Bowls
[bəʊlz]
Definition
(n. pl.) See Bowl, a ball, a game.
Editor: Ramon
Examples
- Get some more port, Bowls, old boy, whilst I buzz this bottle here. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The girl came in and walked across to the low table by the hearth and picked up the enameled-ware bowls and brought them to the table. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She had the street laid knee-deep with straw; and the knocker put by with Mr. Bowls's plate. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Tell Bowls not at home, or go downstairs and say I'm too ill to receive any one. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I beg your pardon, sir, says Bowls, advancing with a profound bow; what 'otel, sir, shall Thomas fetch the luggage from? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Firkin rushed downstairs to Bowls who was reading out the Fire and the Frying Pan to his aide-de-camp in a loud and ghostly voice. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Bowls, if you please, we will ring when we want you. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Serve the bowls from the pot, Maria. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Bowls and Firkin likewise received their legacies and their dismissals, and married and set up a lodging-house, according to the custom of their kind. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The bowls never wanted washing. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- At this period the stems were hexagonal, ending in an acorn, a bird or a ball, while the bowls were fig shape. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The illumination from a shaded oil lamp is soft and agreeable, but the trimming of the wicks, the refilling of bowls, and the cleaning of chimneys require time and labor. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Rawdon was denied the door by Mr. Bowls; his servants could not get a lodgment in the house at Park Lane; his letters were sent back unopened. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Ornaments on the back of spoon bowls and handles were impressed by dies forced together by drop presses or under screw pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Lady Southdown, from her neighbouring house, reigned over the whole family--Pitt, Lady Jane, Miss Crawley, Briggs, Bowls, Firkin, and all. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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