- plural of elegancy.
elegancies
Example Sentences
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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
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
Age-old elegancies did not harmonize with her vivid self.
From The Gorgeous Girl by Nalbro Bartley
Music, embroidery, the backboard, and all the elegancies of the mind.
From Quality Street A Comedy by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
I want its elegancies, its refinements, and these one has so cheaply.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
