Cigar
[sɪ'gɑː] or [sɪ'ɡɑr]
Definition
(n.) A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.
Inputed by Leslie
Definition
n. a roll of tobacco-leaves for smoking.—n. Cigarette′ a little cigar made of finely-cut tobacco rolled in thin paper.
Edited by Jeremy
Examples
- Where could he get Pablo a cigar? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- St. Clare was stretched on a bamboo lounge in the verandah, solacing himself with a cigar. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But the law insists on your smoking your cigar, sir, when you have once chosen it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Here's a cigar, and the doctor has a prescription containing hot water and a lemon, which is good medicine on a night like this. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- If you care to smoke a cigar in our rooms, Colonel, I shall be happy to give you any other details which might interest you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Take Rawdon outside with you and give him a cigar too if you like. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Give him a cigar, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- You remember in her statement she said that her sister could smell Dr. Roylott's cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I think that I shall have a whisky and soda and a cigar after all this cross-questioning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The stranger produced a match, and lighted a cigar, saying, as he did so, Decentish kind o' wench you've got round there, stranger. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Look at that cigar store Indian, Robert Jordan thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- George said, with a puff of his cigar, which went soaring up skywards. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That was what that face really needed to complete it; a half chewed cigar. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was seen lighting his cigar with one, to the horror of Captain Dobbin, who, it is my belief, would have given a bank-note for the document. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are cigars in the box. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- They seem for the most part shabby in attire, dingy of linen, lovers of billiards and brandy, and cigars and greasy ordinaries. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Exactly what happened last year, when I gave up my cigars. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- You can't tell what you're smoking in one of these new houses--likely as not the CHEF buys the cigars. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In the midst of the jollity produced by good cigars, good wine, and passable anecdotes, the landlord presented his bill. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Worcester had a great mind to have asked him to return the cigars. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Send down word that he's to spend the change in cigars. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Don't forget to lock up your cigars, when you get back to the hotel! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I don't approve of cigars and I will only allow it on condition that you let me put you into my sketch. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Twenty-five cigars, at 100 reis, 2,500 reis! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Cigars dropped unnoticed from nerveless fingers. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Having lighted their cigars, they leaned out of this window, smoking, and looking down at the moonlight, as it shone into the court below. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Oh, this is an Havana, and these others are cigars of the peculiar sort which are imported by the Dutch from their East Indian colonies. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They're a-smokin' cigars by the kitchen fire,' said Sam. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Leave me the cigars, John, I--ha--beg. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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