All 3 Uses of
elegant
in
Oliver Twist
- You know—dear me, what a very elegant button this is, Mr. Bumble!†
Chpt 4
- CHAPTER XXIX HAS AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE, TO WHICH OLIVER RESORTED In a handsome room: though its furniture had rather the air of old-fashioned comfort, than of modern elegance: there sat two ladies at a well-spread breakfast-table.†
Chpt 29 *
- …swept up his winnings, and crammed them into his waistcoat pocket with a haughty air, as though such small pieces of silver were wholly beneath the consideration of a man of his figure; this done, he swaggered out of the room, with so much elegance and gentility, that Mr. Chitling, bestowing numerous admiring glances on his legs and boots till they were out of sight, assured the company that he considered his acquaintance cheap at fifteen sixpences an interview, and that he didn't…†
Chpt 39
Definition:
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(elegant as in: an elegant gown) refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior or style