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| made of cotton or linen: “They were uniformly dressed in – pinafores.” |
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| children's aprons: “They were uniformly dressed in holland –.” |
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| a dining hall: “the – was a great, low-ceiled gloomy room.” |
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| gloomily or sullenly ill-humored; characterized by or expressing gloom: “one of the upper teachers, a little dark personage, smartly dressed, but of somewhat – aspect” |
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| odorous or smelling: “Whence rose a strong steam – of rancid fat.” |
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| dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: “Not a feature of her – face altered its ordinary expression.” |
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| untidy and sloppy: “Nothing can correct you of your – habits.” |
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| Persistent application or diligence: “I should be listening to Miss Scatcherd, and collecting all she says with –.” |
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| Expressing bitter opposition: “Bitter and – when excited, I spoke as I felt, without reserve or softening.” |
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| incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch: “the – principle of life and thought” |
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| the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: “forced from me by the – of hunger” |
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| poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources: “the same – proportion observed in our ordinary meals” |
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| deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: “I remembered the – hints given by Mrs. Reed.” |
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| strong distaste, aversion, or objection: “a glance of – and contempt” |
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| to show clearly; make evident or manifest: “to – fortitude under the temporary privation” |
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| to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval: “‘All these top-knots must be cut off.’ Miss Temple seemed to –.” |
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| an expression of warm approval; praise: “I had reached the head of my class; Miss Temple had smiled –.” |
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| an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation: “She was most happy to be able to pronounce her completely cleared from every –.” |
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| to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory: “Its snows were melted, its cutting winds –.” |
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| a brook, especially a swiftly running stream with steep banks: “They blended with the frozen fog of the –!” |
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