elegancies
Example Sentences
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Speeches were always in order—the smooth elegancies of a Davis, the high-flown outpourings of a Harvey, the salty blasts of a Dawes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He consorted with English lords, rode to hounds, learned to love foppery and all the elegancies, became a past master of dancing, of gambling, polite drinking and exquisite flirtation.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had contrived many little elegancies of dress for me, and my toilette was soon made.
From Jasper Lyle by Ward, Harriet
"Your mistakes are better than other men's elegancies," said Elizabeth, heartily.
From A Noble Woman by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
Our women’s wardrobes are made elaborate with the thousand elegancies of French toilet,—our houses filled with a thousand knick-knacks of which our plain ancestors never dreamed.
From Household Papers and Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
