Both Uses of
apparition
in
The Age of Innocence
- Far different was the impression produced by the gaunt and mincing lady who followed on Mr. Mingott's arm, in a wild dishevelment of stripes and fringes and floating scarves; and as this last apparition glided into view Archer's heart contracted and stopped beating.†
Chpt 19
- "What on earth will they expect me to talk about?" her helpless eyes implored him, at the very moment that her dazzling apparition was calling forth the same anxiety in their own bosoms.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(apparition as in: a headless apparition) a ghostlike figure or its appearance