10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEARD-STROKING»
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beard-stroking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
beard-stroking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
25, 2003 beard-stroking noun serious consideration of something, deep thought
uk • No mean feat considering the ... Otherwise known as IDM or Intelligent
Dance Music, which means that the usual audience is beard stroking rather than
booty ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
Trevor rubbed his beard, stroking it down and running his fingers along the
bottom. Beard stroking was usually reserved for times of deep thought. He
shaded his eyes to observe the sun setting into the ocean with seeming rapidity.
Slow down ...
3
America Bewitched: The Story of Witchcraft After Salem
In the process, some pitfalls of historical interpretation and assumption are
revealed, illustrating the importance of understanding the consequences of
events and not just their origins. Beard-stroking and friendly words: witchcraft in
Sullivan ...
4
The Sculpted Word: Epicureanism and Philosophical ...
150). (3) A "disputing" gesture would contradict the "stern and self-contained
structure" of the portrait (p. 150). (4) The gesture of beard-stroking accords well
with the position of the head, which, according to Kruse-Berdolt, was "not only
turned ...
5
Modes of Viewing in Hellenistic Poetry and Art: And Art
... mental reactions: deeply immersed in thought when Amphalces comes across
him, he is annoyed at having his train of thought interrupted, yet his beard-
stroking shows the thoughtfulness with which he contemplates Amphalces'
proposition ...
6
The Dead Sea : A New Route to India
smoxme AND BEARD-STROKING. 103 mountainous parts, in the neighbourhood
of Makri, had taken to their evil courses. We wished therefore to know from the
Aga, as the chief of this district, whether we could travel in it without fear of ...
7
Mother Nature V. Father God
Nick surmised he'd probably had a cram course in body language somewhere
but missed the class on neck scratching and beard stroking. After reading the
next note from the pastor, Nick paused to make sure the judge had caught up
with his ...
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The Darkness and the Light: A Philosopher Reflects Upon His ...
In no one else have I ever seen quite such effective beard stroking. I confess that
this is all I can recall of the session of the seminar I attended. I rather think he
mostly read from his System. He was a dignified figure, one of the worthies in his
...
“Why no one but yourself protested when I maligned your son,” he replied.
Masura broke in. “Excuse me, Lord Coralean, but do you believe King Protarus
speaks the truth? Will he spare Kyrania if we do as he demands?” More beard
stroking ...
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The Joy of Laughter: My Life as A Comedy Writer
He always strode briskly into the classroom, sat at his desk, immediately took out
his false teeth, and dropped them into a glass of water. Then he fixed us with his
piercing eyes and, after considerable beard-stroking, dared us not to give our ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEARD-STROKING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
beard-stroking is used in the context of the following news items.
Scotland's No 1 funkateers Federation of the Disco Pimp release live …
There's no beard-stroking pretentiousness – they're smiling as they play.” There's an authenticity to the Federation sound that demonstrates the ... «The National, Jul 15»
Friday in Edinburgh – What's On Today
'Fun, experimental, old school, new school, hip-shaking, beard-stroking, local, international…something for all discerning tastes' – all in the ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jul 15»
What's On in Edinburgh this week
'Fun, experimental, old school, new school, hip-shaking, beard-stroking, local, international…something for all discerning tastes' – all in the ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jun 15»
Moving buildings was once routine
Oxen, horses, capstans, rollers, screw jacks – and no doubt much beard-stroking and brow-wiping – combined to get the job done. Urban feats ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jun 15»
Where's my self-driving car?
... has finally launched out of the realm of beard-stroking futurists and dreamy science-fiction writers. These days, barely a week goes by without ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
The Webbys is an award show that clicks
... campaign that took Twitter and YouTube by storm), and the beard-stroking online lecture mill of TED, both of which took home 11 Webbys. «Boston Globe, May 15»
Five things we've learned as Chelsea see off Manchester United
Chelsea had 29% of the ball in this game – United 71%. The beard-stroking hipsters of football love their stats. Some are fun, some are tedious. «getwestlondon, Apr 15»
All about the Bs; Event highlighting beer and beards
... mustache, the Style Lounge is planning to be on hand to do beard trimming, and Ankeny plans to take volunteers for a beard-stroking booth. «Austin Herald, Apr 15»
WrestleMania 31's main events, predicted and debated in WWE 2K15
Not only that, but we've used said digital dust-ups as the focal point for a great deal of beard-stroking wrassle-chat, wherein we muse upon ... «GamesRadar, Mar 15»
'Brand: A Second Coming': SXSW Review
... suggest that Brand envisioned a much more beard-stroking look at the world's problems and didn't anticipate a doc that would spend most of ... «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 15»
