Gloves

Examples

• I see you are accustomed to wearing kid gloves--but some gentlemen are so awkward about putting them on. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• My dear, said she as she carefully folded up her scarf and gloves, my brave physician ought to have a title bestowed upon him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My new fan just matches my flowers, my gloves fit to a charm, and the real lace on Aunt's mouchoir gives an air to my whole dress. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• But they had bought gloves, too, as I did. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He took his hat and gloves off the table, and made for the door. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully, began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• No, nothing that I knows on,' replied the man, pulling on his gloves. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• When the gloves were bought, and they had quitted the shop again, Did you ever hear the young lady we were speaking of, play? Jane Austen. Emma.
• It seemed a stylish thing to go to the theater in kid gloves, and we acted upon the hint. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He had fought his cousin Pitt with the gloves. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Beside him were the leggings, thick boots, leather gloves, and sleeve-waistcoat in which he worked. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I cannot, said Wellington, putting on his gloves, and taking a hasty leave of me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Very good,' said he, taking his hat from its peg, and putting a pair of handcuffs in his pocket as if they were his gloves. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• You must have gloves, or I won't go, cried Meg decidedly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I have nothing more to say,' returned Mrs Wilfer, with a meek renunciatory action of her gloves. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Thus adjured, Topsy confessed to the ribbon and gloves, with woful protestations of penitence. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Now, Mr. Dodson,' said Fogg, putting up the pocket-book and drawing on his gloves, 'I am at your service. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Well, Lucy (drawing on his gloves)will the Nun come again to-night, think you? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mix thoroughly and apply upon going to bed, wearing a pair of gloves. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Handle your tools without mittens; remember that _The cat in gloves catches no mice_, as Poor Richard says. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Hold back your shoulders, and carry your hands easily, no matter if your gloves do pinch. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The greengrocer put on a pair of wash-leather gloves to hand the plates with, and stationed himself behind Mr. Tuckle's chair. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The more delicate leathers are treated in this manner, those especially which are used for wash-leathers, kid gloves, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I assured his lordship that I should not like him a bit the better for dirtying his hands or his gloves with my muddy shoes: but he was peremptory. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He passed to his desk; he placed on the same his hat and gloves. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He put his gloves on the chair, and he took the proofs, sheet by sheet, to copy them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• He eschewed gloves, and looked, upon the whole, something like a dissipated Robinson Crusoe. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Then, she put on her gloves again, and we drew round the fire, and Wemmick said, Now, Aged Parent, tip us the paper. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Have you seen one of my last new gloves about the house, Rachel? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I saw he wore gloves. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.

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