That kind of ceremonious devotion punctually observed by a gentleman of the old school. From LearnThat.org. [Washington Irving]
Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship. ,a ceremonious reception. From Dictionary.com.
Every married woman must perform here certain ceremonious ablutions at regular intervals. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
There was as yet no evidence of malice on the part of its crew: only a kind of ceremonious irreverence. From Wordnik.com. [Dirge]
And scrupulous in ceremonious rite. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding] Reference
Children are never present at a ceremonious dinner. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
In ceremonious notes abbreviations should never be used. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Absolon's advances; village-folk are not so ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
With as ceremonious a manner as the chief's, he replied at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
A baseball game demanded a more ceremonious arrival on the grounds. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
Breakfasts may be homelike, informal affairs, or quite ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Formal dinners and other ceremonious functions require evening dress. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
The next thing was a ceremonious visit to Cruft's Folly in a motor car. From Wordnik.com. [A Queen's Error] Reference
Official letters and formal notes should be more stately and ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Spanish soldiers are not very ceremonious in their treatment of civilians. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
A ceremonious dinner begins with a tiny bit of caviare on a tiny bit of toast. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Hat and gloves are invariably worn with this gown if the affair is ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
The word "To" may precede a formal or ceremonious address, adding to the formality. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Suddenly Travis was impatient of the ceremonious talking; there was so little time. From Wordnik.com. [The Defiant Agents] Reference
Nothing at all, it was only the ceremonious salute, to which I am as yet unaccustomed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Majesty, and which is still used by the head of the government on ceremonious occasions. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
In making ceremonious calls, men wear afternoon dress, and after six o'clock evening dress. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Leaving cards in person after a tea or reception is good form only for ceremonious affairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Etiquette of To-day] Reference
Justice Destourbet exchanged a ceremonious hand-shake with the new proprietor of the chateau. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
She had even purchased the pomp of a ceremonious funeral and a lie which was graven deep on her tombstone. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
One might almost fancy them shaking hands before the combat should begin, so ceremonious was their attitude. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
A chaperone takes precedence of her charge in entering drawing or dancing rooms and on ceremonious occasions. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
For ceremonious dinners, cards may be engraved, with place for guest's name left blank and filled in by hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
After speaking a while in whispers, the two gentlemen separated with all the ceremonious courtesy of the time. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Card etiquette, in fact, has taken the place of ceremonious correspondence and informal notes are now the rule. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
So grand was his air, so ceremonious his every motion, that we forgot we were living in the heart of the Sierra. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
She smiled an assent, and her aged admirer conducted her to the instrument with the most ceremonious politeness. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
These cards are not generally used for ceremonious calls after the first series of return calls made by the bride. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
"The truce -- and the wine," said the jester, as with a ceremonious bow, he vanished amid the shadows in the hall. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Madame Steno was very ceremonious, he put a special grace in the low bow with which he took leave of the Contessina. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
It was given a wretched interment, in comparison with which that of the cripple's dwarf wife in Mantua was ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
After dinner, driving, calling, and gossiping at the clubs is the proper thing, and nowhere are people more ceremonious. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
They seat themselves at last, smiling, in a ceremonious circle; we two remaining standing, our eyes fixed on the staircase. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
These may be used on invitations to ceremonious receptions, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, and to meet a prominent person. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
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