Both Uses of
sundry
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- At last, after several hours, when sundry summer-houses had been pulled down, and some area-railings had been torn up, to arm the more belligerent spirits, a rumour got about that the Guards were coming.†
Chpt 2.14 *sundry = various
- There is a guard of sundry horsemen riding abreast of the tumbrils, and faces are often turned up to some of them, and they are asked some question.†
Chpt 3.15
Definitions:
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(1)
(sundry) various; or of various kinds
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, sundried is an alternative spelling for sun-dried--referring to something that has been dried by the sun such as raisins or bricks.