Both Uses of
symmetry
in
The House of Mirth
- It was not often that he found so ready an ear; and, being a man as well as a dyspeptic, it may be that as he poured his grievances into it he was not insensible to its rosy symmetry.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- As a cousin of the bridegroom, Miss Bart had been asked to act as bridesmaid; but she had declined on the plea that, since she was much taller than the other attendant virgins, her presence might mar the symmetry of the group.†
Chpt 1.8
Definition:
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(symmetry) balance among the parts of something
or more specifically:
having an exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane