becomingness
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Poem to Phyllis, congratulating her on the becomingness of her Easter hat.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2019
"Some people have the grace of becomingness; they adorn all they touch."
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
Yes, in spite of the feeling of looseness about her head which worried her not a little, she could see the intense becomingness of the new way in which her hair was arranged.
From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by John Strange Winter
Ladies dress elegantly, and in any manner, or color, that fancy or becomingness may dictate.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Maud C. Cooke
Availing himself of this privilege, our young Lieutenant invented a costume which, however unmilitary and irregular, was not deficient in becomingness.
From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever
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