All 3 Uses of
proprietary
in
Gone with the Wind
- At times, he had an ungallant feeling that Honey's coquetries and proprietary airs were no credit to him, for she was so boy-crazy he imagined she would use them on any man who gave her the opportunity.†
Chpt 1.6
- Scarlett felt pleased at hearing of their exploits, pleased in a proprietary manner.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- She rose as he entered, thinking with proprietary pride that he was the handsomest soldier she had ever seen.†
Chpt 2.15
Definition:
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(proprietary) describing something as owned -- such as a product protected by patent or a name protected by trademark
or:
showing characteristics of ownership