Tournure

A noticeable feature in her tournure was a magnificent mass of braided locks. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Now, though I would not recommend to you, to go into women’s company in search of solid knowledge, or judgment, yet it has its use in other respects; for it certainly polishes the manners, and gives une certaine tournure, which is very necessary in the course of the world; and which Englishmen have generally less of than any people in the world. ❋ Unknown (2005)

A company wholly composed of men of learning, though greatly to be valued and respected, is not meant by the words GOOD COMPANY; they cannot have the easy manners and, 'tournure' of the world, as they do not live in it. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

This, with your physics, your geometry, and your exercises, will be all that you can possibly have time for at Paris; for you must allow a great deal for company and pleasures: it is they that must give you those manners, that address, that 'tournure' of the 'beau monde', which will qualify you for your future destination. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

It is in the best companies only; that you can learn the best manners and that 'tournure', and those graces, which I have so often recommended to you, as the necessary means of making a figure in the world. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

You have the French language so perfectly, and you will acquire the French 'tournure' so soon, that I do not know anybody likely to pass their time so well at Paris as yourself. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

You easily guess that I mean the graces, the air, address, politeness, and, in short, the whole 'tournure' and ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

You may rise up slowly with an Andersonian grace and first one female politely begs permission to remove one of her tidies from your hat; then they will file into the next room, one by one, to see how La Americanos 'sombrero becomes them, while another removes a white, delicately constructed thing from your "tournure" (what they dote on), which latter they have been dying to closely inspect, and to find how you manage to have it hang so prettily. ❋ Unknown (1888)

'tournure', and particularly of your ENUNCIATION and elegance of style. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

Au moment de prendre la fuite, la duchesse Camille n'imaginait pas une seule seconde que ce voyage forcé jusqu'aux confins du royaume allait prendre une tournure si... excitante. ❋ Victoria Janssen (2009)

Que le sieur Mauclerc n'a fait que répéter en d'autres termes, & par une tournure déplacée ce que Watin a dit avant lui, & n'a nullement traité ni des couleurs ni des vernis. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Inspiration Debilienne, compagnon du Pinku, gagnée au combat contre le grand maitre Baka, maitre incontesté jusqu'alors de la tournure de frase incomprehensible et de son attak ultime dite de la "fot'defrap" lui echappa subitement! ❋ Pinku-tk (2006)

You easily guess that I mean the graces, the air, address, politeness, and, in short, the whole tournure and agremens of a man of fashion; so many little things conspire to form that tournure, that though separately they seem too insignificant to mention, yet aggregately they are too material for me (who think for you down to the very lowest things) to omit. ❋ Unknown (2005)