatively recent manifestation. Coquette Some of the gentlemen celebrated the occasion by an unusual spruceness of attire, and others by being sober enough to attend to business. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III In its respectable regularity, its order and spruceness, it gave an impression of sardonic horror; for never can the search for love have been so systematised and ordered. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The word is also used to denote strength, spruceness, and size, as a spanking breeze, a spanking frigate, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Cleanliness and spruceness are the rule among the Quincy Market men and stall-keepers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 The men's words, uttered on one side in irritated languor and on the other with empty spruceness, had suddenly lifted her to the threshold of life. The Judge Simon had that air of absolute spruceness and freshness which in persons who have stayed at home is so extremely offensive to persons who have just arrived exhausted and unclean from a tiresome journey. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes Philip reddened, feeling his own spruceness an intolerable reproach; for of late he had begun to pay some attention to his toilet, and he had come out from England with a pretty selection of ties. Of Human Bondage A new, a surprising spruceness had laid hold of him. Star-Dust In the meantime all that nastiness seems absolute spruceness, that stench a perfume, and that miserable slavery a kingdom, and such too as they would not change their tyranny for Phalaris' or Dionysius' empire. The Praise of Folly Neat he was to spruceness, and while of no more than medium height he had the shoulders of an acrobat. Tales of Chinatown A tight-drawn belt—last relic of his official spruceness—made a deep furrow in his circumference. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million He came early in the evening, with his usual air of determination and a somewhat unusual spruceness. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Betimes the next morning the basha appeared, both driver and guard got up in a fine dark-green uniform, a spruceness it much tickled our vanity to mark. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan To the curious glances of certain of his neighbors who had never before seen the Chief Inspector otherwise than a model of cleanliness and spruceness he was indifferent. Dope His companion was dressed with that spruceness which belongs to the successful East End Jew; he was cleanly shaven, of slight build, and alert in manner and address. Tales of Chinatown |
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