10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRIMPINESS»
Discover the use of
scrimpiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scrimpiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The new Scotch haggis; consisiting of pieces connected with ...
He chowit the cude on le scrimpiness of his exchequer, he was noyit for his faut F
bit ; and he gade wud at the routh of the knab. An lid camshock and thrawngabbit
carle forgetherit wi' him, jha couthilie speirit about his dowienes ,.
2
In Strange Company: A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas
No changes had been made in its exterior, everything was exactly as when I saw
it last, even to the peculiar scrimpiness about the piece of privet hedge beside the
gate. A light was burning in an upstair window, but otherwise the house was ...
3
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
IS it not curious to reflect that every lovely lady who drives over from Lenox and
returns, as aforesaid, probably laughs at the “scrimpiness” of the Shaker skirts
just in the degree of the fullness of her own ? The larger the hoop the louder the ...
4
Constitutional Inequality: The Political Fortunes of the ...
... proposed constitutional amendment ever drafted exceeds the House-passed
equal rights amendment in scrimpiness of context. The amendment contains no
language to elucidate its meaning to legislators or to guide courts in interpreting it
.
Gilbert Yale Steiner,
1985
5
Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
3 rugby a SCRUM (noun 9). o verb (scrimmaged, scrimmaging) intr to take part in
a scrimmage. © 15c: a variant of skirmish scrimp c> verb (scrimped, scrimping)
intr to live economically; to be frugal or sparing. • scrimpiness noun. • scrimpy adj.
6
Americanisms: The English of the New World
Every lovely lady who drives over from Lennox and returns, probably laughs at
the scrimpiness of the Shaker's skirt just in the degree of the fullness of her own.
The larger the hoop the louder the laugh." (Atlantic Monthhj, 1870.) Scringe, to ...
Maximilian Schele De Vere,
1872
7
"Ask Mamma;" Or, The Richest Commoner in England
Pretty bobbish, I tenk you, sare, opes you are vell yourself and all de leetle
Mainchnnces," replied Monsieur, rising in the gig, showing the scrimpiness of his
coat and the amplitude of his cinnamon-coloured peg-top trowsers, thrust into ...
Robert Smith Surtees,
1858
8
Chambers English-Hindi Dictionary
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scrimpness тГб1|{; adj. scrimpy aîTTÎT, TTTTTt, TT scrimshaw п. ?ПТ TT, ?Т TT (
TTÍTT ÏRT tTTî ТТТ T TtT TT JpX Т ?ÎTt TT TTTTsft тт ттт): тттгептк îrfrr; тт |TTT ?
Sureśa Avasthī, Indujā Avasthī,
1981
9
The Book of Cut Flowers: A Complete Guide to the Preparing, ...
If sweet-peas, carnations, and other small flowers are used, the bunch, rather
than the posy, should be taken as the type ; scrimpiness being a fault. With
daffodils, however, bunching must not be attempted, nor with tulips and many
other ...
... of blouses that were practically no fits at all. The same remarks may apply to
the trousers, which follow the same rule as to both extremes of size. The
scrimpiness, too, in the material of the latter, make it impossible that they be
altered safely.
California. Adjutant-General's Office,
1894