All 3 Uses of
elegant
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Did it seem likely that his mother, who sat so elegantly in meeting, had ever touched a choke-weed?
p. 79.3 *elegantly = in a refined and tasteful manner
- How elegantly he sat the saddle of his borrowed horse.
p. 159.1elegantly = refined or attractively
- Was it that far-off memory of elegance and beauty, or was it just the look in Thankful's eyes as she stood, radiant in her rose-colored lutestring wedding dress, and listened to the toasts to her future?
p. 232.3elegance = refinement (style and tastefulness)
Definitions:
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(elegant as in: an elegant gown) refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior or style
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(elegant as in: as elegant equation) a solution that is simpler (and often more comprehensive) than most would anticipate