elegancies

Example Sentences

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He consorted with English lords, rode to hounds, learned to love foppery and all the elegancies, became a past master of dancing, of gambling, polite drinking and exquisite flirtation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Speeches were always in order—the smooth elegancies of a Davis, the high-flown outpourings of a Harvey, the salty blasts of a Dawes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gifted with marvellous talents, versed in ancient history, a master of all the liberal arts and of the elegancies of life, he deserved to be called the Apelles of his age and of all ages.

From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.

In general, however, the tastes of the people were improving, and with the freedom of the newspaper press, and the spread of general literature, there came a desire for many elegancies and refinements hitherto disregarded.

From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

He has been especially careful to avoid imitating the French and the elegancies of "that ceremonious nation."

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.