Literary notes about coil (AI summary)
The word "coil" enriches literary language through its remarkable versatility. It frequently represents tangible objects—a rope neatly coiled for practical use ([1], [2], [3]), or locks of hair artfully arranged to suggest beauty or character ([4], [5], [6]). In technical and scientific contexts, the coil appears as a component of electrical devices that emphasizes precision and complexity ([7], [8], [9]). Beyond its physicality, "coil" takes on metaphorical significance, evoking themes of fate, entanglement, or even life itself, as illustrated in dramatic and poetic passages ([10], [11], [12]). Magical contexts further employ the coil to intensify a sense of mystery and power, demonstrating its broad appeal across genres ([13], [14], [15]).
- He was followed by a second man, who carried a coil of rope and various tools.
— from The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc - He always carries with him this coil of rope.
— from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens - A coil of new tow-line was then unwound, and some fathoms of it taken to the windlass, and stretched to a great tension.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville - There was the little coil of pale hair which had been as the fuze to this great explosion.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy - The curly crop has lengthened into a thick coil, more becoming to the small head atop of the tall figure.
— from Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott - She loved the way her hair curled, silver at her forehead, lighter at her neck, and bright brown still in the big coil under the muslin cap.
— from Bliss, and other stories by Katherine Mansfield - We give a sketch of the induction coil in Fig.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - It points in the direction in which the induced current is moving through the nearer half of the coil.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - As soon as current circulates through the coil the bar is drawn upwards against the spring.
— from How it Works by Archibald Williams - The deadly coil of Fate is bound, And thou, O Rávaṇ, dost not fear
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - III.10 This mortal coil, ] Coil is here used in each of its senses, that of turmoil or bustle, and that which entwines or wraps round.
— from Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare - Her dear voice is almost silent now, still she lingers as if to catch some faint glimpse of hoped-for results, ere she drops this mortal coil.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - But, by skilful use of his magic coil, he gathered up all the diamond dust and carried it back to his cave.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. Werner - It was, in fact, the same coil with which Sun himself had at last been subdued when he had rebelled against Heaven.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. Werner - The Ancient of Days then recited an incantation, and the Demon surrendered the magic coil Page 359 to him.
— from Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. Werner
