It looked the sort of book described in library catalogues as 'slightly foxed,' although it would be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had beed badgered, wolved and possibly beared as well.
Terry PratchettThere was this about vampires : they could never look scruffy. Instead, they were... what was the word... deshabille. It meant untidy, but with bags and bags of style.
Terry PratchettPeople who used magic without knowing what they were doing usually came to a sticky end. All over the entire room, sometimes.
Terry Pratchett