to carrywell, i.e. to hold the headhigh, with arching neck
Hewore a goldchainaround the neck.
Like Nijinsky he had an astoundingjump, an extraordinaryneck, an animalintensity, an actor’s changefulness.
A vampiregot her around the neck from behind; then more, dogpiling her.
Doodles, therefore, wore a cut-awaycoat, a coloredshirt with a fogle round his neck, oldbrowntrousers that fitted very tightlyround his legs, and was careful to take no gloves with him.
The up-regulation of this enzyme in glomuscells of the carotidbody in the neckenables the hypoxic animal to achieve a sustainedincrease in ventilation.
It is impossible but that offences will come: but woeunto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hangedabout his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
Do not hunchover your computer if you want to avoidneckproblems.
Walking through the spacegives you a goodidea of what cool kids are wearing: minidresses with very widenecks, hooded caterpillar-likepullovers, cocoonish overcoats with complicated closures, sombershirts that dribblestrings from their cuffs.
Paying the mortgageeverymonth is a millstoneround their necks.
The disfiguringwrinkles that makemanynecksunsightlymay bekept in obeyance by massaging.
But that's what I mean, Everett's friends are all tiredgreybusinessmen or engineers or something, and Francine's all seem to be mumblingpoets with pimplynecks, Godit's all so – so haecceitic. I could'vegone to Nassau ...
It is a tableau in which postbath steamrisesoffmuscularnecks and horsesstride lazily through the trees.
1611 For the LORD had saiduntoMoses, Sayunto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffneckedpeople: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consumethee: therefore nowput offthyornaments from thee, that I mayknow what to do untothee. — Exodus 33:5 KJV
1952 For the LORD had said to Moses, "Say to the people of Israel, `You are a stiff-neckedpeople; if for a singlemoment I should go upamong you, I would consume you. Sonowput off your ornaments from you, that I mayknow what to do with you.'" — ibid., RSV
MOHAMMAD REZA SHAJARIAN (Thursday) Renowned in his nativeIran, the vocalistMohammad Reza Shajarian has been performing since the 1960s, and is nowwidelyconsidered one of the finestclassicalPersiansingers in the world. Mr. Shajarian’s son, Homayoun Shajarian, will provideadditionalvocals and tombak (goblet drum), while EnsembleAva, a four-piece, will contributeadditionalinstrumentation on the ancientPersianinstruments barbat (short-necked lute), tar (long-necked lute), kamancheh (spike fiddle) and daf (frame drum).
Playing the sintir (a long-necked, resonant lute), Mr. Hakmoun leadsspellbindingtranceceremonies, and with castanetsaround his ankles, performsacrobaticdances.