buskined
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- unbuskined adjective
Etymology
Origin of buskined
Example Sentences
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O, believe me, I feel the ridicule, the vast abuse of language,” he added, wincing, “but even a principulus like me cannot resign; he must make a great gesture, and come buskined forth, and abdicate.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
From firm little chin to dainty buskined feet she was swathed in the soft robes of dull, almost coppery hue.
From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham
The sight of the Highland kelt, the flowing plaid, the buskined leg, provokes my antagonist to laugh!
From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Edgeworth, Maria
O, believe me, I feel the ridicule, the vast abuse of language,’ he added, wincing, ‘but even a principulus like me cannot resign; he must make a great gesture, and come buskined forth, and abdicate.’
From Prince Otto, a Romance by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Behind these men is a buskined hero, beset by a Marshalsea Court officer and his follower.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John
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