10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOWSY»
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blowsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... cuff, box slash vb slit, »cut, hew, chop, carve Ana rive, rend, cleave, split (see
TEAR): penetrate, pierce, »enter slatternly, dowdy, frowzy, blowsy can all mean
deficient in neatness, freshness, or smartness, especially in dress or appearance.
Merriam-Webster, Inc,
1984
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Oxford English Mini Dictionary
blowsy. bloody-minded informal deliberately uncooperative. bloom v. 1 produce
flowers. 2 be very healthy. n. 1 a flower. 2 the state or period of blooming. 3 a
healthy glow in the complexion. bloomers pl. n. 1 women's long baggy knickers.
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton,
2013
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The New Monthly Magazine
My name is Blowsy — Captain Blowsy, and I command the barque the Lovely
Ann. Get your traps, and be on board at ten o'clock." So saying, Captain Blowsy
put into the hands of the astonished boy five golden guineas. Ichabod stared at ...
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton,
1845
4
Glossary of Northamptonshire words and phrases
Dr. ClArke's SerMons. P.D. F.e.A. H.P. H.A.D."Bl0use." BLOWSY. Disordered,
dishevelled. " How blowsy your hair is. You'r quite a blowsy Bess." B.N.C. F.e.A.
BLUBBER. A bubble. Palsgrave has, " Blober upon water, bouteillis."
H.A.D. F.e.A. 2.
Anne Elizabeth Baker,
1854
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
My name is Blowsy—Captain Blowsy, and I command the barque the Lovely Ann.
Get your traps, and be on board at ten o'clock.” So saying, Captain Blowsy put
into the hands of the astonished boy five golden guineas. Ichabod stared at them
...
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Glossary of Northamptonshire words and phrases, with ...
How blowsy your hair is. You'r quite a blowsy Bess." B.N.C. F.e.A. BLUBBER. A
bubble. Palsgrave has, " Blober upon water, bouteillis." H.A.D. F.e.A. 2. To bubble
. " The water blubbers up." BLUBBERING. Weeping till the tears stand in bubbles
...
Anne Elizabeth Baker,
1854
7
The Thrilling Adventures of Superfly
With brother and sister now fearing the worst, Superfly beckoned them up to the
top of the dresser, where he was showing off to the three heavily made up blowsy
bluebottles, who were giggling nearby. Flora studied their makeup and the ...
8
Grands Vins: The Finest Châteaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines
1982 Now-1997 Not an enormous colour for a 1982. A rich but blowsy nose, a
little rustic. Fat, ripe and spicy. Medium to medium-full body. Good acidity. But
lacks concentration, grip and class. There are many better Libournais 1982s than
this.
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Nimrod's Hunting Tours,: Interspersed with Characteristic ...
Stephen, the while his master makes a cast, Tries up the lane, to see if there he
past, When " Blowsy hits it — Blowsy's got the scent ! Hark, hark to Blowsy ! —
that's the way he went !" Now the full pack deep op'ning once again Rush
headlong ...
10
The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland With ...
You're all too black and too blowsy, too blowsy, For a dilly-dally officer! Good
enough for you, sir! for you, sir! If I must have any, I will have this, So come along,
my pretty miss! —Chirbury (Shropshire Folk-lore, p. 517). III. Here come three
dukes ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOWSY»
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What a dish: the UK's most beautiful plates of food
... or twists leaves of mandolined courgettes into the shape of blowsy roses and plays with colour like an artist: blue potatoes and purple carrots. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Former DMN Writer Urges Christians to Desert America. Maybe He'll …
Personally I could forgive a single use of the n-word in the distant past, if that's all it was, sooner than I could get over a blowsy white lady's ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
Flowers, Fillies and Freud
... of wounded Confederate deserter WP Inman, Gene Scheer's libretto attempts to condense and focus the book's often blowsy narrative. «Santa Fe Reporter, Jun 15»
Brixton Review: New Zealand Wine Cellar
You won't see blowsy, muscular wines but something more refined on the whole. Guzzling them would be missing a trick, and getting the most ... «Brixton Blog, Jun 15»
Joyous Bard: 5 Best Film Adaptations of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Made when the novelty of cinema seemed magical in and of itself, this deliciously blowsy "Midsummer" was transferred to screen from director ... «WordandFilm.com, Jun 15»
Great Gardening by Sally Cunningham
Then I saw 'Totally Tangerine' at the RHS Chelsea Flower show, with huge, blowsy, peachy flowers. Wow. And then in Ontario, best of all, I saw ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
Film Review: 'Soaked in Bleach'
The dramatic sequences have a straightforward telepic-mystery feel, though undeniably enliven by Scott's blowsy impersonation of the worst ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
The Overnight Interview: Adam Scott on Fake Dicks, Butthole …
We went out and got Jason that blowsy white shirt that he wears, it's a very specific thing that he wanted and I think it works perfectly. «DorkShelf.com, Jun 15»
LA Film Festival Review: 'Flocken' an artful, disturbing movie
Practically the whole village — from her former school friends to the handsy church pastor — turn against Jennifer, her kind of blowsy mother ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
Movie Reviews: Inside Out and Soaked in Bleach
(Brash and blowsy, she is, shall we say, a divisive music-scene figure.) However, when one tape is played twice so that we can hear Courtney ... «Reason, Jun 15»