Crossword-Solution: SLASHINGS 9 letters, 2 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 13

Had he but a Fortunatus-Purse, how lucky were it! With Fortunatus Silhouette as purse-holder, with a fiery young Choiseul on this hand, and a fiery old Belleisle on that, Pompadour meditates great things this Year,--Invasions of England; stronger German Armies; better German Plans, and slashings home upon Hanover itself, or the vital point;--and flatters herself, and her poor Louis, that there is on the anvil, for 1759, such a French Campaign as will perhaps astonish Pitt and another insolent King.

His coat was of bright crimson cloth, with cuts and slashings in it, through which bunches of bright blue paper were made to protrude, in imitation of the costume of mediaeval times.

The flour all came off the Pierrots' faces, the blue paper slashings of the drummer-in-chief hung in pulpy lumps against his gorgeous scarlet cloak.

The duke was in black velvet, through the slashings of which appeared the gold brocade of the undergarment.

Where are we, then?' 'We don't shine with the small sword.' 'We had men neatly pinked for their slashings in the Peninsula.' 'We've had clever Irishmen.' 'Hot enough blood! This man Morsfield--have you crossed the foils with him?' 'Goes at it like a Spaniard; though Spaniards in Paris have been found wary enough.' My lord hummed.