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Definition of Apronfuls
1. apronful [n] - See also: apronful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apronfuls
Literary usage of Apronfuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lew Wallace;: An Autobiography by Lew Wallace (1906)
"Nevertheless, a little girl friend and I used to scour them far and near, gathering
apronfuls of the brilliant leaves. What wreaths and chaplets they made ..."
2. Lew Wallace; an Autobiography by Lew Wallace (1906)
"... used to scour them far and near, gathering apronfuls of the brilliant leaves.
What wreaths and chaplets they made when dexterously pinned together with ..."
3. East London by Walter Besant (1901)
"At low tide they ran out upon the mud, with bare feet, and picked up apronfuls
of coal to carry home. Needs must that a child who lives within sight of ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1884)
"They therefore left their apronfuls of earth in heaps on the ground. The numerous
cubical hillocks on the north side of the ..."
5. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"and the disjointed pavement was passed up along the line by apronfuls. There was
perfect order in this system of supplying projectiles: the black women had ..."
6. The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1889)
"She carried three apronfuls to the top of a hill, hence called St. Agnes' Beacon.
(See WRATH'» HOI. ..."
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