All 4 Uses of
akimbo
in
War and Peace
- Anatole, having taken off his overcoat, sat with arms akimbo before a table on a corner of which he smilingly and absent-mindedly fixed his large and handsome eyes.†
Chpt 3 *
- Natasha threw off the shawl from her shoulders, ran forward to face "Uncle," and setting her arms akimbo also made a motion with her shoulders and struck an attitude.†
Chpt 7
- The yard porter, his arms akimbo, stood smiling with satisfaction before the large mirror.†
Chpt 11
- The handsome young soldier who had brought the wood, setting his arms akimbo, began stamping his cold feet rapidly and deftly on the spot where he stood.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(akimbo) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward