scarsella

The painter, with his undecipherable grimace, took the tow from his scarsella and stuffed his ears in indignant contempt, while Nello went on triumphantly --

Romola George Eliot 1849

Piero took the coin out of the leathern scarsella at his belt, and the little maiden trotted away, not without a few upward glances of awed admiration at the surprising young signor.

Romola George Eliot 1849

He had at that moment in his scarsella a crushed gold ring which he had engaged to deliver to Giannozzo Pucci.

Romola George Eliot 1849

There were certain things in his scarsella and on his mind, from which he wished to free himself as soon as possible, but the opportunities must be found so skilfully that they must not seem to be sought.

Romola George Eliot 1849

The large leather purse or scarsella, with small coin in it, had to be hung on the cord at her waist (her florins and small jewels, presents from her godfather and cousin Brigida, were safely fastened within her serge mantle) -- and on the other side must hang the rosary.

Romola George Eliot 1849

She had put her hand into her scarsella as she spoke, and held out her palm with several _grossi_ in it.

Romola George Eliot 1849

A handsome coral rosary hung from one side of an inferential belt, which emerged into certainty with a large clasp of silver wrought in niello; and, on the other side, where the belt again became inferential, hung a scarsella, or large purse, of crimson velvet, stitched with pearls.

Romola George Eliot 1849

Presently Romola took her scissors from her scarsella, and cut off one of her long wavy locks, while the three pair of wide eyes followed her movements with kitten-like observation.

Romola George Eliot 1849

"Not at all!" said Tito, with playful decision, opening his scarsella and dropping in the little key.

Romola George Eliot 1849

Monna Brigida, in dim-eyed confusion, was proceeding to the further submission of reaching money from her embroidered scarsella, at present hidden by her silk mantle, when the group round her, which she had not yet entertained the idea of escaping, opened before a figure as welcome as an angel loosing prison-bolts.

Romola George Eliot 1849