In August the annual outing, or, as it was called, the bean-feast, at the works took place. G. A. Henty, Sturdy and Strong, 1888
Why do we come? ... Simply from the primordial love of a bean-feast! W. W. Blair-Fish, "Because We Are Conventional," The Rotarian, June 1930
The menorah is an eight-branched candelabrum that is symbolic of the celebration of Hanukkah. José Antonio Burciaga, "An Anglo, Jewish, Mexican Christmas," Weedee Peepo, 1988
... I bade Pedro to close the heavy shutters of the room ... to light the tongues of a tall candelabrum which stood by the head of my bed--and to throw open far and wide the fringed curtains of black velvet which enveloped the bed itself. Edgar Allan Poe, "The Oval Portrait," Graham's Magazine, April 1842
You must give up your shrievalty immediately and I will get the Shire Court to appoint a caretaker sheriff in your place until the will of the King is known. Bernard Knight, Witch Hunter, 2004
Judges, small magistrates, officers large and small, the shrievalty, the water office, the tax office, all were to come within its purview. Theodore Dreiser, The Titan, 1914
It’s a work both modish and antique, apparently postmodern in emphasis but fed by the exploratory energies of the Renaissance. James Wood, "'Flights,' A Novel That Never Settles Down," The New Yorker, October 1, 2018
Describing hairstyles is not my forte, I lack the vocabulary, but there was something of the fifties film star to it, what my mother would call 'a do', yet it was modish and contemporary too. David Nicholls, Us, 2014
I will be near by him, and when he keeks round to spy ye, I will bring him such a clout as will gar him keep his eyes private for ever. Alfred Ollivant, "Danny," Everybody's Magazine, Volume 6, January to June, 1902
And at that he keeks out o' the wee back window, plainly fearing that old Hornie himself was on the tracks o' him. Michael Innes, From London Far, 1946
Upon his arrival she began by introducing him to her atelier and making a sketch of him. Kate Chopin, The Awakening, 1899
The secret atelier is the pezzo forte of the place, a beautifully cluttered warren of objects, art pieces and ephemera. Chiara Barzini, "The Secret Atelier Behind a Roman Boutique," New York Times Style Magazine, May 16, 2018
Graham, I want Jack's work in the show, don't give me any tsuris on this. Marc Olden, Wellington's, 1977
Initially, the series only broadly winked at the reasons for Jack’s slow-burning tsuris. Manohla Dargis, "Patriarch Faces Future: Who to Lead Nutty Clan When He Is Gone?" New York Times, December 21, 2010