Adjective : a vest-pocket dictionary. ,a vest-pocket version of Versailles. From Dictionary.com.
"Regular little vest-pocket crime wave, aren't you.". From Wordnik.com. [The Fuzzy Papers]
Ah got dat five spot right here in mah left-hand vest-pocket. '. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
Lake unfolded a paper from his vest-pocket and smoothed it on the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002] Reference
You got a cute vest-pocket, Master, which you can make both slow and faster. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating The Johnny Mercer Centennial] Reference
Chaffery shut his penknife with a click and slipped it into his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Mr Lewisham] Reference
"He's located another vest-pocket device, and they're baiting another trap.". From Wordnik.com. [Timegod's World]
I never went without a vest-pocket Nielsen, which I could pull out and look at. From Wordnik.com. [From Whistle Stop to Sound Bite] Reference
He called them vest-pocket dogs and admired their lively spirit and work ethic. From Wordnik.com. [Five Good Small-Breed Bird Hunting Dogs] Reference
Instead of taking it out of his vest-pocket, father opened his pocket-book and said. From Wordnik.com. [Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War] Reference
He wrapped the papers carefully in his handkerchief, placed them in his vest-pocket, and started off. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by American Authors, Volume 6] Reference
The effect he's striving for is urban, sophisticated, like a vest-pocket park between two skyscrapers. From Wordnik.com. [So, You Want To Open A Restaurant?] Reference
Then he used his vest-pocket scrambler to call us on the phone in his room to report the coast was clear. From Wordnik.com. [Rogue Warrior]
I noticed that he put his cigar-holder in his vest-pocket a moment ago without first putting it in a case. From Wordnik.com. [Shallow Soil] Reference
"I see the day of the vest-pocket radio set coming nearer and nearer, according to you fellows," announced Herb. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery] Reference
Then, fumbling in his vest-pocket, he drew from it two louis, placed them before his companion, and said kindly. From Wordnik.com. [Bel Ami] Reference
'Mission: Impossible' and 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' had plenty of vest-pocket kingdoms in Europe to choose from. From Wordnik.com. ["HUMAN TARGET" & THE SCEPTER'D ISLE] Reference
"'Well,' continued the judge, 'just dig down in your right-hand vest-pocket, Rastus, and see if you can find thirty days.'". From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
It meandered in a picturesque route past staggered rows of shingled town houses with sloping roofs and vest-pocket front yards. From Wordnik.com. [Father Christmas]
Then there was the centre of Bombay, we wandered along Hornby Street to the Kodak shop where I bought a film for my vest-pocket Kodak. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age: 1939-1946] Reference
Most of these vest-pocket universes are small, no more than ten light-years across or ten years old, and containing trivial mass-energy. From Wordnik.com. [Orphans of Chaos] Reference
Hugh dropped the ring in his vest-pocket and rose. From Wordnik.com. [Macaria] Reference
The balance of this was tucked away in his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets] Reference
"I thought I put it in my vest-pocket," he said to himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets] Reference
It went, neatly creased, into William's sagging vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Half a Rogue] Reference
"Here is the money," said Ben, drawing it from his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves] Reference
"Instantly," said Smith, replacing the monocle in his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince and Betty] Reference
Now, for the first time, he felt in his vest-pocket for his money. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets] Reference
"Here it is," said Ben, producing the exact amount from his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves] Reference
He wasn't as big as all out doors, nor he wasn't any vest-pocket edition either. From Wordnik.com. [Shorty McCabe] Reference
As they stand in the vestibule, John Jenkins fumbles earnestly in his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
Some passenger's fingers have entered his vest-pocket, and the boys are on the alert. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years in the French West Indies] Reference
He drew from his vest-pocket a neat gold ring, with some sort of a stone in the setting. From Wordnik.com. [The Errand Boy] Reference
When Phil went up to the cashier to get his money he put it quietly into his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Errand Boy] Reference
"Have a good cigar, Prince?" he said, cordially, inserting two fingers in his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince and Betty] Reference
It was a tiny thing, very thin, easily fitting in a vest-pocket, and not a burden to carry. From Wordnik.com. [A Voice in the Wilderness] Reference
Selecting one, he handed it to the boy, following it with a silver dollar from his vest-pocket. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Million] Reference
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