high-shouldered

Late last fall, after the leaves had fallen, we were driving north out of town and passed a large, gnarled old tree with many twisting branches, and perched heavily on what seemed to be just about every branch was a large, humped, high-shouldered black bird.

Lance Mannion: 2009

Late last fall, after the leaves had fallen, we were driving north out of town and passed a large, gnarled old tree with many twisting branches, and perched heavily on what seemed to be just about every branch was a large, humped, high-shouldered black bird.

Notes from the field: Vultures in the neighborhood 2009

Speaking generally, outside of France, these high-shouldered bottles are used for a plethora of styles, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec.

How to Read a Wine Label Will Lyons 2011

All Bordeaux wines come in a high-shouldered, straight bottle.

How to Read a Wine Label Will Lyons 2011

Both wines come in high-shouldered bottles and have duotone capsules as seen in the image after the jump.

Maker of Yellow Tail sues Bronco over Down Under | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green.

the devil doctor! hradzka 2009

After the session was finished the Chinese came up to talk to us, and I found myself talking to a tall, slim, high-shouldered, oval-faced grad student from Beijing, a lovely girl much younger than myself.

Archive 2008-10-01 Michael Turton 2008

The call produced a high-shouldered young fellow, with a round red face, a short crop of sandy hair, a very broad humorous mouth, a turned-up nose, and a great sleeved waistcoat of purple bars, with mother-of-pearl buttons, that seemed to be growing upon him, and to be in a fair way — if it were not pruned — of covering his head and overunning his boots.

The Haunted House 2007

It was the grimmest room I have ever had the nightmare in; and all the furniture, from the four posts of the bed to the two old silver candle-sticks, was tall, high-shouldered, and spindle-waisted.

The Holly-Tree 2007

It was the grimmest room I have ever had the nightmare in; and all the furniture, from the four posts of the bed to the two old silver candle-sticks, was tall, high-shouldered, and spindle-waisted.

The Holly-Tree 2007