The captain reappeared with a pail and brush, scrubbed feverishly at the offending spot, mopped it dry with that same old red bandana handkerchief, glared about him,and abruptly became as serene and placid as a noon calm.

To be calm and placid at critical moments, never to get excited or flurried, or in any way put out, whatever little worries may turn upand

He was very quiet and placid in court, and addressed a few words now and again to his solicitor.

She was somewhat stout, amiable and placid of mien, and impressed me (to be entirely truthful) as looking rather foolish.

But we were wonderfully placid about it all.

"Four days afterward he died, gentle and placid to the last.

The ocean is uniformly placid during the summer months.

Beside the little old gentleman sat a little old lady, plump and placid like himself.