Do we say noose or nous

noose 340 occurrences

Surveying the animal carefully, he untied the lariat and slipped a running noose over his nose; then giving a light bound, he was on his back in a second, and away went the horse and his rider, circling round and round on the prairie.

When the men were interrupted in trying to get the noose over his head, he had stood quite still in the midst of the crowd till it broke and melted away from him.

I carry ever a noose at my girdle herebehold it!"

" "Hang me?" "Aye!" quoth Beltane, and setting the noose about his neck, cast the rope across a branch.

"O Hangman," said he, "where is thy noose?"

" "And may ye dangle in a noose yet for a prating do-nothing!"

Do you mean by that that you're ready to run your heads into a noose?' "'We don't have to run our heads into nary noose,' says Sam Dawson.

Do you mean by that that you're ready to run your heads into a noose?' "'We don't have to run our heads into nary noose,' says Sam Dawson.

They used the noose or lasso also to catch antelopes and wild cattle, which were hunted with lions; the bow used in the chase was similar to that employed in war.

Here did she now with all her train resort, Panting with heat, and breathless from the sport; Her armour-bearer laid her bow aside, 30 Some loosed her sandals, some her veil untied; Each busy nymph her proper part undressed; While Crocale, more handy than the rest, Gathered her flowing hair, and in a noose Bound it together, whilst her own hung loose.

But now, if thou art set to hunt this treasure up, and hast a mind to run thy head into a noose; why, I am not so old but that I too can play the fool, and we will let St. Malo be, and make for Carisbrooke.

If they see a man idle, that by reason of his means otherwise will betake himself to no course of life, they ought seriously to admonish him, he makes a noose to entangle himself, his want of employment will be his undoing.

He threw it; but the noose fell short of the object aimed at, and encircled a stout yucca, that would stand directly in the way.

After removing a few of these, he thrust his hand to the very bottom of the remaining pile and drew out a coiled strip of leather many yards in length, ending in a noose,a tough, well-seasoned lasso, looking as if it had seen service and was none the worse for it.

"If they get near us, Dick, keep yer eyes open an' look out for yer neck, else they'll drop a noose over it, they will, afore ye know they're near, an' haul ye off like a sack.

Everything in the Brazils is conveyed upon mules. {34b} A cord, with a noose at the end; the native inhabitants of South America use it so skilfully that they catch the most savage animals with it.

Carroll, that bein' the caseI ain't goin' to stick my head in a noose for nobody!"

I had seen old hags strangle dogs by pulling on opposite ends of a slip-noose, or choke them by laying a tent-pole on their throats and standing on the ends; I had seen others knock them down with billets of wood, drag them kicking to the fires, and then knock them down again when they crawled out of the flames.

interposed Green, pulling the bath-towel from his neck, and rapidly winding it into a noose.

He had put a running noose in the end of the rope and laid it on the ground and shelled the corn into the ring.

About the time he got the noose pulled up around the hog so that he could tighten up on it, he dropped his hat and scared the hog.

The abhorred phantom was before me there; it was standing near the banisters, stooping a little, and with one end of the rope round its own neck, was poising a noose at the other, as if to throw over mine; and while engaged in this baleful pantomime, it wore a smile so sensual, so unspeakably dreadful, that my senses were nearly overpowered.

Faith 'tis not so much worth Sir: But if I knew when you come next a burding, I'le have a stronger noose to hold the Woodcock.

"Here, hold out your hand," said he, "I'll put this on for luck, and the sake of the promiseby the same token, I've got a noose on you now, and you're my property.

I thought it an evil-looking beast, and could not help feeling rather nervous while contemplating it, though the poor thing had a noose round its neck and could by no manner of means have extricated itself.

nous 1207 occurrences

Scit, scit, scit, scit, scit, scit, Disputez-vous, battez-vous, Scit, scit, scit, scit, scit, scit, Nous allons compter les coups.

At that moment the expression of his features will either show that his one thought is that of true and sincere sympathy for you; or else the absolute composure of his countenance, or the passing trace of something other than sympathy, will confirm the well-known maxim of La Rochefoucauld: Dans l'adversite de nos meilleurs amis, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous deplait pas.

At that moment the expression of his features will either show that his one thought is that of true and sincere sympathy for you; or else the absolute composure of his countenance, or the passing trace of something other than sympathy, will confirm the well-known maxim of La Rochefoucauld: Dans l'adversite de nos meilleurs amis, nous trouvons toujours quelque chose qui ne nous deplait pas.

je nais, et je meurs, Tu nous fais voir comment voisins Sont nos plaisirs, et nos chagrins.

He talks of reviewing himself a late translation of "Persius," for (entre nous) a similar reason.

Migwan was a Senior and took French, and having a sudden inspiration, she wrote, "Pas de lieu Rhone que nous!"

La misere et nous, by Daniel-Rops, pseud.

SEE Karelitz, G. B. GARRIC, R. Lacordaire et nous.

... ... calmons-nous! avant de le chasser, il faut permettre qu'il s'explique, ce garçon....

oui, quand notre existence inspire de telles sympathies, elle doit nous être sacrée: je me défendrai ...

On dit que j'ai de l'esprit, servons-nous-en. ...

Quand on a un grand nom, du crédit, de la fortune ... ceux qui nous entourent nous disent-ils la vérité?...

il nous entendra ...

il nous jugera. ...

Allez m'attendre dans le salon, et nous ouvrirons le bal ensemble.... DE GRIGNON, avec ivresse.

Nous avons le temps encore....

Oh! s'il est en péril, il verra bien laquelle de nous deux l'aime le plus....

Vous voyez, comme je vous le disais, que nous avons déjà combattu l'un contre l'autre sur terre et sur mer ...

aujourd'hui, nous voici de nouveau en présence, vous, cherchant toujours, moi, cachant encore, du moins à ce que vous croyez....

si je tâchais de me faire attacher par madame à votre service, nous pourrions plus facilement nous parler.... MONTRICHARD.

si je tâchais de me faire attacher par madame à votre service, nous pourrions plus facilement nous parler.... MONTRICHARD.

au contraire, monsieur le baron; et certainement, si nous pouvions vous retenir longtemps, très longtemps.... MONTRICHARD, souriant.

Comme nous nous entendons!...

Comme nous nous entendons!...

nous sommes sauvés....

Do we say   noose   or  nous