Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal (Scotch) contraction of swiple.
- Noting raw silk which has been deprived, to a certain extent, of its external covering, the silk-glue. This is done by treating the silk with tartar and some sulphuric acid heated nearly to boiling.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
supple .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That part of a flail which strikes the grain.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part of a
flail thatstrikes thegrain .
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Examples
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Were a Mohegan from olden times to miraculously time-travel to the future and meet some of these 'souple' language speakers, what would he make of them?
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"Thank your Ladyship kindly," Miss Brennan said with one of the dips which perhaps kept her limbs "souple" as she said.
Love of Brothers Katharine Tynan 1896
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I could see the villains, like sae mony craws on the edge of the brae; and I reckon that they saw me; for some of the loons were beginning to crawl down the hill, but liker auld wives in their red cloaks, coming frae a field preaching, than such a souple lad as I was.
Redgauntlet 2008
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A souple of sprigs of rosemary would be the best substitute.
Braised Lamb Shanks 2006
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That done, he fleaeth it, and taweth the skinne betwixte his handes, vntill it become very souple and soft and kiepeth it for a hande kercher.
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The good man Grangousier, drinking and making merry with the rest, heard the horrible noise which his son had made as he entered into the light of this world, when he cried out, Some drink, some drink, some drink; whereupon he said in French, Que grand tu as et souple le gousier! that is to say, How great and nimble a throat thou hast.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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The good man Grangousier, drinking and making merry with the rest, heard the horrible noise which his son had made as he entered into the light of this world, when he cried out, Some drink, some drink, some drink; whereupon he said in French, Que grand tu as et souple le gousier! that is to say, How great and nimble a throat thou hast.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Although he has painted hosts of excellent dog pictures, cats are his favorites, on account, as he says, of "les formes fines et gracieux; mouvements, souple et subtil."
Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others Helen M. Winslow
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Donc ce que l'on attend pour commencer: l'écran souple comme feuille de papier légère, transportable, pliable, autonome, rechargeable, accueillant tout ce que le web propose (du savoir, de l'information, des créations ...) et cela dans un format universel avec une résolution sonore et d'image acceptable.
Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert
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L'outil sera-t-il vraiment souple et léger, ou faut-il attendre le développement de l'encre électronique?
Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert
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