ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NONDESCRIPT
From non- + Latin dēscriptus, past participle of dēscribere to copy, describe.
3 QUOTES WITH «NONDESCRIPT»
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nondescript.
Actors ought to be larger than life. You come across quite enough ordinary, nondescript people in daily life and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage too.
I always think my face is quite nondescript - it sort of fits in to any period. It's not really distinct enough for you to remember me from something.
You come across quite ordinary, nondescript people in daily life, and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage, too.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONDESCRIPT»
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nondescript in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nondescript and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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November: fragments in a
nondescript sytle
Most famous for Madame Bovaryand Sentimental Education: The Story of a Young Man,Gustave Flaubert is one of the undisputed masters of 19th-century fiction.
Gustave Flaubert, Nadine Gordimer, 2005
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Nondescript Rambunctious
Could we go so far as to feel sympathy for a serial killer? In Nondescript Rambunctious, we find cruelty at its most devestating--and empathy where we least expected."
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Curiosities of natural history
THE. NONDESCRIPT. If Barnum managed to humbug the public so well, and to
make such a sum of money as above related with his Fegee mermaid, I wonder
what he would have done if he had had possession of my Nondescript, of which I
...
Francis Trevelyan Buckland, 1868
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Ballou's Monthly Magazine
The Nondescript and the Bear.— In that broken, precipitous, romantic section of
Idaho Territory which is drained by the three Salmon Rivers, partially covered
with mighty forests of giant yellow pines and red firs, and inhabited with many
kinds ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Martha Eileen Holahan, 2010
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What Nobody Ever Told You
This is a nondescript and nearly dilapidating building This is a nondescript and
nearly dilapidating building This is a nondescript and nearly dilapidating building
This is a nondescript and nearly dilapidating building This is a nondescript and ...
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A New Theory for American Poetry: democracy, the ...
The pleasure of fear is a sublime hallmark, betokening a passion for aesthetic
ambivalence. This art always draws a fine line between the ineffable and the
indescribable. Describing the Nondescript In fact American literature and art go
further; ...
Angus FLETCHER, Angus Fletcher, 2009
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Little Dorrit, Vol. I ~ Paperbound
The nondescript replied in encouraging terms, and brought him to a coffee-shop
in the street within a stone's throw. " Do you know Miss Dorrit ? " asked the new
client. The nondescript knew two Miss Dorrits ; one who was born inside — That ...
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The Police Composite Sketch
Only the shortest suggestion of the neck is necessary. Add the whole of the
shoulders is not required (see “Rendering Tips” in Chapter 7). Another set of
character terminology includes the phrases “nondescript,” “ordinary,” or “looks
like a cop.”.
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NonDescript Resonance: Notes On NonExistence III. V.
NonDescript Resonance is section III. V of an on-going serial work: Notes On NonExistence. This copy is from the limited edition first pressing Spring 2002. --Sinfonia Press.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONDESCRIPT»
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Arizona basketball: Late-bloomer Jones peaks at right time
Jones, a 6-foot-4-inch combo guard from Irving, Texas, who picked up a UA scholarship offer earlier this month, was a nondescript 6-foot guard ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
What's it like to watch a slaughter?
From the front it's just a nondescript brown building. Article continues below. Meat: What's smart, what's right, what's next · We recall 100 blue whales' worth of ... «Grist, Jul 15»
Vintage Chicago newsreels: Check out old clips newly posted on …
Tribune excerpt: Al Capone sat in a Pullman drawing room handcuffed to a nondescript auto thief early today after leaving Chicago in a blaze of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Little Boots: My life in travel
It was at one of the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurants in the world and it's just under a train station, the most nondescript place. The queue ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Salt Lake Comic Con side-steps legal battle, secures trademark for …
“The Trademark Office came back to us a couple months ago saying that the name 'Comic Con' is nondescript and generic,” Brandenburg said. «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
'Larry Doby was a hero': How the Hall of Famer built a friendship …
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The guys gathered for their afternoon gin rummy session at the Cleveland Arena, the nondescript, brick building on ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Armed civilians stand guard at Spotsylvania recruitment center
The nondescript, rectangular brick building alongside State Route 3 in Spotsylvania County is home to offices for a dentist and a doctor, as well ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
CNY Dives: Syracuse saloon still serves 'old-school' pickled pig …
Situated on the first floor of a nondescript house on Galster Avenue, the Lyncourt watering hole offers beer and liquor like any other bar, plus an ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
The Trailer for the Final Hunger Games Movie Is Here at Last
... unseen (I bought “a piece of Paris,” he tells his brother, Walt [Dean Stockwell]): just a tract of nondescript, barren-looking land, a tabula rasa. «Vogue.com, Jul 15»
A Visit to Mac's Burgers
The decor at Mac's is nondescript, making a point that this joint is about the eating and the drinking. You get plenty of space for the latter, ... «Memphis Flyer, Jul 15»
