lady's finger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His brow is lofty, and pale, and stern, but partially covered with long dark hair, with which lady's finger had never toyed.
From The Wedding Guest by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
And he was as jocund a bridegroom as ever put a ring upon a lady's finger.
From Kept in the Dark by Anthony Trollope
John, who never decked himself in jewellery of any sort, had lately taken this ring to London, and left it with his jeweller, to be altered so as to fit a lady's finger.
From Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow
Gunpowder had been exploded by the spark from a lady's finger, and children had been insulated by hanging them from the ceiling by silk cords.
From Inventors by Philip Gengembre Hubert
"There was a ring upon the young lady's finger," replied the Marquis of Masseran, while the Count de Meyrand stood silent and bit his lip; "farther we know not."
From Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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