Screens
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Examples
- And so saying, she took the screens out of her sister-in-law's hands, to admire them herself as they ought to be admired. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- This was effected by having the twenty-six letters painted on a board, and concealed from view by a number of small paper screens, which were attached to magnetic needles. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The use of gauze screens was first described by Fox Talbot in British patent No. 565, October 29, 1852. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Three-and-sixpence has been spent in vain--the screens retire to Miss Clapp's bedroom, who persists in thinking them lovely. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They all paint tables, cover screens, and net purses. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The heat is greater; my Lady screens her face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A revolving fly brush and fly screens contribute to his comfort. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The letters were painted on ground glass, lighted behind, so that when the screens were withdrawn the letters were seen in transparency. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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