toothpick-case

The most ridiculous part of the affair is, that the toothpick-case was his, after all — he had left it on the

Burlesques 2006

In Macaulay's history we find that the latest act of the duke on the scaffold, before submitting to the stroke of the executioner, was to call his servant, and put into the man's hand a toothpick-case, the last token of ill-starred love.

Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850 Various

Once he contrived to give an absolute wink with one of his big black eyes; not, however, undetected, for Mr. Belamour in a grave tone of reprimand ordered him off to fetch an ivory toothpick-case.

Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

The most ridiculous part of the affair is, that the toothpick-case was his, after all — he had left it on the

The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan 1838

The most ridiculous part of the affair is, that the toothpick-case was his, after all -- he had left it on the Nawaub's table at tiffin.

Burlesques William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

He was giving orders for a toothpick-case for himself, and till its size, shape, and ornaments were determined, all of which, after examining and debating for a quarter of an hour over every toothpick-case in the shop, were finally arranged by his own inventive fancy, he had no leisure to bestow any other attention on the two ladies, than what was comprised in three or four very broad stares;

Sense and Sensibility Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 1833

The ivory, the gold, and the pearls, all received their appointment; and the gentleman having named the last day on which his existence could be continued without the possession of the toothpick-case, drew on his gloves with leisurely care, and bestowing another glance on the Misses Dashwood, but such

Sense and Sensibility 1833

The ivory, the gold, and the pearls, all received their appointment, and the gentleman having named the last day on which his existence could be continued without the possession of the toothpick-case, drew on his gloves with leisurely care, and bestowing another glance on the Miss Dashwoods, but such a one as seemed rather to demand than express admiration, walked off with a happy air of real conceit and affected indifference.

Sense and Sensibility Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 1833

The ivory, the gold, and the pearls, all received their appointment, and the gentleman having named the last day on which his existence could be continued without the possession of the toothpick-case, drew on his gloves with leisurely care, and bestowing another glance on the Miss Dashwoods, but such a one as seemed rather to demand than express admiration, walked off with an happy air of real conceit and affected indifference.

Sense and Sensibility 1811

The reason I chose that toothpick-case out of the Jew's box was, because it came into my head, the minute I saw it, that the mulatto woman's curious thimble -- you remember her thimble, Howard -- would just fit one end of it.

Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Maria Edgeworth 1808