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"Sheeny" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Kynaston. Helen had surpassed herself in the elaboration of her toilette. The country dames and damsels, in their somewhat dowdy home-made gowns, could scarcely remember their manners, so eager were they to stare at the marvels of that wondrous garment of sheeny satin, and soft, creamy gauze, sprinkled over with absolute works of art in the shape of wreaths of many-hued embroidered birds and flowers, with which the whole dress was cunningly and dexterously adorned. It was a masterpiece of the great Worth; rich without being gaudy, intricate without ...
— Vera Nevill - Poor Wisdom's Chance • Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron
... average height of males is 4 ft. 10 1/2 in.; of females, 4 ft. 6 in. Being accustomed to gratify every sensation as it arises, they endure thirst, hunger, want of food and bodily discomfort badly. The skin varies in colour from an intense sheeny black to a reddish-blown on the collar-bones, cheeks and other parts of the body. The hair varies from a sooty black to dark and light brown and red. It grows in small rings, which give it the appearance of growing in tufts, though it is really closely and evenly ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia |
Words linked to "Sheeny" : slang, vernacular, Jew, lingo, glossy, shiny, Hebrew, hymie, cant, argot, glistening, yid, bright, depreciation, jargon, shining, derogation, kike, disparagement, ethnic slur, sheen, Israelite, patois |
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