In her reticule was the paper on which he had written the address of the Art Students 'League, and, as an afterthought, his own address. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Star] Reference
You're asking this of Miss Snark who regularly writes 'gin pail' 'reticule' 'heaven forefend' and '23 skidoo'?. From Wordnik.com. [Alas, poor Snarklings] Reference
Be well advised to carry in a hamper or a reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20] Reference
Lucy rose to face them, clutching her soiled reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
A few more feet and her satin reticule slid off her arm. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
Her gloved hands were folded demurely over her reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Thief Of Hearts]
She fumbled in her reticule and took out a handkerchief. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
She drew a card from the beaded reticule that hung at her side. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls] Reference
“Table-rapping,” she whispered, sticking it in her reticule. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
She pulled a handkerchief from her reticule and mopped her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
George Anne's reticule alone restored them to their beds in peace. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
She drew herself up and fingered the heavy reticule dangling at her side. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel's Lady]
Clutching her silk reticule as if it were a talisman, she drew herself up. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
She shuddered and took a lace-edged handkerchief from her little reticule. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
She stopped before the garden gate and opened her reticule to get her keys. From Wordnik.com. [The Ideal Bride]
She pulled out a dog's-eared letter from her reticule, and he read aloud. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
She had been hunting through her reticule and now put down the money in gold. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
Then she put the paper back in the purse, and the purse back in the reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891] Reference
Jessica picked up her reticule and opened it once more to check its contents. From Wordnik.com. [Ungrateful Governess]
The edges of the top of the reticule were strengthened with deep fancy borders. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter] Reference
Mumbling to herself, Anna unlooped her reticule and dropped it on the pavement. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
Her hands got busy again, fingers twining into the tasseled strap of her reticule. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
The fingers of her free hand found the loop to her reticule and she clutched it to her. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
At the side of the body lay a pair of moccasins, a knapsack and an indispensable or reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter] Reference
She laughed again and drew a lace handkerchief from her reticule in order to dab at her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond the Sunrise]
Mrs. Harris removed a lace-edged handkerchief from her reticule and dabbed at her eyes with it. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
He paid for the work when it was finished, and she put the locket carefully back inside her reticule. From Wordnik.com. [One Night for Love]
The reticule ceased to pendulate, the conversation stopped abruptly, the boy and girl stood profoundly astonished. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
Instead of answering, Allegra reached into the reticule looped around her wrist and drew out a square of folded vellum. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
REBECCA WEST stands by a lighted lamp, with a shade over it, packing sandwiches, &c., in a reticule, with a faint smile. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 28, 1891] Reference
She wore a tight-fitting woolen sweater with a Paddy green tam to match and clutched a silver-meshed reticule in one hand. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man for Himself] Reference
"No, I should say she hadn't, I should, indeed," returned Miss Strong, putting on her bonnet with a jerk, and snapping her reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Six Girls A Home Story] Reference
Upon this reticule are projected the rays (condensed by a powerful lens) that come from a luminous source placed behind the balance. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891] Reference
We then read the difference of the divisions traversed to the left and right upon the luminous dial through the image of the reticule. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891] Reference
She carried her reticule and bonnet still in her hands and dropped them into a chair in Anthony's study as she went to search his desk. From Wordnik.com. [Tender Rebel]
Her accuser was positive that she had the article about her; her pocket, reticule, bonnet, hair, and dress were searched without success. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
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