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

In general, however, the tastes of the people were improving, and with the freedom of the newspaper press, and the spread of general literature, there came a desire for many elegancies and refinements hitherto disregarded.

From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

When my wife proceeded, with her well-trained business knowledge, to compare the prices of the simplest elegancies recommended by Aunt Easygo with the sum total to be drawn on, faces lengthened perceptibly.

From Household Papers and Stories by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

There were no elegancies at their table—that too was borne in upon her along with the other disturbing things.

From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Garland, Hamlin