All 6 Uses of
stature
in
Jane Eyre
- They were all three of the loftiest stature of women.†
p. 199.9 *
- Blanche and Mary were of equal stature, — straight and tall as poplars.†
p. 200.4
- In a state between sleeping and waking, you noticed her entrance and her actions; but feverish, almost delirious as you were, you ascribed to her a goblin appearance different from her own: the long dishevelled hair, the swelled black face, the exaggerated stature, were figments of imagination; results of nightmare: the spiteful tearing of the veil was real: and it is like her.†
p. 328.9
- She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest — more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.†
p. 338.9
- Is he a person of low stature, phlegmatic, and plain.†
p. 508.4
- I took that dear hand, held it a moment to my lips, then let it pass round my shoulder: being so much lower of stature than he, I served both for his prop and guide.†
p. 516.9
Definition:
a person's height
or:
a high level of respect gained by impressive achievement
or:
a high level of respect gained by impressive achievement