Mauser rifle, lingering affectionately for a moment to wipe the dampness from the barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Koolau the Leper] Reference
Across his chest he laid his Mauser rifle, lingering affectionately for a moment to wipe the dampness from the barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Koolau the Leper] Reference
The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
A wash-house kind of dampness, a stale smell of moist clay, rose from the floor. From Wordnik.com. [His Masterpiece] Reference
The problem underlying the actual physical maladies one can receive is 'dampness'. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Sticking his finger in the soil to test the dampness. From Wordnik.com. [Man On A Balcony In His Bathrobe] Reference
For dampness, apply a waterproof coating when walls are dry. From Wordnik.com. [Are you a hot weather shut-in? Here’s how to breathe easy] Reference
The dampness had only blurred the writing instead of erasing it. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
• Finally, dry the blades thoroughly — dampness attracts dust. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Clean your ceiling fans] Reference
Mr. Littlepage: That is very important; they won't stand dampness. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Ronolo reveled in hiding in the tall grass enmeshed in the dampness. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Park (Part II)] Reference
The cell grew dark as night came, and the dampness seemed to increase. From Wordnik.com. [Wizard] Reference
He could feel Diana's cheek warm against his neck, the dampness of her tears. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Haystack] Reference
River gravel serves as a mulch and wicks dampness away from the crown of plants. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening Without a Sprinkler] Reference
The neglect of the "pointing" of a house may lead to dampness and fatal disease. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
The soil ought to be very open and light rather than heavy, so as to avoid dampness. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure] Reference
There is nothing able to relieve the patient as much as the dampness of the wet pack. From Wordnik.com. [Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms] Reference
And the dampness of it gave him an idea there were snow banks somewhere not far distant. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
They observed that the walls were all of rough stone, but there was no feeling of dampness. From Wordnik.com. [Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days] Reference
The blood spread like ink from a squid and painted the dream with a dampness thatbit. From Wordnik.com. [Roanne's Dream] Reference
He inhaled with delight the dampness that rose from the ground and from the vegetation about him. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
The sweat dampness of my uniform evaporated only to be replaced by the stains of new perspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Attrition] Reference
To prevent excessive dampness from heavy rain cover the mound with a thick layer of stable litter. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure] Reference
The dampness of time had stuck them together and now they were unstuck, shipped off and trucked away. From Wordnik.com. [Deer People] Reference
Or, wash with oatmeal, and afterwards rub the hands over with dry oatmeal, so as to remove all dampness. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
It should be laid on warm, and it will be still better; but all moisture and dampness should be carefully avoided. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
As he got deeper into the damp, chilly woods, he became aware of their dampness and chill penetrating his wool jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting the Thylacine] Reference
The leaves above collected the fog and the dampness, so that there was a kind of light rainfall happening underneath. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, Chapter 15] Reference
I could feel my jeans getting wet from her tongue, smelled the dampness of light sweat rising from her lemony neck hair. From Wordnik.com. [Jake are Married (another novel castaway)] Reference
During the storm, says Brower, the forest, thinned from logging, provided too little protection against dampness and wind. From Wordnik.com. [A Delicate Reprieve] Reference
The sun hung low in the horizon, and the deceptive warmth of mid-afternoon had given place to the chill dampness in the atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
River gravel serves as a mulch to hold moisture in the soil, while preventing rot by wicking dampness away from the crown of plants. From Wordnik.com. [Giving Up On Grass] Reference
Her hair was pulled up under the hat, and small ribbons of dampness had already begun to form in the cloth of the dress on her back. From Wordnik.com. [THE TICK IS FULL] Reference
And Fred felt a chill that was not induced by the dampness of the lime pit, when he made out that face in the light of the setting sun. From Wordnik.com. [Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School] Reference
Derik's plastic lenses were coated in condensation, and Chelsea's faux fur shall had gained a mangey appearance under the dampness. From Wordnik.com. [authentic] Reference
It was impossible to dry one thing in the awful dampness, so we folded the blankets with the dry part on top as well as we could, and then. From Wordnik.com. [Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888] Reference
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