Theodule kissed her again, and she experienced the joy of having some of the skin scratched from her neck by the braidings on his uniform. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It wasn't just her hair, though that showed no trace of the fancy braidings he'd invariably seen her wearing aboard ship. ❋ Zahn, Timothy (2001)
Fortunately, she'd also spotted a few who had simply put their hair into elaborate braidings, and she'd passed close enough to one of them to get a good look at the pattern. ❋ Zahn, Timothy (2001)
And then it made sense — the wheel and the ships appended to it, and the network of tubes that wove them all so that the whole looked like a crown seen from above, with rays and braidings going out in all directions. ❋ Cherryh, C. J. (1982)
There are no braidings or facings, though the material of the suit may be every whit as excellent in quality as that worn by the master of the house. ❋ Lillian Eichler Watson (N/A)
A [2] striped [2] chest-jacket of silk on his skin, fairly adorned with borders and braidings and trimmings of gold and silver and silvered bronze; it reached to the upper hem of his dark, brown-red warlike breeches of royal silk. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
And amid her hair's rich braidings rests the pearly orange bough, ❋ Various (N/A)
Barton could not help improving morally and mentally while her sons were doing the country's work of regeneration; and her daughters forgot their round tires like the moon, their braidings of hair, and their tinkling ornaments, while they devoted themselves to all that was highest and noblest both in thought and action. ❋ Various (N/A)
Agony turned furiously upon Oh-Pshaw and vented her rage and disappointment in angry up-braidings; Hinpoha wept unconsolably; Gladys looked a world of reproach whenever she turned to Oh-Pshaw, and even gentle Migwan exclaimed in a voice that was sharp with disappointment, "Oh, Oh-Pshaw, how _could_ you?" ❋ Unknown (1924)
Thou sayst his meat was saucd with thy up-braidings: 80 ❋ Unknown (1914)
_ In another cord that has found much favor the two conductors are formed mainly by two concentric spiral wrappings of steel wire, the conductivity being reinforced by adjacent braidings of tinsel. ❋ George Patterson (1910)
At first, of course, he merely marked down, with discretion, his less-expensive stock of prints and muslins, nuns-veilings and muslin delaines, with a few fancy braidings and trimmings in guimp or bronze to enliven the affair. ❋ Unknown (1907)
Then followed a company of Cadets à Cheval, two hundred youths of noble family attired in crimson uniforms with black velvet slashings and silver braidings. ❋ Unknown (1905)
His coat was of sky-blue, slashed across with silver braidings, and with broad silver shoulder-straps on either side. ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)
Dare made no reply; and they watched the captain as he rode past with his drawn sword in his hand, the sun making a little sun upon its blade, and upon his brilliantly polished long boots and bright spurs; also warming his gold cross-belt and braidings, white gloves, busby with its red bag, and tall white plume. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)
He ran lightly up the stairs to meet with a torrent of up-braidings. ❋ Amanda Minnie Douglas (1873)
The vestry contains gigantic wardrobes, full of ladies 'delights -- marvellous vestments, weighted with massive braidings of gold and silver, most delicate handwork in every imaginable colour and form. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)
He searched in his cart, drew forth a package which he opened, shook out a green hunting coat with gold braidings, put it on, and over it a dark-brown overcoat; took from the servant's hands a hat which the latter presented him, and which harmonized with his elegant costume, made the man screw his spurs to his boots, and sprang upon his horse with the lightness and skill of an experienced horseman. ❋ Alexandre Dumas P��re (1836)
