Steeped

Examples

• Her own little right-hand middle finger got steeped to the very bone in ink; and I think that was the only decided result obtained. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• And he was so old, so steeped in heavy memories. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• This consisted of alternate discs of copper and zinc, separated by layers of cloth steeped in an acidulated solution. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• But, it was not this which steeped the feeble soul of Twemlow in confusion. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• At about this time, I began to observe that he was getting flushed in the face; as to myself, I felt all face, steeped in wine and smarting. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• In this process the skins are steeped in a bath of alum, salt and other substances, and they are also sometimes soaked in fish-oil. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Sleep, the sovereign balm, at length steeped her tearful eyes in forgetfulness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The sunset struck so brilliantly into the travelling carriage when it gained the hill-top, that its occupant was steeped in crimson. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• She was even more steeped in superstition than the Martians of the outer world. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Still repeating this word, I turned to my pillow; and _still_ repeating it, I steeped that pillow with tears. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• If I may so express it, I was steeped in Dora. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Julia is steeped in money to the throat, and talks and thinks of nothing else. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• It's a little trying, but I have steeped my eyes in cold water, and I won't cry any more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• As the air and waters were tranquil and balmy, so were our minds steeped in quiet. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She appeared to rest like one over-wearied, her beauteous eyes steeped in sweet slumber. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• These I steeped in hot water, and so from the whole of these appliances extracted one cup of I don't know what for Estella. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She steeped a piece of linen in a basin, into which she poured some liquid from a bottle, and laid it with a gentle hand upon the sore. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.

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