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Meanings of thick coils in English

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Usage of thick coils in English
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A single diamond sparkled in the thick coils of her dark tresses.
The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
2
He pulled two thick coils of rope from nails on the rafters.
Summer of Night
3
Roots, clearly visible, anchored the trees to earth in thick coils.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
4
Hollister put his hand on the thick coils of honey-colored hair.
The Hidden Places
5
Its thick coils fall away like some horrific, scaly garment dropping to the floor.
Origin
6
Her hair was heavy and done in thick coils that glowed dully in the lamplight.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
7
I used to have three thick coils.
More about Pixie
8
When I moved, it seemed to writhe slowly: fat and sluggish, an oozing tangle of thick coils.
Fear nothing
9
Ahead was dense forest, close-packed evergreens and thick coils of thorn bushes and stands of wild red berries.
The Wolf’s Hour
10
Her rich, dark hair was uncovered and wound around her head in three thick coils, like a tiara.
Dr. Dumany's Wife
11
The outer edges of the thick coils push out fins that sweep like fishermen's nets through the liquid.
Hull zero three
12
She raised her hands, her slim fingers crumpling for a moment in the soft, thick coils of her hair.
The Flaming Forest
13
Big stone slabs formed primitive bridges over the rambling brooks, their support boulders grasped by thick coils of flowering creepers.
The Naked God
14
One lay in the thick coils of her dark hair, another nestled against her white neck, others looped up the flowing skirt.
Dora Thorne
15
From under the broad straw hat two thick coils of blue-black hair curved down on either side of her graceful, queenly neck.
Danger! and Other Stories
16
An open white parasol thrown over her shoulder made a nimbus for her charming head and the thick coils of hair under her lace-edged hat.
The Three Partners
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