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  • Sir John Suckling, with his well-brushed reddish hair and rustling silks, conformed most closely to the Cavalier type.

    Pens at the Ready Mark Archer 2011

  • She wore her well-brushed hair down to her shoulders.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • She wore her well-brushed hair down to her shoulders.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • She wore her well-brushed hair down to her shoulders.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • She wore her well-brushed hair down to her shoulders.

    Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011

  • He wore black, buttoned boots and check trousers, frayed at the bottom, but still giving a painfully well-brushed effect.

    Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

  • But she wore them as subordinate matters, to which the habits of being constantly in high life rendered her indifferent; she wore them because her rank required it, and thought no more of them as articles of finery than a gentleman dressed for dinner thinks of his clean linen and well-brushed coat, the consciousness of which embarrasses the rustic beau on a Sunday.

    Chronicles of the Canongate 2008

  • He wears a rather threadbare but well-brushed black coat, with spectacles, and a somewhat discoloured white neckcloth.

    The Master Builder 2008

  • He wears a rather threadbare but well-brushed black coat, with spectacles, and a somewhat discoloured white neckcloth.

    The Master Builder 2008

  • The Major came up to them after the service, with his well-brushed hat and wig, and his jauntiest, most cheerful air.

    The History of Pendennis 2006

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