A subfusc mining town. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a subfusc mining town. From Dictionary.com.
Thick carpet, subfusc curtains of pseudo-empire pattern and gilt-legged chairs combined to disseminate the atmosphere of a mausoleum. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
If you continue to labour under the delusion that your subfusc sniping constitutes debate then of course I would have no wish to disabuse you of this irredeemable condition, thank you. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I believe they're all around us, but it's increasingly hard "to distinguish their gleam," as an English critic, Edward Garnett, was already lamenting in 1922, "amid the subfusc, swollen cataract of stories made to order.". From Wordnik.com. [Are British or American Writers Better?] Reference
By ankursworld thomasj, subfusc and me met up for a quick meet a few minutes back. From Wordnik.com. [Fedora People] Reference
I was in knickerbockers and khaki shirt; Mifflin in greasy gray flannels and subfusc Norfolk. From Wordnik.com. [Shandygaff] Reference
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, but I did when subfusc cropped up in the middle of The Whale. From Wordnik.com. [ Reading W.G. Sebald] Reference
A pair of subfusc coloured trousers creased and looking absolutely new were presented to him in the same manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Lost Himself] Reference
I had a malignant, subfusc, wrong idea I was nourishing fundamentally my source during the former times not many days. From Wordnik.com. [Article directories Celibataire Urbaine] Reference
It was as if this was some composite creature, one half a traditionally subfusc moth, the other a tropical butterfly of ludicrous, almost self-indulgent gloriousness. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
Swells 'pinched-up countenance, with jutting eyebrows and practically no cheeks, had under George's racing-cap of "peacock blue" a subfusc hue like that of old furniture. From Wordnik.com. [The Country House] Reference
Paul, dramatically conscious of what the unrecognized prince would do in such a circumstance, advanced, smacked his face, plucked the cocked hat from his head, the sword from his hand, and invested himself with these insignia of leadership, Billy melted silently into the subfusc air of Budge. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunate Youth] Reference
Paul, dramatically conscious of what the unrecognized prince would do in such a circumstance, advanced, smacked his face, plucked the cocked hat from his head, the sword from his hand, and invested himself with these insignia of leadership, Billy melted silently into the subfusc air of Budge Street. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunate Youth] Reference
Frank wore only an ermine hood, a B. A.’s gown, and loose, unremarkable clothes, subfusc today, with the Corinthian tie which alternated with the Carthusian, week in, week out. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
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