The quotation comes from Charlotte Brontë – Jane Eyre (Chap. 28) | Genius
Quotation: Two young, graceful women—ladies in every point—sat, one in a low rocking-chair, the other on a lower stool; both wore deep mourning of crape and bombazeen, which somber garb singularly set off very fair necks and faces: a large old pointer dog rested its massive head on the knee of one girl—in the lap of the other was cushioned a black cat.
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Hi everyone! I don't quite understand the bold part, especially the word "which". What does the word refer to?
My interpretation is as below:
to set off => 1. c : to set apart : make distinct or outstanding [M-W dictionary]
singularly => extraordinarily
the sentence => somber garb extraordinarily made very fair necks and faces distinct. (the word "which" seems redundant)
Quotation: Two young, graceful women—ladies in every point—sat, one in a low rocking-chair, the other on a lower stool; both wore deep mourning of crape and bombazeen, which somber garb singularly set off very fair necks and faces: a large old pointer dog rested its massive head on the knee of one girl—in the lap of the other was cushioned a black cat.
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Hi everyone! I don't quite understand the bold part, especially the word "which". What does the word refer to?
My interpretation is as below:
to set off => 1. c : to set apart : make distinct or outstanding [M-W dictionary]
singularly => extraordinarily
the sentence => somber garb extraordinarily made very fair necks and faces distinct. (the word "which" seems redundant)