In the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate' merchant. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a picturesque fishing village. ,a picturesque description of the Brazilian jungle. ,a picturesque hat. From Dictionary.com.
The city is very picturesquely placed, and before ruthless. From Wordnik.com. [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference
Châtelguyon, most picturesquely situated among mountains. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
S. from Vichy by rail is the picturesquely-situated town of. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Do trees anywhere group themselves as picturesquely as in China?. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
It is quite impossible to be so picturesquely good and pious as was. From Wordnik.com. [From a Terrace in Prague] Reference
Champeix, pop. 2100, most picturesquely situated in the valley of the. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
There are three picturesquely named hotels, the Swan, the Mitre, and the Star. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Duingt, at the S.W. end, is the most picturesquely situated village on the lake. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
We walked to the small chapel of St. Léonard, picturesquely situated on a little eminence. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
The minstrels perched themselves picturesquely on the trunks, posing as if for a photograph. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
In this volume Longfellow read of the Falls of Minnehaha, which he describes so picturesquely in. From Wordnik.com. [Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858] Reference
There's another more picturesquely named near by, and no doubt as excellent, called the Panier-Fleuri. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
It is picturesquely situated on both banks of the stream, curving seaward at the foot of some wooded hills. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
The citadel, picturesquely crowning the summit of the rock, stood several hundred yards higher, at one side. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
Actors talk of art, and of unconventionality; they inveigh against commercialism and pose most picturesquely. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
Late in the afternoon we came in sight of Haitang, a walled town perched picturesquely on the side of a hill. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
Behind the harbor the houses rise picturesquely on gentle wooded slopes, and numerous villas adorn the vicinity. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
Bormes is picturesquely situated among a group of hills to the east of that long ridge which terminates with Cape. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
It has a tidal river with old boats and barges lying picturesquely about, and it permits "mixed bathing," a rarity in. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
On the East especially, where Waverley Place -- once more picturesquely called Rag Carpet Lane -- links the Square to. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
That afternoon we stopped for a long rest at a tiny, lonely inn, perched most picturesquely on a spur of the mountain. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
One of the miscreants, who appeared to be the leader and was very picturesquely attired, confronted Giovanni and Espérance. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
We stopped for an early rest at a little walled village, Jee-ka ( "Cock's street"), perched picturesquely on the top of the hill. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
S. from Le Breuil is Le Saut du Loup, a village with mineral waters, picturesquely situated on the Allier, 1277 ft. above the sea. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Mr. Longman likens these towers to Alpine aiguilles, and points out how picturesquely they form outposts to the great mass of the dome. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch] Reference
Three days after leaving Chia-ting, we came in sight of Suifu, most picturesquely set on a rocky slope at the junction of the Min and the. From Wordnik.com. [A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia] Reference
"Richard and Warren are down in the tomato field, working their heads off in this broiling sun," said Rosemary more picturesquely than accurately. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
Esther Waters is to go to a lying-in hospital, and thither goes her author before her, bent on what he can picturesquely set down about her surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [My Contemporaries In Fiction] Reference
Beyond the knolls were the northeast suburbs, built upon as flat land as any the town afforded, and farther on stretched rolling prairie, picturesquely beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys] Reference
It was never built, and for nearly thirty years the ruins of the abandoned foundations and terraces were left to be picturesquely clothed with weeds and wild grasses. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
Standing on a commanding knoll beside the Lumano River, it was very picturesquely situated, and the rambling old farmhouse connected with it was a very homey-looking place indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
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