Fatigues
[fə'ti:ɡz]
Definition
(noun.) military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor.
Edited by Cary--From WordNet
Examples
- But I hope I am able to do something to relieve him from the fatigues of business, Master Copperfield! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- How the fatigues and annoyances of travel fill one with bitter prejudices sometimes! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The hardiness of their ordinary life prepares them for the fatigues of war, to some of which their necessary occupations bear a great analogy. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I had left her this evening, reposing after the fatigues of her preparations. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The sleep of this afternoon has quite cured my fatigues of last night. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then you have had fatigues within doors, which are worse. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The fatigues of the day and the loss of sleep the night before drove us to bed early. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I must move, said she; resting fatigues me. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- To spare her the fatigues of the caravan route, it was decided to send her by sea with a suitable escort. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No part of it fatigues me but getting off this horse, I assure you, said she, as she sprang down with his help; I am very strong. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- How was she after the events of the morning--after the fatigues of the ball the night before? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Every sort of exercise fatigues her so soon, Miss Crawford, except riding. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Nothing ever fatigues me but doing what I do not like. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Their pay is less than that of common labourers, and, in actual service, their fatigues are much greater. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He hoped she was not incommoded by the fatigues of the day. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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