considering cap

Example Sentences

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Well, now, sir, I did hear," replied Mrs. Duff, putting on her considering cap again, "it were some religious place, sir, that's talked of a good deal in the Bible.

From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

"You've got your considering cap on, camarade; what's it about?"

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

Then he climbed back to the bench and sat himself down, and put on his considering cap to pass sentence.

From Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by Dulac, Edmund

So Mr. Madgin was left alone with what he called his "considering cap."

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891 by Wood, Charles W.

I've worn my considering cap most of the time I've been away from you—and, Mav, I'm going to lay to heart the fruits of my experience.

From The Devil's Garden by Maxwell, W. B.