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Literary notes about Jetty (AI summary)

Writers often employ “jetty” in a dual sense—both as a concrete term for a harbor structure and as a vivid descriptor of deep, dark color. In nautical settings, the word marks the specific place where boats dock or depart, as when a motor-boat is scheduled to arrive at the jetty ([1]) or when structures extending into the water are noted for their practical use ([2]). At the same time, “jetty” transforms into an evocative adjective that paints images of inky black hair or features, enriching character portrayals with a striking, almost symbolic darkness ([3], [4], [5]). This multifaceted use interweaves tangible maritime scenes with subtle nuances of character and atmosphere.
  1. The motor-boat will be at the jetty at nine-thirty, sir."
    — from The Voice in the Fog by Harold MacGrath
  2. A jetty pier, some two thousand yards along, extended into the roadstead.
    — from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
  3. His horny hoofs are jetty black and round,
    — from Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals. by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon
  4. He passed his fingers softly over her forehead, and put back the tangled masses of jetty hair, which long neglect had piled about her face.
    — from Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
  5. Mary, a tall, lithe girl, of a most jetty black, was listless and apparently indifferent.
    — from Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

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