Drying

Examples

• He has certainly been drying up faster since the engagement: the flame of passion, I suppose. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Further to the north is the great plain, still steadily thawing and drying. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• After the dipping they are subjected to a drying process and then boxed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It's the dampness drying, replied Jo. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Six plaster casts of Napoleon were drying in the passage. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This method of drying was original with Edison. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Her remembrances of home and childhood were remembrances of the drying up of every spring and fountain in her young heart as it gushed out. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• For a moment I thought they might have got wet and been burned in the drying. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Machines for Assorting and Dipping, Drying and Boxing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Carpets thus treated regain their original colors in all their freshness, the entire operation of washing and drying a large carpet requiring but two hours, and the carpet need not be taken up. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• The clear, cold sunshine glances into the brittle woods and approvingly beholds the sharp wind scattering the leaves and drying the moss. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The drying process comes next. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Indeed, Mr. Pickwick, I am very much obliged to you for your kindness and consideration,' replied Arabella, drying her tears with her handkerchief. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Unscrupulous jobbers and dealers have been known to soak the whole beans in spirits, practically stealing all their flavor, and then by drying them place them on the market. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• As in drying clay for brick, so in drying clay for porcelain and pottery generally, great improvements have been made in the drying of the clay, and other materials to be mixed therewith. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Dr. Hoffmann of Berlin invented different forms of drying and burning chambers which attracted great attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• When it is desired to give it a smooth, glossy surface, the paper, after its completion, is passed through animal sizing material, and then between drying and smoothing rollers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• After drying, the salt is sifted and the fine table salt is separated from the coarser products. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The same form of tube answers equally well for keeping a constant level in a filter or drying chamber. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Nothing--nothing, said I, drying my tears. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Deed, I am loath,' returned Rachael, drying her eyes, 'that any here should see me like this; but I won't be seen so again. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Drying up was the fatal thing for life in those days, against which at first it had no protection. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The surface of the handle, as well as the back part of the stamps, having been covered with such a solution and well pressed together, after drying the entire stamp will be ready for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• She receives the thin sheet of partially cut gum from the last drying room. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• But a creature that is to be exposed for any time out of the water, must have its body and its breathing apparatus protected from drying up. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Many things might be tried, of a drying nature. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I may be strong-minded, but no one can say I'm out of my sphere now, for woman's special mission is supposed to be drying tears and bearing burdens. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Yes, yes, yes, returned Mr. Lorry, drying his eyes, you are right. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• The salt is then drained out and is ready for drying. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A gentleman like you ought to know best, sir, returned Mrs. Bagnet, hurriedly drying her eyes on the hem of her grey cloak, but I am uneasy for him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

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