Women dressed in silks danced and sang across the beautiful wooden floors. From Wordnik.com. [Chanlis and Desira « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Keveza sent out gowns in silks, satins and chiffon that floated effortlessly down the runway. From Wordnik.com. [Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week: Fun Fashion and Glamorous Garb Rules the Runway] Reference
Also typical of Chinese painted silks is a silver outline on the main elements of the design. 5. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
He is educated and dressed in silks; but something odd is going on and he's not sure what it is. From Wordnik.com. [The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party] Reference
Chanlis stared at Desira, dressed in silks, her head held high, but her eyes never quite met his. From Wordnik.com. [Chanlis and Desira « A Fly in Amber] Reference
“The poorest is arrayed in silks and satins of as fine a texture as the highest titled among them.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
If you are a brunette, do not dress yourself in silks, Thibets, or muslins of dark, subdued hues; black, however, is always excepted. From Wordnik.com. [A Manual of Etiquette with Hints on Politeness and Good Breeding] Reference
In 1819, Charles Tyng, an American sailor, described Houqua as “magnificently dressed in silks and satins of various rich colours.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876] Reference
The groomsmen wore yarmulkes, the bridesmaids were in Chinese silks. From Wordnik.com. [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference
Of course, while the emeralds were real, her silks were a product of the World of Dreams. From Wordnik.com. [Knife of Dreams]
The silks were the very things he needed to help him solve one of his greatest difficulties. From Wordnik.com. [Kennedy Square] Reference
To give it a dressy look and match with all occasions that let us wear our silks are the stiff curved anklets. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
The cellulose 'silks' are attacked with discolouration; at. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
The cellulose 'silks' show swelling with discolouration, but the fibrous character is not destroyed even on boiling. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
Dressed in silks so fine. From Wordnik.com. [Burd Isobel and Earl Patrick (C)] Reference
Patriots in silks and lace. From Wordnik.com. [Paris Fashions] Reference
To dress in silks so fine. From Wordnik.com. [Burd Isobel and Earl Patrick (C)] Reference
I'd dress you up in silks sae fine. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruel Mother] Reference
You claethed us not in silks so fine. From Wordnik.com. [Cruel Mother] Reference
And so for this new friend in silks adorn'd. From Wordnik.com. [Little Ann and Other Poems] Reference
For guests 'dinner room: Use sophisticated fabrics such as silks, brocades and velvets. From Wordnik.com. [HindustanTimes.com - Top HomePage-TopStories News Headlines] Reference
You can find just about everything here such as silks, brooches, shoes, bags and many other. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
They got but little money, but nearly stripped the store of goods -- particularly dry goods -- such as silks, cloths, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Trials and Confessions of Madison Henderson, alias Blanchard, Alfred Amos Warrick, James W. Seward, and Charles Brown, Murderers of Jesse Baker and Jacob Weaver, as Given by Themselves; and a Likeness of Each, Taken in Jail Shortly after Their Arrest.] Reference
It celebrated the Machine Age with glass and stainless steel, and used Asian influences such as silks and Middle Eastern designs. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
Dull silks are used in place of crape, according to taste. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Shop for everything from fine silks to fresh eels at the cavernous Old Market complex. From Wordnik.com. [4 Hours In: Siem Reap] Reference
"The locals will say," These officers 'women are dressed in silks, and we have nothing to eat or wear.'. From Wordnik.com. [A Bitter Homecoming] Reference
Look at his pride just slide off of him, ooze onto the floor in a trail right off his fancy draping silks. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacock King: Book 1, Chapter 1] Reference
Best sentence from his bio: Christopher is known for his use of fine silks and tailored Elizabethan collars. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Meet The Project Runway Season 8 Contestants] Reference
But I'll take the flowing silks floating past on a muggy Mumbai afternoon over Chloé's polish in Paris any day. From Wordnik.com. [Watching the Models Go By] Reference
There's some dickering over price, or at least, the merchant draped in his silks and baubles attempts to dicker. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacock King: Book 1, Chapter 1] Reference
Or try on some of designer Gonul Paksoy's sumptuous Ottoman-inspired gowns made of antique silks and rich embroidery. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Delight] Reference
Through five hellish years of war, Eliza keeps up her standards, her silks and her sauces, unblemished by mud or famine. From Wordnik.com. [The Eliza Lynch Story] Reference
Tweeds, furs, woollens and silks give this season's fashion a distinctly relaxed feel, with the occasional flourish of city chic. From Wordnik.com. [Town and Country] Reference
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