patulous

Example Sentences

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But the most cogent reason of this blind manœuvring was to be found in the rapid variations of contour, the patulous trees, and the abundant leafage.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

In seven months the abdomen presented the signs of pregnancy, but the cervix was soft and patulous; the sound entered three inches and was followed by some hemorrhage.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The disappearance of one eye; under a large red swelling, combined with a patulous and rubescent nose, detracted to some extent from the dignity of his appearance.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Weather jolly, but altogether too hot for anything but lying on the grass "under the tegmination of the patulous fage," as the poet observes.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

Yet, by reason of the patulous elms, he had seen nothing of them.

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)