"I told you not to touch that touch-me-not," Irene said complacently. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
The style was very flattering and sophisticated, adding to her touch-me-not air. From Wordnik.com. [Heart Of Stone]
She plucked a wildflower, a touch-me-not, and dropped it in a basket woven of reeds. From Wordnik.com. [Vermilion Drift] Reference
You know, old man, you have a sort of horribly lordly, touch-me-not air about you when you choose. From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
This touch-me-not bodyguarding act Tarma was putting on was hopefully going to do just that-among other things. From Wordnik.com. [Oathbreaker]
And yet for all his oddity wearing an air ... an air of hauteur, of touch-me-not aloofness ... which set him still further apart. From Wordnik.com. [Ultima Thule] Reference
There are groves of gum-trees to promote shade, and thickets of prickly pear, which have ever a rural, though touch-me-not aspect. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
If she's such a touch-me-not, she's no fun at all!. From Wordnik.com. [Patty and Azalea] Reference
Hooray! for the cruel eyes, and the touch-me-not airs. From Wordnik.com. [M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."] Reference
"Oh, you know well enough what you do with your touch-me-not air.". From Wordnik.com. [Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02] Reference
I've often been amused at and have admired your touch-me-not style. From Wordnik.com. [My Brilliant Career] Reference
In fact, a related plant, the jewelweed, is also called the "touch-me-not.". From Wordnik.com. [Rockford Register Star Home RSS] Reference
The children had a subdued and touch-me-not air that reminded Honora of her own youth. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chronicle — Complete] Reference
Slavery is a bloody touch-me-not, and everywhere in sight now blooms the bloody flower. From Wordnik.com. [Struggles for Freedom; or The Life of James Watkins, Formerly a Slave in Maryland, U. S.; in Which is Detailed a Graphic Account of His Extraordinary Escape from Slavery, Notices of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Sentiments of American Divines on the Subject of Slavery, etc., etc.] Reference
So I went to one of those bookcases and pulled out a touch-me-not book from behind the glass door. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Marie] Reference
"And he is not one of the most touch-me-not pieces of English birth and wealth that ever stood upon their own dignity?". From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
A touch-me-not status quoist policy is not possible for India or China when both are emerging powers in Asia and beyond. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
"Yes; my motto with men is touch-me-not, and it is your own fault if I'm fierce. From Wordnik.com. [My Brilliant Career] Reference
Just wanted to say, that’s another aspect of white culture; the “touch-me-not” idea of personal space!. From Wordnik.com. [Love the “lesbian feminist witchcraft’ slander] Reference
I thought of the touch-me-not flower and how it closes up when roughly handled, and reached for the gelding’s reins. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfire] Reference
A rounded body slimming down, a self-possessed touch-me-not expression, and an endearing gauche-ness in her present situation. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Sports]
Used to the touch-me-not reserve of the Wahine priests, the Clearys found it hard to cope with Father Ralph’s easy, cheerful bonhomie. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
The freckled touch-me-not and forest rose. From Wordnik.com. [Poems] Reference
Hence, the jewelweed's other name, touch-me-not. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
Pale touch-me-not. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Flowers Worth Knowing] Reference
Spotted touch-me-not. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Flowers Worth Knowing] Reference
Jewelweed spotted touch-me-not. From Wordnik.com. [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference
Impatiens fulva (spotted touch-me-not). From Wordnik.com. [The Maine Woods] Reference
"touch-me-not" from the plant's seedpods. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Reference
You fierce, wild, touch-me-not thing, "he roared. From Wordnik.com. [My Brilliant Career] Reference
He does have rather a touch-me-not, speak-to-me-never manner. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Rose of Mifflin] Reference
Examples -- violet, jewel-weed (touch-me-not), sweet-pea, witch-hazel. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
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