Cloaks Sentence Examples

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  • It is the fashion of them to wear cloaks when they go abroad, but especially on Sundays.

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  • A variety of cloaks were worn by men during inclement weather; in general they resembled the Greek chlamys, but often had a hood (cucullus) which could be drawn over the head.

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  • Other manufactures consist of a strong coarse cotton cloth called kham (which forms the dress of the common people, and for winter wear is padded with cotton and quilted), boots and shoes, saddlery, felts, furs and sheepskins made up into cloaks, and various articles of domestic use.

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  • In the old times birds were protected by the native belief that divine messages were conveyed by bird cries, and by royal edict forbidding the killing of species furnishing the material for feather cloaks, contributions towards which were long almost the only taxes paid.

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  • In the great bog-deposit at Thorsbjaerg in Angel, which dates from about the 4th century, there were found a coat with long sleeves, in a fair state of preservation, a pair of long trousers with remains of socks attached, several shoes and portions of square cloaks, one of which had obviously been dyed green.

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  • England, France, Spain and Germany, dalmatic and tunicle are now no longer tunics, but scapular-like cloaks, with an opening for the head to pass through and square lappets falling from the shoulder over the upper part of the arm; in Italy, on the other hand, though open up the side, they still have regular sleeves and are essentially tunics.

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  • Among these people the fibre has always been an article of considerable importance, yielding cloaks, mats, cordage, fishing-lines, &c., its valuable properties having attracted the attention of traders even before colonists settled in the islands.

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  • They wore brazen helmets with purple crests, and rough-haired black cloaks, in which they slept on the bare ground.

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  • The vicuna also is celebrated for its wool, which the natives weave into beautiful and costly ponchos (blanket cloaks) and other wearing apparel.

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  • The lower gaseous cloaks absorb a large part of the light admitted by the photosphere, and especially at the limb and for the more refrangible rays the loss of intensity is very marked.

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  • The continuous spectrum leads to no inference, except that of the temperature of the central globe; but the multitude of dark lines by which it is crossed reveal the elements composing pe ct rum o the truly gaseous cloaks which enclose it.

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  • The most prominent figures at this time were Muirchertach " of the leather cloaks," son of Niall Glundub, Cellachan of Cashel and Amlaib (Olaf) Cuaran.

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  • Its chief manufactures are silk work, cloths and cloaks, gold and silver ornaments, &c., brass and copper work, furniture and ornamental woodwork.

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  • Large sitting room with exposed beams and fireplace with log burner, downstairs cloaks, 2 staircases.

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  • Hall A short set of steps from the main hall leads up to a further hall area with a large recessed cloaks cupboard.

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  • Women shrugged impatient shoulders in their warm cloaks and stopped to arrange their skirts for a walk through the storm.

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  • The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them.

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  • First she took off her headdress, then unhooked her cloaks brass clasp.

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  • The men seemed to be very lazy, and may be frequently observed to plough in their cloaks.

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  • In front of them rows of gray cloaks were already visible through the smoke, and an officer catching sight of Bagration rushed shouting after the crowd of retreating soldiers, ordering them back.

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  • Having entered the courtyard of a large house where the Lodge had its headquarters, and having ascended a dark staircase, they entered a small well-lit anteroom where they took off their cloaks without the aid of a servant.

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  • In the second act there was scenery representing tombstones, there was a round hole in the canvas to represent the moon, shades were raised over the footlights, and from horns and contrabass came deep notes while many people appeared from right and left wearing black cloaks and holding things like daggers in their hands.

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  • When he had gone, taking his wife with him, and had settled down with her in their covered cart, the officers lay down in the tavern, covering themselves with their wet cloaks, but they did not sleep for a long time; now they exchanged remarks, recalling the doctor's uneasiness and his wife's delight, now they ran out into the porch and reported what was taking place in the covered trap.

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  • But the attention of the crowd--officials, burghers, shopkeepers, peasants, and women in cloaks and in pelisses--was so eagerly centered on what was passing in Lobnoe Place that no one answered him.

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  • Two girls of about ten and twelve, dressed in dirty short frocks and cloaks, were staring at their mother with a look of stupefaction on their pale frightened faces.

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  • The cape dates back several centuries - even when everyone was wearing cloaks, a cape was often featured.

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  • The tribe used the fabrics to cover their flooring and for blankets and cloaks.

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  • The tribe still exists to this day, and they still make cloaks and other clothing out of this dense, durable material.

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  • For outerwear, men had traditionally worn cloaks.

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  • Colonial cloaks featured an upright collar, a cape that covered the shoulders and a length to either the knee or calf.

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  • Cloaks were used to protect men's clothing against bad weather.

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  • The poor wore short and dark cloaks and the wealthy donned brightly colored ones.

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  • Men who were part of a holy order wore cloaks with hoods and rope belts.

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  • Many monks wore cloaks that reached the ground.

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  • Cloaks were worn as an outer layer and those who had the means often wore cloaks lined with fur.

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  • Cloaks were short in warm weather and longer for the winters, or else a military jacket would be worn.

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  • Other bad weather gear was usually in the form of woolen cloaks, little more than blankets fastened over their shoulders.

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  • Their ceremonial uniforms are much fancier and include long cloaks and Napoleonic hats.

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  • It was patrolled by guardsmen wearing the Others' symbols on their cloaks.

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  • The high priest was murdered in the Temple by pilgrims who carried daggers under their cloaks.

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  • Carpets (especially at Shusha), silk, cotton and woollen goods, felts and fur cloaks are made, and small arms in Daghestan and at Tiflis, Nukha and Sukhumkaleh; silversmiths' work at Tiflis, Akhaltsikh and Kutais; pottery at Elisavetpol and Shusha; leather shoe-making at Alexandropol, Nukha, Elisavetpol, Shusha and Tiflis; saddlery at Sukhum-kaleh and Ochemchiri on the Black Sea and at Temirkhan-shura in Daghestan; and copper work at Derbent and Alexandropol.

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  • Rhyn crept carefully through the demon scouts positioned throughout the forest surrounding the castle.  The demons wore the Dark One's uniform of all black with waterproof cloaks and hoods.  The demon side of him rendered his presence similar enough to a full-demon's that the others wouldn't be alarmed.  He sized up each demon he passed, until he found one who appeared to be his size.  The creature didn't hear his soft step, and the snapping of the demon's neck was the only other sound in the falling rain.

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  • From the dress of his followers in this expedition he was called "Murkertagh of the Leather Cloaks."

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