Spoons

Examples

• The spoons, forks, and other instruments, were all in the same proportion. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• This reference is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Book of Exodus, wherein the Lord commanded Moses to make golden spoons for the Tabernacle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When spoons are to be plated, they are hung in a bath of silver nitrate side by side with a thick slab of pure silver, as in Figure 209. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Of course we have something in the shape of tea-spoons, because we stir our tea. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• There seems no reason why, if in general use, silver forks should not now be as common as spoons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As for one dozen well-manufactured silver spoons and forks at per oz. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Sir, I'm very much obliged to you for the caution, and I'll leave particular directions with the servant to lock up the spoons,' replied Mr. Gunter. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• William was the godfather of the child, and exerted his ingenuity in the purchase of cups, spoons, pap-boats, and corals for this little Christian. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Are we to go without spoons and forks then? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• The marvelous force of electricity was brought to bear on the making of silver-plated knives, forks, spoons, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The spoons are connected with the negative terminal of the battery, while the slab of pure silver is connected with the positive terminal of the same battery. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The spoons were moved slowly: I saw each girl taste her food and try to swallow it; but in most cases the effort was soon relinquished. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• These latter are called Puritan spoons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She hastened to ring the bell; and when the tray came, she proceeded to arrange the cups, spoons, &c. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• If Traddles ever for an instant missed the tea-spoons that were still to be won, I have no doubt it was when he handed the Beauty her tea. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• This is sometimes thought to have been an attempt to strengthen the spoon, but its use must have been purely ornamental, for it adds little strength to these strongly made spoons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In the Bible is the first recorded mention of the use of spoons made of precious metal. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This is absolutely proven by the exact duplication of the pattern on sets of spoons. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• During the early Christian and medieval eras spoons were in common use. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• She had to wash the cups every morning, and polish up the old-fashioned spoons, the fat silver teapot, and the glasses till they shone. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You mustn't give me credit for the tablecloth and spoons and castors, because they come for you from the coffee-house. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• During the last quarter of the seventeenth century, both in England and America, spoons were generally of a style now known as rat-tail. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Early specimens of spoons made of wood, ivory, bronze, silver and gold are preserved in the museums of Europe and Egypt. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A witty Frenchman has said that spoons, if not as old as the world, are certainly as old as soup. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It smelled of early morning, of swept dust, spoons in coffee-glasses and the wet circles left by wine-glasses. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• On the Continent, silver spoons were made much earlier than in England. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• When it was time to go, we bade our distinguished hosts good-bye, and they retired happy and contented to their apartments to count their spoons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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