whiskers

• Although the whiskers are really beside the case; all a good fairy needs is a pair of keen eyes and a heart as big as a drum An odd fish, no doubt of it, was Jonathan Radbourne, though a good man to work for and, as Jim Blaisdell had said and David soon found, by no means a fool. —  The House of Toys
• "He has green whiskers and a gun and is a Major-General; but no one is afraid of either his gun or his whiskers, 'cause he's so tender-hearted that he wouldn't hurt a fly Well, a soldier's a soldier," said Betsy, "and perhaps he'd hurt a wicked thief if he wouldn't hurt a fly. —  The Lost Princess of Oz
• Then his hair and his whiskers were so red, and his legs were so pink and so fat and so lifelike, that it seemed as if you could almost hear him speak; and, what was more, he had been standing for years at the door of the shop, proudly holding up a preposterous wooden watch that gave half-past three as the correct time at all hours of the day and night. —  The Admiral's Caravan
• In fact, these very whiskers were the chief cause of Bunyip's leaving home to see the world, for, as he often said to himself Whiskers alone are bad enough Attached to faces coarse and rough But how much greater their offence is When stuck on Uncles' countenances Illustration The plain truth was that Bunyip and his Uncle lived in a small house in a tree, and there was no room for the whiskers. —  The Magic Pudding
• I always stated where I got the idea King William wears large bushy side-whiskers, and some critics have thought that this portrait would be more complete if they were added. —  The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories

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