Lexicographical Neighbors of Deftnesses
Literary usage of Deftnesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Herbart's ABC of Sense-perception, and Minor Pedagogical Works by Johann Friedrich Herbart (1896)
"Empirical knowledge—it would be an improvement to revive the Baconian term
knowledges—and the resultant empirical deftnesses retain their importance, ..."
2. On Professional Education, with Special Reference to Medicine: An Address by Thomas Clifford Allbutt (1906)
"... the more homely but not less indispensable and even more varied abilities and
deftnesses of the country doctor. The most accomplished physician is, ..."
3. Stained Glass Work: A Text-book for Students and Workers in Glass by Christopher Whall (1905)
"... but it is quite useless to attempt to describe these deftnesses of hand in
words: you may use any and every method of modifying the light and shade that ..."
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