The refractory child changed her behavior when she suffered the consequences of her actions. From LearnThat.org.
The refractory period of a muscle fiber. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For the purpose of this book the term refractory will cover clays and materials that are suitable to be used in a potter's kiln fired up to. From Wordnik.com. [1. Refractories] Reference
"The other times, sir, I was called refractory but I was not.". From Wordnik.com. [It Is Never Too Late to Mend] Reference
Natural graphite is used mostly in what are called refractory applications. From Wordnik.com. [Graphite] Reference
By industrial standards a clay is called refractory when it does not soften below 1580 °C. From Wordnik.com. [1. Refractories] Reference
One example of such a change is what's known as the refractory period for men, Taverner said. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
"But, your reverence," cried Robinson, "don't let me be called a refractory prisoner when you know I am not.". From Wordnik.com. [It Is Never Too Late to Mend] Reference
This complication is referred to as refractory celiac disease, and imposes a serious risk of developing a virtually lethal enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
I had already handcuffed less dangerous prisoners, such as refractory prostitutes. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret's Memoirs]
These products are called refractory products. From Wordnik.com. [Clay] Reference
"refractory" priests a period of persecution soon began. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
He spoke to him as if he had been some refractory child. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Binks had returned to the refractory carrots once again. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
When disposed to be refractory she cut its "tantrums" short with. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
As Aunt Susan snipped and ripped and rebasted the refractory seam. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
"Wolfhead," from the refractory nature of his hair; but the elegant. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Beretanee or English jail, used as a prison for refractory sailors. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
By these means even refractory pieces of wood can be well smoothed. From Wordnik.com. [Handwork in Wood] Reference
To establish order amongst these refractory things the hands were called. From Wordnik.com. [In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83] Reference
The refractory, dissolved and dispersed oil components REMAIN in the system. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Where's the Oil? Here, There, and Everywhere] Reference
In punishing a refractory child water only is necessary, and it is sufficient. From Wordnik.com. [Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians] Reference
It was a proceeding against a refractory debtor, the commonest thing in the world. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
There you are refractory, "said the financier, laughingly," and I have not finished. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
This I took, brought the sharp edge down with all my force upon the refractory flap. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
Marquis would be a refractory attaché, and declined to make the requested appointment. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Lafayette] Reference
To-day the prospect of hunger compels the most refractory to move along with the others. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Bread] Reference
The refractory spirit of the House, as regarded the judges, was most distasteful to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
But the sight of poor Louie, struggling vainly with her refractory straps, kept her back. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
The existing parliament had been very refractory and had been admonished even by the late. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
Spaniards, who carried with them a civilisation to which the former were inertly refractory. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
House, or recite a series of domestic woes brought on by that refractory necessity -- the cook. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
In drying refractory hardwoods, such as oak, best results are obtained at a comparatively low temperature. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
But now these are produced from refractory clays, and permit of measurements up to 1,500° C. (2,732° F.). From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
"Chut! chut!" says her gossip, Madelaine Manget, and she gives at the same time a pat to a refractory chicken. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
Since his wife's death he had grown ten years older, and his refractory lock of hair had become perfectly white. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In case of refractory insects, blowing from the outside will sometimes make them go to the bottom of the bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
The refractory hairs growing out in this supplementary patch surround the genuine cue with a halo an inch or two in height. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
But a common interest compelled them to agree in the end, without invoking the help of armies against the refractory members. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Bread] Reference
The Sora Guai spoke sternly, and looked as if she would not have hesitated to put a refractory child in the deepest of dungeons. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
The ceaseless tussel he had to induce these refractory vegetables to make a fair show was one of the minor crosses of the old man's life. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
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