10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOWZY»
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blowzy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
blowzy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Expansion of England: Race, Ethnicity and Cultural History
without any guide but a blowzy peasant girl, whose jargon she can hardly
understand? 110 In this case, toappreciatethe full force of Scott's playful cross
referencing and hisgameswith narrative point of view, we would need to look at
Chapter ...
Bill Schwarz,, Bill Schwarz, 2005
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Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
blowzy (BLOU-zē) adj. This word (sometimes spelled blowsy) means “disheveled
, unkempt, sloppy, untidy.” It often carries with it a suggestion of coarseness,
grossness, or crudity. The punk rock band featured a blowzy, blue- haired female
...
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Having Fun with Words of Wit and Wisdom: In 3,401 Quotations ...
Blowzy – Ruddy and fat-faced, a woman so appearing also described as
blowzed – “A face made blowzy by cold and damp.” – George Eliot, Silas Marner,
xi – “Huge women blowzed with health and wind and rain.” – The Princess, iv –
and ...
But love's a most uncertain thing, And can't be trusted to; For when he'd bought
the wedding-ring, Miss Blowzy proved untrue. Now this poor fellow did depart, All
by a sudden death 3 And if it wer'n't of a broken heart, It were for want of breath.
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1833
Now this poor fellow did depart, His eyes they glared and look'd so fell, All by a
sudden death ; They set the bed on lire ; And if it wer'n't of a broken heart, Miss
Blowzy tried to ring the bell. It were for want of breath. But could'nt pull the wire.
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, Thomas Carlyle, 1833
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A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, Both with ...
BLOWZY, blowzy. a. Sun-burnt, high coloured. BLUBBER, blubber. s. The part of
a whale that contains the oil. To BLUBBER, blubber. v. n. To weep in such a
manner as to swell the cheeks. BLUDGEON, blud'-jin. s. Astiort stick, with one
end ...
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Lanterns on the Levee; Recollections of a Planter's Son
So far as I could detect, I had only two co-lodgers: a desperately poor medical
student, a Pole, and a blowzy girl whom I sometimes passed on the dark stinking
stairway as she started on her professional rounds. The Pole and I finally spoke,
...
William Alexander Percy, 1973
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Writer's Diary Volume 1: 1873-1876
Here's another problem: people will say that if you're afraid of such perfection and
don't feel a worthy match for her, then you should choose some blowzy girl (as
long as she's not morally blowzy). But of course there's no doing that: you refuse,
...
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The Poor Little Rich Girl
One face (the front) was blowzy and freckled, with a small pug nose and a
quarrelsome mouth. The other (the face on what, with ordinary persons, was the
back of the head) was dark and forbidding, its nose a large brick-colored pug, the
...
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Observations on fox-hunting and the management of hounds in ...
Dorimont. Crier Dorimont . . Watchman Wildfire. Proctor Rummager . Guardian. . .
L (Whisker.... DAMS. Witchery. Blowzy. Gertrude. Daffodil. Magic. Governess.
Modish. Minstrel. Malady. Gossamer. Gaylass. Restless. Roundelay. Rally.
Bawble.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOWZY»
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blowzy is used in the context of the following news items.
Gewürztraminer and Indian Food, a Mystic Pairing
... lychee, grapefruit, and spices are immediate and captivating, although some lack refinement and seem a bit blowzy owing to low acidity and ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
Review: In 'Significant Other,' a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off
The impending marriage of the blowzy, filter-free Kiki, played with a touch of crass by Sas Goldberg, forms the background to the opening ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Billie Holiday's disappearing act
After a blowzy "T'aint Nobody's Business if I Do," she comes apart in the middle of "Don't Explain." It's not a melodramatic meltdown, mind you, ... «SouthFlorida.com, May 15»
Gardening: The border guards
... continue to stand firm and conscientiously remain at your station, but have blooms which can't compete with the big, blowzy brigade, and you ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, May 15»
CAROL FEENEY: Show is ridiculously funny
belted out by Katy Nicholas, and Janet's “Drowsy” (i.e. “Tipsy”) Chaperone, played in the show-within-a-show by a blowzy Grande Dame of the ... «Belleville Intelligencer, May 15»
Essay of the week - Thoroughly modern Hardy: in his depiction of …
The back story is that Jude has been tricked into marriage with Arabella Donn, a blowzy barmaid who feigned pregnancy to get her man. «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
Reviews: 'Spinster' and 'The Wild Oats Project'
By the time Bolick has turned 40, she writes in her blowzy prose, "These women had been with me for over a decade, and yet still they were ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 15»
Huntington's 'Come Back, Little Sheba': Frozen In Time, Steaming …
... and out in her nighty, followed by blowzy Lola in bed head and curlers. (The latter changes from robe to housedress right there in the kitchen.) ... «WBUR, Apr 15»
Actor Vashti Hughes' Sydney in extremis
Kate, herself a big blowzy matriarch, older than her peers, a 19th-century Irish-Australian country girl, rough as they come. Kate's rival Tilly, who ... «The Saturday Paper, Apr 15»
Episode 708: The Trinity: Blood, Death, and Coffee, Tea, or Me?
Don and Roger were accompanied by three blowzy women in the original diner scene. Other women from Don's past were resurrected to ... «MediaPost Communications, Apr 15»
