Awnings
[ɔ:nɪŋz]
Examples
- The passengers probably spend the long, blazing days looking out from under the awnings at Vesuvius and the beautiful city--and in swearing. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- By means of pulleys, awnings are raised and lowered, and the use of pulleys by furniture movers, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At length a light shone through the windows, and a moment later a man-servant came out on the balcony, drew up the awnings, and closed the shutters. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Blinds, shutters, curtains, awnings, were all closed and drawn to keep out the stare. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Those with the awnings down? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Boats without awnings were too hot to touch; ships blistered at their moorings; the stones of the quays had not cooled, night or day, for months. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It must be the one with the awnings. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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