Smoothed

Examples

• Replacing her daughter on the couch, she smoothed the pillow and spread the sheet. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr Venus involuntarily smoothed his countenance, and looked at his hand, as if to see whether any of its speaking properties came off. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Carefully selecting one long tress, she smoothed it down with her hands, and held it out towards her lover. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• By a strange fatality Juliet alone escaped, and she to the last waited on her relatives, and smoothed the pillow of death. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The outsides of the buildings somewhat resembled the cement houses which have been put up in later days, a coat of clay being spread on the outside walls and carefully smoothed off. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• He smoothed the earth over the little grave with his own hands. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• She wished to fly to her couch, that couch which she, Briggs, had so often smoothed in the hour of sickness. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mrs. March laughed, and smoothed down her maternal pride as she asked, Well, my swan, what is your plan? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• And Mrs. March smoothed the soft cheek, which suddenly grew rosy as Meg answered slowly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The basket packed in silence, they brought her bonnet to her, and smoothed her disordered hair, and put it on. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• This paste is applied in a thin layer to the surface of the table or desk to be covered, the cloth or leather is then laid on and smoothed with a roller. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• She generally wore mittens, and she now laid down her work, and smoothed those mittens. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The choleric face which Mr Meagles turned upon him smoothed when he saw who it was, and he put out his friendly hand. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• I knelt down by him; I turned his face from the cushion to me; I kissed his cheek; I smoothed his hair with my hand. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• The ball is then smoothed and polished. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The molded ball is then taken from the press and smoothed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A board was by these means perfectly trimmed and smoothed from end to end, as it was carried against the cutters by suitable moving means. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Great attention was also paid to all the joints, which were smoothed down so as to make a perfect magnetic contact. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• They are next turned down to size and selected for quality and weight, after which they are kiln dried and receive a final turning to perfect their formation, then smoothed and finished. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• As she had said, the letter was torn in two; but with a rapid gesture she laid the torn edges together and smoothed out the page. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• At the factory the slate is cut to size and smoothed top and bottom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Oliver's pillow was smoothed by gentle hands that night; and loveliness and virtue watched him as he slept. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Riviere appeared, shaved, smoothed-out, but still unmistakably drawn and serious. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Those ridiculous points would have been smoothed away by the money, for I love money, and want money--want it dreadfully. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Here the old lady tossed her head, and smoothed down her lavender-coloured silk dress with trembling hands. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• For, almost at once, she had felt the insidious charm of slipping back into a life where every material difficulty was smoothed away. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• It is desirable, therefore, that it shall be smoothed out and be given somewhat of a lustre before weaving. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Many vain solicitudes would be preventedmany awkwardnesses smoothed by it. Jane Austen. Emma.
• After seasoning, the balls are smoothed with shagreen and polished. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Three years had certainly not smoothed the asperities of his temper or his impatience with a less active intelligence than his own. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

Edited by Arnold