Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for large cane. Search instead for larger sized.

large cane

American  

noun

  1. cane5


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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 porter, instead of replying, examined with much contempt the white beard, the threadbare coat, and the old hat of the stranger, who held in his hand a large cane.

From Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Sue, Eugène

Maggie was coming out of the house with a large cane easy-chair and a large cushion.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

Lheureux sat down in a large cane arm-chair, saying: "What news?"

From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx