| 单词 | gown |
| 例句 | Padva insists on making her a less formal version of the ivory-and-black gown in peach and cream, finishing a sketch in a matter of minutes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Finally the gown fell aWay, a pale tangle round her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I am in my lemon silk calling gown, and I must fly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha raised himself and saw a monk in a yellow gown, with shaved head, sitting opposite him in the attitude of a thinker. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She angrily searched her dressing gown for cigarettes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot was stretched out in his knightly gown. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no water in my pitcher, so I got up and put on my dressing gown and went to get a drink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Dazed, she threw off the covers and dragged herself out of bed, pulling on her wrinkled dressing gown as she stumbled through the kitchen and front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dozens of gowns, all of them too grand to wear, and too terrible. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Just because you don’t appreciate my fashion tips, Piper, doesn’t mean the others won’t. I could do a quick makeover for Annabeth and Hazel, perhaps silk ball gowns like mine—” “Mother!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I'm wearing undies and a hospital gown that flaps open in the back, so when she asks me to walk, heel to toe, across the room, I sidestep like a crab. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My sister looks like a big cloud in her white gown with poufy sleeves and long train. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Something furry and trembling peeked out from beneath the edge of the woman’s gown. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The veiled women followed him with their beautiful pink gowns crackling like damp wood in a fire. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z My gown was a silvery blue with a pale purple petticoat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She eyes the gown I wear greedily, and I get the sense that she’s including herself in that group. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She wore a gown now, long and white like her daughter’s. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z For my debut, she gave me one of her gowns, pale green taffeta with a pleated skirt and a million crystal beads. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I get off the exam table, putting a second hospital gown over the one I'm wearing to cover my backside. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When she sat up, the hospital gown rode up her thighs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of sticks, palm fronds, salvaged shoes, glittery jewelry, two suitcase wheels, and evening gown scraps, Taylor had built a found- object beauty queen sculpture upon which she placed a scrawled sign for a sash. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I tiptoed down the stairs out the front door and stood on the porch, clutching my gown around me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dressed in a long billowing gown that accentuated her pregnancy and a white hooded shawl, she looked almost like a spirit to Amari. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A red silk dressing gown, to be exact. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Words of desire and longing wrapping around her waist, flowing down the train of her gown as it spills over the platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She is unmistakable, though she wears a gown of dusty rose rather than the black-and-white creations he is accustomed to seeing her in. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her gown was cream and green, with long lace sleeves, so modest and so innocent that any man who looked at her might think her the most chaste of maids. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In her beautiful gown, her bun perfectly made—she looked like a queen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She’d be getting her cap and gown, and Mom would be taking pictures, and Malcolm would be trying it on while she yelled at him not to wrinkle it after all that ironing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She knelt on the cloak, so as not to spoil her gown, and looked up at her prince on his fearsome black throne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I would wager that he is more interested in the contents than the gown itself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “She really likes that gown you bought her, Dad.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My gown was stained and wrinkled from the journey, and my hair was probably limp and unkempt. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her gown sparkled in the lights, and the audience rose to applaud Marsha as she wept for the women she'd left behind. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Cecilia was getting to her feet without any particular hurry, and was retying the silk cord of her dressing gown. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly Arya remembered the morning she had thrown the orange in Sansa's face and gotten juice all over her stupid ivory silk gown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I groan, embarrassed as I realize that a stranger got me out of my clothes and into this Fourth-of-July gown. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This gown and this night were the last she could ask of Sidhean; his magic was impatient for payment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In place of a gown, she wore men’s breeches aid a calf-length linen tunic, cinched at the waist with a belt of copper suns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Charles remembered that one day she dressed up in some of Emma’s clothes—a silk gown, cap, shawl, and gloves. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a very expensive strapless gown and a huge orchid corsage. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Moved by the gown, by some strange memory of miniver and colour, the poor Wild Man had gone from the King’s table to the well. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "And now, little brother, pray excuse me. I need to bathe and dress for the feast. I wonder if I still have that chainmail gown I like to wear over my boiled leather smallclothes?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My gown was too snug for her and much too long, and when she wanted to laugh at her ridiculous image I found that humor had left me without a promise to return. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gown was the ivory silk that the queen had given her, the one Arya had ruined, but she'd had them dye it black and you couldn't see the stain at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And the King wrapped himself in his own gown with great affection. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She dreamed of a wedding in a red bridal gown until Sula came in and woke her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea a channel exists that features nothing but weddings and bridal gowns and honeymoon possibilities. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She reached down to the hem of her thin roughspun gown and pulled it up over her head in one smooth motion, tossing it aside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And why should she care — a rude, freckle faced sailor who took more notice of a strip of canvas than of a brocaded gown? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The revelers promenaded in pairs, women in bustled ball gowns in bright candy colors, men in frock coats with waxed mustaches. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The gowns of these were pleated and padded, with high rufflike collars, epaulettes and jewelled belts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Your friend always, Rahim I dragged the hospital gown sleeve across my eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Just then Kaltain’s head gave a bolt of pain so strong she clenched her fists, hiding them in the folds of her tangerine-colored gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She was wearing a new silk fur-lined gown the bright turquoise color of kingfisher feathers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I made her a cornhusk doll, painting a face on it with pokeberry juice and fashioning a gown for it with a piece of cambric from Becky’s scrap bag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We talked about gowns and shoes and flowers and hairstyles, and carved out of the emptiness a small mental space in which our closets and bellies were full and the road before us was straight. