stoppering

'And he was willing to lend me?' asked Cadfael with interest, busy stoppering a still, warm jar.

A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

“Hey, Sam,” Stan called to the bartender, a skinny kid with corks stoppering the huge holes in his earlobes.

My Dreams Out in the Street Kim Addonizio 2007

"This'll keep Madam Pomfrey happy," said Professor Sprout, stoppering the last bottle with a cork.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000

The seals associated with the jars, however, were made of Nile alluvial clay, suggesting that before the jars were deposited in the tomb, a final stoppering and sealing process took place in Egypt.

Wine for Eternity 1998

XXXVIII Justen eased less than a thimbleful of the ground powder onto the hearth of the forge before stoppering the flask and setting it on the iron plate on the workbench.

The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995

'By putting up a boundary across parts of this world, it be a little like stoppering up a teakettle and then putting it on the fire.

Stone of Tears Goodkind, Terry 1995

XXXVIII Justen eased less than a thimbleful of the ground powder onto the hearth of the forge before stoppering the flask and setting it on the iron plate on the workbench.

The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995

“I'll keep Ofella and Catilina with me,” he said to Crassus and Metellus Pius, stoppering up the flask again.

Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993

"It bloody well should," Ikan replied, stoppering his precious bottle tightly and tucking it inside his tunic.

The Oathbound Lackey, Mercedes 1988

"Nothing amiss with her that need cause you any worry," said Cadfael, re-stoppering the bottle.

The Raven In The Foregate Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1986