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| Hi, could someone explain to me these on capital letters from Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"?: 'For when Charley is groomed and clipped he is pleased with himself as is a man with a good tailor or a woman newly PATINAED by a beautiful parlor, ALL OF WHOM CAN BELIEVE THEY ARE LIKE THAT CLEAR THROUGH. Charley's combed COLUMNS OF LEGS were noble things, his CAP OF SILVER BLUE fur was rakish and ...' Thanks in advance, Jo. |
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PATINAED - I think this means that a woman has just had her hair styled and perhaps colored at a beauty parlor. Her hair may shine a lot.
ALL OF WHOM CAN BELIEVE THEY ARE LIKE THAT CLEAR THROUGH - Charley (after being groomed), a man with a good tailor (wearing a nice suit), and a woman who has just had her hair styled all feel good about themselves in general, not just about their grooming/tailoring/hairstyle.
COLUMNS OF LEGS - Charley's legs, with the hair groomed and clipped in a certain way
CAP OF SILVER BLUE - the hair on the top of Charley's head