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An opinion is vulgar that is stewed in the rank breath of the rabble; nor is it a bit purer or more refined for having passed through the well-cleansed teeth of a whole court.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William

An ordinary towel is not used to dry the well-cleansed hands, but they are now dipped in alcohol and allowed to dry in the air.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

Cotton, and speculations, and smoke, well-cleansed and well-cared-for machinery, and unwashed and neglected hands.

From North and South by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

As the use of new pots for Hyacinths is often the cause of failure, they should not be employed if well-cleansed old pots are available.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons