10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRUMPISHNESS»
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frumpishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
frumpishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Postcolonial Jane Austen
However, she is also produced as bourgeois or middle-class, which would seem
to be the effect of Said's figure of 'aesthetic frumpery', since frumpishness is not
only gender-specific but class-specific too— denoting a middle-class failure of ...
You-me Park, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, 2000
2
The Urologic and Cutaneous Review
Frumpishness and Woman's Intellectual Power. "But art," remarks Dr. Mary
Putnam-Jacobi,* "divorced from science and consequently a little forlorn, like all
divorcees, is quite at the service of female aspirants for fame, also a little forlorn.
Sally was from Rhode Island and had something very Bette Davishish in her
prominent eyes and sophisticated frumpishness. Barbara was from Chicago, and
not very attractive. Her figure was too full and too short for all there was of it, but
she ...
4
Morphological Aspects of Language Processing
Three time steps in the processing of the neologism slonzigheid, 'frumpishness':
Access representations (A); concept nodes (B); semantic and syntactic nodes (C).
Degrees of shading reflect activation levels. 2In other words, we view the ...
Laurie Beth Feldman, 2013
5
The matchmaker, by the author of 'Cousin Geoffrey'.
At first, she declined ; but, recollecting that the contrast of her elegance and
beauty with the frumpishness of her neighbours would shew her to advantage,
she accepted, and sat with a beating heart, expecting the curtain to rise, and
nervously ...
Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies, 1842
6
Screening Cuba: Film Criticism as Political Performance ...
... beautifully combines a housewifely frumpishness with sullen sensuality. "
About Llaurado, he wrote: "Llaurado is solid as a confused husband genuinely in
love but without the slightest idea of what drives his mate.” While the description
169.
7
Wine and Walnuts: Or, After Dinner Chit-chat
My Lord might have never departed from this frumpishness ; but the great hard of
Twickenham certame once was seen to elevate the cornersof his lips above a
smile, and that at Crispin Tucker's muse. . “ So that mad-cap on London Bridge
has ...
8
Thinking Arabic Translation: A Course in Translation Method: ...
And, in [fr], there is as much frightful frumpishness as there is fruitfulness and
friendship. In other words, translators confronted with sound-symbolism have to
decide what its function is before they start translating. The aim will be to convey
as ...
James Dickins, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins, 2013
Also, as a being ofviolently Irish extraction, I personally cannot summon up much
devotion to that four-foot-tall moocherous twit, who raises dowdiness,
frumpishness, and other disparaging adverbs to a level unknown in any society
outside of ...
10
The Reasons for Marriage
“Her...er...frumpishness was a mite obvious, don't you think?” “A matter beyond
question,” Frederick assured him. “Even, perhaps, a shade too obvious?”
Frederick frowned. “Jason—are you feeling quite the thing?” Jason's grey eyes
gleamed.
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRUMPISHNESS»
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frumpishness is used in the context of the following news items.
Toyota Prius III 2009 Road Test
Gone is the old model's mild frumpishness, with lamp clusters and window shapes that have subtly jazzed up the Prius. It's the same inside. «Honest John, Dec 09»
