rusticate
Example Sentences
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“Too much ‘David,’” she went on, dismissively, “too much rusticated stone, too much glazed terra-cotta, too many Madonnas with Bambinos.”
From New York Times
On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.
From Washington Post
The tables had mesquite stumps for legs, attached to slabs of wood covered with rusticated concrete.
From New York Times
It’s in at least three different shades, some glazed — exquisitely crafted, with a rusticated limestone base and a glorious entry portico.
From New York Times
Two students were rusticated, or dismissed, by their colleges for climbing King's College Chapel in June 1937.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
