tenance

When they support husbands they're equally liable for man-tenance.

Sauce For The Goose 2008

Man-tenance: Today the Joan Lundens, tomorrow any women who earn good wages.

Sauce For The Goose 2008

One time or other (archly continued she the whis-per, holding up her spread hand, and with a coun — tenance of admiration) my Lord G. is to shew us his collection of butterflies, and other gaudy insects:

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

Miss Grandison cannot know, the countess cannot know, any-thing of the dreadful affair, that has given to my coun-tenance, and I am sure will continue on it, an appearance, that, did I not always dress when I arose for the morning, would make me regardless of that Miss Grandison hints at.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

It was answered by us all, in all possible humbleness, but yet with a coun tenance taking knowledge, that we knew that he spake it but merrily.

The New Atlantis 2002

In the old days, the bridge had been free for the use of the traveler, but as traffic increased over the bridge, so did the main - tenance and the upkeep of the span.

Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

They came to a wide lane-what had once undoubtedly been a main-tenance road-that split the oilpatch in two.

Wizard and Glass King, Stephen 1997

And we also believe that the public sector too has a strategic role to play in the main - tenance of a stable macro-economic environment and in the develop - ment of both social and economic infrastructure that is necessary to the objective of meeting the basic needs of the masses.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

Willingness to contribute own efforts (building, main tenance, etc.)

9. Social acceptance and dissemination 1989

Hulk Sheen took Stile to a private chamber deep in the main - tenance section of the dome they lived in.

Blue Adept Anthony, Piers 1981