Dusting

Examples

• Mrs. Fairfax was dusting some vases of fine purple spar, which stood on a sideboard. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• There she was, busy at work in the breakfast-parlour, of which the housemaid was completing the arrangement and dusting. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Pickwick relapsed into silence, and Mrs. Bardell resumed her dusting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Meanwhile, Mr Carriston, having risen to his feet, was dusting his knees, and, while thus engaged, saw Maurice coming towards him. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• As he had shown no diffidence on the subject, I ventured on the liberty of asking him the question, when he stood before me, dusting his hands. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Mix thoroughly, and apply by dusting the powder into the stockings and gloves. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Mrs. Bardell,' said Mr. Pickwick, at last, as that amiable female approached the termination of a prolonged dusting of the apartment. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• That's a treacherous fellow,' said Mr Boffin, dusting his arms and legs as he came forth, the alligator having been but musty company. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• No, I have got it; here it is,' said Mr Boffin, dusting it with the sleeve of his coat. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Typist: Stacey