large cane
Americannoun
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It began with Jean Baptiste Lully, who, as an early ensemble conductor, clobbered his toe with the large cane he used to gesture toward his 24 violins.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Adrian Van Zoon, heavy, dressed richly as usual, and carrying a large cane, with a gold head.
From The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Maggie was coming out of the house with a large cane easy-chair and a large cushion.
From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold
This specimen is 7 feet in length, and is made of a large cane, probably the Arundinaria macrosperma.
From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by Holmes, William Henry
The furniture was, therefore, to consist of large cane sofas with pillows covered with a yellow chintz pattern which pleased him much.
From Spring Days by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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