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Word: hairs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...noticed next morning at breakfast that Chaucer had a much less satisfied air than usual. The hair of Sidney, too, looked rumpled, and the copy of the Daily Advertiser, which he holds so conspicuously forward, had a look of having been up all night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HALL OF MEMORIES. | 2/20/1880 | See Source »

Clear blue eyes, shimmering golden hair, a perfect Marguerite. How trustful and confiding she was! We used to talk poetry by the hour, and once, as I ventured like a true knight to claim the winsome lady's glove, she blushed, - a blush like the soft pink on the petals of an apple-blossom, - and shook her head; but as she passed me that night in the corridor, she dropped this little glove into my hand, and - well - she went away the next day, and -" He told me once, by the way, that she married a wealthy pork-packer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LOVER'S FRIEND. | 2/20/1880 | See Source »

...strongly marked. Her forehead was high and exquisitely moulded, her mouth and chin large and round, and her eyes full, restless, and glowing. A rich clear color trembled through the brown of a cheek that had been tanned by exposure to sun and wind. She had the most beautiful hair that any woman has worn since Helen. It was a soft dark brown, rich, thick, and tremulous...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DIANA. | 2/6/1880 | See Source »

...What color is your hair? Is your motto "Never...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPECIMEN BRICKS. | 2/6/1880 | See Source »

...Harvard Man is a very presentable specimen. He has nice curly whiskers and beautifully cropped hair, a brand-new crimson ribbon on his hat, English-cut clothes, a striped ulster, and an eye-glass; and when he speaks, he murmurs in a soft, melodious voice. In short, he seems a superior being, gotten up regardless of expense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TYPES. | 1/9/1880 | See Source »

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