10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUMPLY»
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plumply in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plumply and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin
An entertaining picture book follows Peter as he searches for the perfect pumpkin--a plumply, dumply one--and once he finds it, he ponders all of the wonderful things he can do with his pumpkin, but decides on making it into a happy jack-o ...
2
Lea's British drama and theatrical portrait gallery
Come, go and hurry the cook. Sal. Oh, the idiot! if it wasn't that missus would be
angry, I'd put as pretty a bunch of stinging nettles into his bed as ever grew by a
wall side. [Exit Sally. Sap. That girl is what I call — by-the- bye, Mrs. Plumply, ...
3
Perfection, Or The Lady of Munster: A Comedy, in One Act
That's right. Now, Mrs. Plumply, recollect seven shillings a-head ; but I can't stand
your whips and et ceteras. Mrs. P. Ha ! ha ! ha ! Sap. You may laugh. By-the-bye,
do you know, Mrs. Plumply, you're a devilish pretty woman ? I must have a kiss.
Thomas Haynes Bayly, 1866
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
plumply . Unhesitatingly; plainly, flatly: coll bordering on S.E.: 1786, Mme D'
Arblay, 'The offer was plumply accepted.' Slightly ob. cf. PLUMP, v., 1, and adj., 2;
also PLUMPNESS. 2. With a direct impact: same status: 1846, O.E.D. cf ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Compared with the species G. prunoides and G. nitida, this species is noticeably
less plumply inflated, more triangular in outline, and more nearly equilateral.
Types.— Holotype U.S.N.M. 103761; 3 figured pnrntypes, U.S.N.M. 103762; ...
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Simon Gray Unbound: The Journey of a Dramatist
... sticks out” (253). Gray will include the words “plumpen” (256) and “plumply” (
255) in his description of the party's preparations. Then, in a jolt to the reader,
Ted careens “plumply” (262) into some barbed wire while blundering “plumply” ...
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Philandering; or, the rose queen: A comic opera ... as ...
... a magistrate turned Mercury — well, 'tis mighty droll; now when I made love,
there was no occasion for letters — Says I, plumply, 1' Pauline, I love you;" on
which she said, plumply — no, no, not plumply, but softly — " Jerome, I love —
you—.
Samuel Beazley, Charles Edward Horn, 1824
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Compared with the species G. prunoides and G. nitida, this species is noticeably
less plumply inflated, more triangular in outline, and more nearly equilateral.
Type*.— Holotype U.S.N.M. 103761; 3 figured paratypes, U.S.N.M. 103762; ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: ...
Slightly ob.—2. (Of speech) blunt, 'flat': coll. verging on S.E.: 1789, Mme D'Arblay,
'She . .. made the most plump inquiries' (OED). Slightly ob. Cf. plump, adv., 2,
plumply, 1, and plumpness, qq.v. plump, adv. With a sudden fall or encounter:
late ...
Eric Partridge, Paul Beale, 1984
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUMPLY»
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Paddling Puerto Rico's Bioluminescent Bays
Ismael explains large specks indicate the single-celled organisms are plumply preparing to divide. Within days, the glow will become more ... «CANOE & KAYAK, Jun 15»
Father's Day short story: When The Blackbird Sings by Nicci Gerrard
Liquid food was all she could manage now: she used to be plumply beautiful, with a warm, round face and dark-blonde hair that she tied ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
Highlight: Fan aloe
The plumply succulent leaves are distichously arranged, which is a fancy way of saying that they are either to the left or to the right, flaring out to ... «Lompoc Record, Jun 15»
Number Seven Shaker Rocking Chair
Without pity, each rocker blade, and rising never so strong as by spindle-shank lightness to where the pommels lie under each hand plumply. «The Atlantic, May 15»
Renault Espace 2.0 Initiale Paris 5dr Auto
The plumply stuffed leather chairs are supremely comfortable, almost Volvo-like, wherever you're sitting, and the fact they're no longer entirely ... «Top Gear, Apr 15»
We are stardust: the restrained elegance of Clive James's …
His own version of our history in space speaks of how “our young men/Walked plumply on the moon and saw Earth rise” (that “plumply” is ... «New Statesman, Apr 15»
A thrilling walk to the exuberance of wing beats and bird cries
Some are feeding, others snuggle down with heads under their wings or plumply waddle until a fight breaks out. An aggressive goose plunges ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Star System
There was a time when some of our young men Walked plumply on the moon and saw Earth rise, As stunning as the sun. The years since then ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
Runners and ringers
Impressive wines showing more subtlety and grace than their peers included the warm, open-textured, plumply tannic but finally meditative ... «Decanter China, Mar 15»
The Withings Activité has shown me why most other fitness trackers …
I fall – heavily, plumply, resignedly – into that latter camp. For me, and for many like me, I think, a fitness tracker such as the Jawbone Up24, ... «TechRadar, Feb 15»
