How To Use Antimacassar In A Sentence
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Banish thoughts of decorative church kneelers, of draped antimacassars or folklorish costumes.
Times, Sunday Times
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Around 1850, these started to be known as antimacassars.
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Traditionally they have only been provided in first - class accommodation and this will be the first time a whole mixed charter train has been provided with linen antimacassars.
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Do they sport antimacassars on the back of their leather desk chairs?
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It has a carefully excogitated circular structure, whereby its beginning manages to bite its tail, its way of getting there is haphazard and halting, its often windy dialogue a poor antimacassar for its spindly furnishings.
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All is peaceful this afternoon amid the dove-grey seats with antimacassars as white as the table-cloths.
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It was a quick transport back to antimacassars, short pants and scratchy-needle upholstery.
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I want you to know Mr. Brown, that I don't take off my antimacassar for just anyone.
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For those who came of age with Habitat, he offered alternatives to the dreaded three-piece suites, armchairs with antimacassars and standard lamps with tasselled shades.
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For those who came of age with Habitat, he offered alternatives to the dreaded three-piece suites, armchairs with antimacassars and standard lamps with tasselled shades.
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But for once she had the presence of mind not to show her dismay, and she helped Mrs. Gresley to change the crewel-work antimacassars with their washed-out kittens swinging and playing leap-frog for the best tussore silk ones.
Red Pottage
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He had expected her to weep and give way to despair when it came to selling all their joyfully bought early Victorian treasures, their quaint objects of art, their antimacassars, bead mats, repp curtains, veneered furniture, gold-framed steel engravings and pencil drawings, wax flowers under shades, stuffed birds, and all sorts of choice old things; but it was she who made the proposal.
Tales of Space and Time
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In good sooth, a young maid is all the better for learning some robuster virtues than maidenliness and not to move the antimacassars; and the robuster virtues require some fresh air and freedom.
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
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Two crocheted antimacassars, a pansy penwiper, and half a dozen rock cakes.
To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Rather unwisely Mr Morrison took himself off to Italy as the nation's landladies wept into their antimacassars.
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Twenty medallions will make a fair size antimacassar; they are united by a stitch of single crochet.