elegancy
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Origin of elegancy
From the Latin word ēlegantia, dating back to 1525–35. See elegant, -ancy
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As to the correctness and elegancy of your writing, attention to grammar does the one, and to the best authors, the other.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton
But yet, since princes will have such things, it is better they should be graced with elegancy, than daubed with cost.
From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis
Never did the captain sacrifice force to elegancy of expression.
From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
The elegancy of which universum, though it cannot be rendered in our language; yet leaves an impression of the Wit on our souls.
From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor
Here are only numbers ratified, but for the elegancy, facility, and golden cadency of poesy, caret.
From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia
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
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
The following incident, narrated by Franklin, illustrates a very important principle in political economy, which those are apt to ignore, who denounce all the elegancies and luxuries of life.
From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
The thousands of little elegancies which Europe, Asia, and Africa had contributed to minister to the voluptuous splendors of the regal mansion, were speedily transferred to the knapsacks of the soldiers.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
In general, however, the tastes of the people were improving, and with the freedom of the newspaper press, and the spread of general literature, there came a desire for many elegancies and refinements hitherto disregarded.
From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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