The scantiness of the Bharia's dress is proverbial, and the saying is. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
I fear you may be trammelled a little by the scantiness of local allusions. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845] Reference
He wondered why he was now recognizing this scantiness, this lack in his life. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure] Reference
Their culture must not be judged by the scantiness of their literary production. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and Her Queen] Reference
Briefly, Conan cursed Count Syzambry's wits and the scantiness of last night's rain. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Relentless]
I speak of goodness, or purity, of benevolence; or of fulness, emptiness, scantiness. From Wordnik.com. [Applied Psychology for Nurses] Reference
They have fallen off considerably of late from the hot weather and the scantiness of good feed. From Wordnik.com. [McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia] Reference
But fear is a refrigeration, and results from deficiency of natural heat and scantiness of blood. From Wordnik.com. [On the Parts of Animals] Reference
Iris kept close to me and I realized she was self-conscious at the scantiness of her shorty pajamas. From Wordnik.com. [Death on the River Walk]
The scantiness of the data I'd provided didn't faze her in the slightest; if anything, she seemed bored. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
He rummaged through the bag of supplies Dard brought, grunting at the scantiness of the pitiful collection. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Ours]
Too, given the scantiness of many slave garments, it is sometimes necessary to walk in them with exquisite care. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenaries Of Gor]
She was no squanderer of her father's money -- she knew the value of every thing; no waste, no scantiness was her mode. From Wordnik.com. [The Boarding School Familiar conversations between a governess and her pupils. Written for the amusement and instruction of young ladies.] Reference
The greatness of their difficulties, the scantiness of their means, the wisdom of many of their views are equally striking. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
I can understand the sort of amazement of the Orientals at the scantiness of the retinue with which an Englishman passes the. From Wordnik.com. [Eothen] Reference
I know I do not exaggerate, unconsciously and unintentionally, the scantiness of my resources or the difficulties of my life. From Wordnik.com. [David Copperfield] Reference
Elfrida, he told her, was to give him three sittings a week, of an hour each, and he complained of the scantiness of the dole. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
The nakedness of the walls, and scantiness of the furniture, were the more apparent, from a certain air about them of better days. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
The scantiness of the presentation also makes it hard to judge whether he has taken all of the known historical facts into account. From Wordnik.com. [Britain] Reference
The apartment was poorly furnished, and yet, despite this scantiness of appointment, there was unmistakable evidence of refinement. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
"Do you think it looks ridiculous, mama?" referring anxiously to the scantiness of the skirt and the unblushing exposure of the feet. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Day's Daughters] Reference
I determined not to mind the scantiness of the drapery, though I should not like to see any of my own little children in such a state. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
She did as he told her, conscious of the scantiness of her brief bra and pants, as he methodically stroked the brush through her hair. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
She showed him what was needed in the house to add to its comfort and beauty, and enlarged upon the scantiness of wardrobe for Lila and. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
The rapidity of the wintry deluge sweeps them away, and the scantiness of the summer stream would hardly sustain them above the ground. From Wordnik.com. [A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland] Reference
Notwithstanding the exposed and barren character of the locality, and the scantiness of the soil, which was not anywhere a foot in depth. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
Further in could be seen figures in dressing gowns flung open, in costumes of unseemly scantiness, some of them with cards in their hands. From Wordnik.com. [Crime and Punishment] Reference
It is the scantiness of intelligent, sympathetic, discriminating response on the part of the public which compels publishers to cheapen their ideals. From Wordnik.com. [2009 July 08 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS] Reference
The room was small, but scrupulously clean; and, notwithstanding the scantiness and humility of the furniture, a certain air of refinement prevailed. From Wordnik.com. [My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself.] Reference
As Longstreet rode out for the long succession of battles that lay ahead, any appraisal of him would have taken into account the scantiness of his previous opportunities. From Wordnik.com. [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference
I come now to speak of Thomas Whately, to whom I have already alluded, and of whom, from the scantiness of all record of his life, it is possible to say only very little. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
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