perpendiculars
- plural of perpendicular.
Example Sentences
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"Will the honorable member have the goodness to explain from what author he has quoted?" one of the leading Perpendiculars at length ventured to inquire.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
Perpendiculars: 10, An article of dress; 11, solemn; 12, hitherto; 13, to make sure; 14, a Turkish institution; 15, to establish; 16, magical; 17, advancement; 18, tractable.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 by Dodge, Mary Mapes
As an offset to this party arrangement, the Perpendiculars have taken refuge in the God-likes.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
The friends of the candidate took the alarm, and indignantly denied the charges of the Perpendiculars, affirming that their monikin had been well paid for what he had done.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
I took my seat in confusion; and I plainly saw that the Perpendiculars, by their sneers, now expected to carry everything triumphantly their own way.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
