It reveals unsuspected beauties in the simple "churchwarden," or "yard of clay". From Wordnik.com. [The Social History of Smoking] Reference
He understood nothing of what the fat man had said, but he caught the word "churchwarden," and remembered it. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure] Reference
"churchwarden" or "yard of clay" which was not in vogue till the early years of the nineteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [The Social History of Smoking] Reference
The secretary, M. Andre Desvanneaux, churchwarden of Ste. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The island was apparently owned by the churchwarden in Iffley. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
Birmingham, and forms a memorial to a former churchwarden, John. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
Mr. Gale had been a churchwarden, and was indulgent to the clergy. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
So eminently respectable was he that we find him churchwarden at Quebec. From Wordnik.com. [A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861] Reference
Not even the churchwarden was in evidence, putting up “No shouting” signs. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
Among these persons was Andre Desvanneaux, whose father, a churchwarden at Ste. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I can't get made churchwarden, and try the effect of a little counter-irritation. From Wordnik.com. [My Little Lady] Reference
“What did the churchwarden say?” she said, and I was amazed at her composure. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
"The little intriguer!" murmured the churchwarden, nudging the elbow of his Maegera. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
(The last few words are by a different hand, perhaps that of the other churchwarden.). From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire] Reference
“I should imagine the churchwarden would know of any spirits,” Verity said helpfully. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
“Which churchwarden might that be who proposed her, sir? — excusing my common way.”. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Greenwood Tree] Reference
The parties divided on the choice of a churchwarden and the curé's candidate was defeated. From Wordnik.com. [A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861] Reference
Robbie Rutt, churchwarden, said: It has been an ambitious programme for such a small community. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
M. Gaufre, although very practical and a churchwarden at St. Sulpice, had always had a taste for liaisons. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
“Well, anyhow,” said Sanderson, and placed his churchwarden very carefully upon the shelf over the fireplace. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells] Reference
Loyal, too, to the King am I, as behoves churchwarden; and ready to make the best of him, as he generally requires. From Wordnik.com. [Lorna Doone] Reference
The Dutchman still retained a strong accent, although he had been in the country forty years, and was a churchwarden. From Wordnik.com. [Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers] Reference
Then when a churchwarden is elected, as one is annually, the curé may have his candidate, the opposing party theirs. From Wordnik.com. [A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861] Reference
I said, wondering if the churchwarden had posted a sign saying, “No docking,” and carted the boat off as punishment. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
He sat down again, and without another word filled and lit his churchwarden, and stared through the smoke-wreaths at the grate. From Wordnik.com. [Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
An attempt was made to ring the bells, but the churchwarden could not be found, and no one else had authority to pull the ropes. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway] Reference
'Mrs. Pryor, take care of this future magistrate, this churchwarden in perspective, this captain of yeomanry, this young squire of. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
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