Elegantly

  • 111well — 1. adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right way (well said; you did well to tell me). 3 with some talent or distinction (plays the piano well). 4 in a kind way (treated me well). 5… …

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  • 112eat (live) high on the hog — or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET …

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  • 113waiting room — {n. phr.} The sitting area in a doctor s, lawyer s, accountant s, etc. office, or in a hospital, or other workplace, where people wait their turn. * /Some doctor s offices have elegantly furnished waiting rooms with magazines, newspapers, and… …

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  • 114eat (live) high on the hog — or[eat (live) high off the hog] {v. phr.} To eat or live well or elegantly. * /For the first few days after the check arrived, they ate high on the hog./ Compare: IN CLOVER or IN THE CLOVER, ON EASY STREET …

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  • 115waiting room — {n. phr.} The sitting area in a doctor s, lawyer s, accountant s, etc. office, or in a hospital, or other workplace, where people wait their turn. * /Some doctor s offices have elegantly furnished waiting rooms with magazines, newspapers, and… …

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  • 116ahu — Gazelle Ga*zelle , n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; …

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  • 117algazel — Gazelle Ga*zelle , n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp. gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild goat.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; …

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  • 118appareled — adj. 1. 1 wearing clothes. the elegantly appareled gentleman Syn: attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 119Barge — Barge, n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. ?, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. {Bark} a vessel.] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly… …

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  • 120Boudoir — Bou*doir , n. [F., fr. bouder to pout, be sulky.] A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady s bedroom; a lady s (or sometimes a gentleman s) private room …

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