He was a charming fellow, clever, urbane, free-handed, with all that fortunate quality in his appearance which is known as distinction.

The prince might be the prodigal, free-handed gentleman to his officers; he was the slave-driver, by proxy, to his stokers.

In looking over the accounts of Maud's fortune, he had reason to admire the rigid justice, and free-handed liberality with which his father had managed her affairs.

(A free-hand explanatory diagram is here given.)

Yes; I know she's had exper'ence with the common run o' babies, but Lemme go an' set down this bucket, an' lay this stick o' wood on the fire, an' put these eggs down, so's I can talk to you free-handed.

He belonged to the old, free-handed, speech-making type of American statesmen, and, with his florid good looks, his great stature, his loud, resonant, challenging voice, and his picturesque reputation for highly successful double-dealing, he was one of the most talked-of men in the State, despite his advanced years.

Neither the officers nor the men were very fond of him, for he was, as you know, a miser, and soldiers love that their leaders should be free-handed.

An', saints, I thought it likely his family 'ud have all they wanted, seein' he was so free-handed wid a stranger.

An off-handed and a free-handed chap that, Africa; but then these law-dealers get all their pence of the devil, and they are sure of more, when the shot begins to run low in the locker.

While under 'Drawing' we read, 'For boys the drawing will consist of the practical application of mechanical and free-hand work to parts of machinery, house plans, and so forth.

There was never a woman more free-handed.

And I hope, sir, as you won't forget that I've gone through a deal for Mr. Saltramif so be as he shouldn't get better himself, which the Lord forbidto take my trouble into consideration, bein' as he were always a free-handed gentleman, though not rich.

Free-hand letter cutting.

Free-hand letter cutting.

Oh, what do I know about Brian MacConnell, after all? CONN Brian is wild, but he is free-handed.

MAIRE Wild and free-handed!

Wild and free-handed!

My first self-imposed lesson was a free-hand copy of an illustration on a cover of Life.

And yet there is in the old records a free-handed way of referring to killing people that shows a somewhat sanguinary state of society even including good citizens.