cliquetis

The 'cliquetis' of the crossed steel must be very distant in memory, and yourself in a most dilettante frame of mind, for you to be accessible to the music of that thin skeleton's clank.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868

The 'cliquetis' of the crossed steel must be very distant in memory, and yourself in a most dilettante frame of mind, for you to be accessible to the music of that thin skeleton's clank.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

The 'cliquetis' of the crossed steel must be very distant in memory, and yourself in a most dilettante frame of mind, for you to be accessible to the music of that thin skeleton's clank.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868

Marcel, Raoul's old servant, of this, and he assembles his Huguenot comrades hard by, who rush in at the first _cliquetis_ of steel and join the general _mêlée_.

Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians Walter Rowlands

The two ruffians quarrel over the unfortunate girl; their followers eagerly join in the fray; and in a moment, as it seems, the quiet street is alive with the _cliquetis_ of steel and the flash of sword-blades.

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

Within the sound of the pleasant conversation there was the cliquetis of the foil; behind the polite smile there was the gleam of steel.

With Edged Tools Henry Seton Merriman 1882

Voici maintenant M. Viot qui fait sa ronde; on entend le cliquetis mystérieux de ses clefs et le bruit sourd de ses chaussons sur le parquet. — “Bonsoir, monsieur Viot!” murmure le petit Chose. — “Bonsoir, monsieur!” répond à voix basse le surveillant; puis il s’éloigne, ses pas se perdent dans le corridor.

Le Petit Chose (part 1) Histoire d'un Enfant Alphonse Daudet 1868