Dipped

Examples

• The paper was first dipped into a solution of common salt, and then wiped dry, to diffuse the salt uniformly through the substance of the paper. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• She had written in a hurry and dipped her pen too deep. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• It is enough, Robert Jordan said and dipped his cup into the wine bowl. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The satellite was gone; and Mr Inspector, becoming once again the quiet Abbot of that Monastery, dipped his pen in his ink and resumed his books. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Sir Percival dipped a pen in ink, and handed it to his wife. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The brush being dipped into the coloured matter, the comb is passed over the brush in such manner as to cause the paint to spatter the object with fine drops or particles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He dipped up another cup of wine and raised it to Robert Jordan. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• It was then dipped in the sap, or the latter was poured over it, which gave it a thin coating. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Other mechanisms cut and divided the block into strips, which were then dipped at one end, dried and tied in bundles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• That this solution has bleaching properties is shown by the fact that a colored cloth dipped into it loses its color, and unbleached fabrics immersed in it are whitened. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• I have a piece of beef which was dipped Feb. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Let us see, said Caleb, taking up a pen, examining it carefully and handing it, well dipped, to Fred with a sheet of ruled paper. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Mr Inspector dipped a pen in his inkstand, and deftly laid it on a piece of paper close beside him; then resumed his former attitude. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I dipped it in the wine and then drank a glass of coffee. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• She dipped the cloth in the water, and returned to the grave. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Clean the surface of the article, as in the preceding preparation, and apply the mixture by rubbing on with a cork or piece of soft leather moistened with water and dipped in the powder. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• I could see Catherine in the stern but I could not see the water where the blades of the oars dipped. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Listen, Robert Jordan said and, leaning forward, he dipped himself another cup of the wine. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The cloth is dipped into a body of starch, or the same is applied by hand, and then the superfluous starch squeezed out as the clothes are passed through the rollers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• In applying them for the purpose of obtaining instantaneous light, they were mixed together in an adhesive menstruum, into which the ends of small rectangular matches were dipped. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• That he had dipped his hands in blood, to mark himself a miserable fool and tool. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Apply with a soft rag dipped in the paste, and finish with a clean cloth. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Afterwards she advanced to the fountain and dipped it thrice, singing all the time that strange melody. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He leaned over and dipped his cup full of wine and the girl still watched him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He took the sponge, dipped it in, and moistened the corpse-like face; he asked for my smelling-bottle, and applied it to the nostrils. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• No, Robert Jordan said and he dipped another cup of wine. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Maurice, in astonishment, dipped his hand over the side of the boat into this opalescent sea, but withdrew it immediately with a cry of pain. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Gudrun rocked in her light boat, and dipped the paddle automatically to steady herself. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He reached over to the bowl in front of Pablo and dipped up a cup of wine. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Coming out he leaned over the bowl and dipped the cup full and they all touched cup edges. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.

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