elegancy
noun
elegancies
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pluralof elegancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He consorted with English lords, rode to hounds, learned to love foppery and all the elegancies, became a past master of dancing, of gambling, polite drinking and exquisite flirtation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Speeches were always in order—the smooth elegancies of a Davis, the high-flown outpourings of a Harvey, the salty blasts of a Dawes.
From Time Magazine Archive
I pray, in truth, that you may never learn the harsh lessons of adversity; but remember, as you enjoy the elegancies of a luxurious home, that change comes to all when least expected.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 by Robert Taylor Conrad
Men in the middle ranks of life have more of the conveniences and elegancies than the princes and kings of the theological times.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
And if we look for that feminine employment which adds most absolutely to the comforts and the elegancies of life, to what other shall we refer than to NEEDLEWORK?
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Sutherland Menzies
