1 The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN 2 He sat there, crippled, in a tub, with the underground manager showing him the seam with a powerful torch.
3 This seam took the form of a cross.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—WHO GUARDED HIS HOUSE FOR HIM 4 His new coat did not fit very well, for the tailor had been hurried and some of the seams were awry.
5 "There is something to do about it," thought Scarlett as she ripped savagely at the seams of her dress to let out the necessary inches.
6 When Lou had stitched up the ripped seams, pressed them smooth and buttoned Scarlett into the dress, she called the carriage and Scarlett set out for the lumber yard.
7 She fancied that a man with dinner-coat and waxed mustache glanced superciliously at Harry's highly form-fitting bright-brown suit and Juanita's tan silk frock, which was doubtful at the seams.
8 Nail down the lid; caulk the seams; pay over the same with pitch; batten them down tight, and hang it with the snap-spring over the ship's stern.
9 He had on a long-tailed black coat, worn green at the seams and the buttonholes; his eyes must have been weak, for he wore green spectacles that gave him a grotesque appearance.
10 Frocks were made or altered and washed, seams and flounces were let out, buttons were sewn on, and ribbons got ready.
11 The English governess in altering it had made the seams in the wrong place, had taken up the sleeves too much, and altogether spoilt the dress.
12 The walls had a leprous aspect, and were covered with seams and scars, like a visage disfigured by some horrible malady; a repulsive moisture exuded from them.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI—THE WILD MAN IN HIS LAIR 13 We must go over all the seams that we have made and see whether they hold fast.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VI—ENJOLRAS AND HIS LIEUTENANTS 14 There are but three seams; you may do them in a trice.
15 The Frenchman, having pushed his head and hands through, without raising his eyes, looked down at the shirt and examined the seams.