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Unlike the girl in his dream, though, this one was wearing a gown. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His knobbed fingers fluttered among the stars and secret signs of his gown, but he would not help the speaker. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears a gown fashioned from a pink kimono, her hair piled in an elaborate knotted style and her eyes rimmed in a striking red. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I felt like a princess when I wore that gown. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z She has on her dressing gown, scarlet to match the flames in the grate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton darts from the register and stops in front of a mannequin dressed in an ivory princess-style gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I returned in a quarter hour, in an everyday gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The lady’s face was hidden by a fancy straw bonnet, the brim decorated with roses that matched her gown. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Bree rushes to help me clean off, but my gown is a wet mess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Imagine, in this heat wearing a gown sprinkled with rubies, diamonds, and pearls, and bordered with 150 feet of Russian ermine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The meticulously constructed gown collapses into a puddle around her feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She said I must have a wardrobe of linens and simple gowns suitable for my new position. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The green paper gown was folded on the chair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then he whips off his hospital gown, leaving him in just his underwear. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her stepmother had spared no expense for her eldest daughter that year; there was a different gown for each night, and each one was more magnificent than the one before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I tied the strings on his gown and we continued to his room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Without a gown to hold them up, they sagged against her chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Coraline went back into her bedroom and put on her blue dressing gown and her slippers. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My father will be angry: a fine silk gown spoilt! but it’s not my fault. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z All of the wedding gowns he designed for me went back to the Capitol, but there are some dresses I wore on the Victory Tour. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Just picturing her in her satin gown and a Congolese diamond digger in the same universe gave me the weebie jeebies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fashion Minister draws the queen's attention away from me with a question about silkworm production and winter gowns. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I remove the small mirror from beneath my gown and finger it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She remembers the men in white tuxedos, the women encased in their strapless gowns, rubies fastened to their ears. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had disrupted commencement ceremonies by deliberately wearing a gold cap and gown, and the principal had threatened to bar him unless he changed into the mandated blue ones. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he dried his steel-rimmed glasses on a towel and, because he was fastidious, got his surgical gown on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I struggle to my feet, tying the dressing gown. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I watched her reach into the bosom of her taffeta hostess gown and remove a white envelope. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother may have grown up with carriages and gowns, but I had not. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What does Father think? It sounds expensive, a new gown and all every time.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Dressed in a white gown and a pale-blue cloak, she rode her white horse, Grey Dawn. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I kind of wished the little gowns and lacy caps could stay here in the bureau. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His queen mother stood beside him in a black mourning gown slashed with crimson, a veil of black diamonds in her hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A very, very deep dimple that hadn't shown up much in his picture with the cap and gown. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Hana's silk gown boasts hand-painted images of our island and its cypress trees, and her sleeves swing low to the ground. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Contentedly, he returned to the town, carrying his rolled-up gown under his arm. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I was drawn to observe the various manners in which men touched her, the grasp of their hands, the motions across the looped skirts and petticoats of her gown, the intricacies of her bodice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In my mind I saw her in a silk ball gown, smiling up at me as I held her, and us circling and whirling. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I slip out of my jeans and wriggle into the gown, tugging the zipper up in back. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Maria pulls out a gown the same color as her green eyes, with tiny crystals on the bodice. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a shimmering blue gown, surrounded by a cluster of little girls as attendants. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be wise to keep it under your gown when you go out. It’s that valuable. Gnomes made it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I could wear my church petticoat, but I needed a proper short gown to cover the bodice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will give you a gown and you can go in,” the nurse said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There was a pale green curtain, die same color as my gown, that could be pulled across the table, dividing my upper and lower halves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She sat up a bit and, with one hand, closed the lapels of her dressing gown. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She could not wear her pajamas, dressing gown, and slippers during the day, she decided, even if it meant wearing the other Coraline’s clothes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The woman places it on her head, topping off an ensemble that looks like a ball gown fashioned out of the night sky: black silk dotted with sparkling white crystals. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I ordered a cap and gown. Just in case. Come on, honey. Come home. You’ve done enough.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The woman wears a dress something akin to a bridal gown constructed for a ballerina, white and frothy and laced with black ribbons that flutter in the night air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had immediately stripped from her gown upon entering her rooms, and now sat in a rose-and-jade dressing robe that suited her well. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z DeeDee lay back on the pillows, bare-legged under her green wool dressing gown, and watched me with a little mocking smile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She tried to straighten her gown to cover herself when we walked in, but her hands couldn’t grasp it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Wincing, she shifted him to her other shoulder, where he could claw her gown instead of her skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She prances about, swishing her gown left and right, beaming brighter than a morning-lantern as she waits for us to gush over her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “First they make you strip and put this little gown on. It’s made of paper and all this cold air gets in. You freeze. Then they make you lie on this table, spread-eagled.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gathering up my gown, I ran down the curved drive as fast as I could, lurching and slipping and filled with joy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “That’s almost like wearing red for evening gown. Everybody knows the judges like pastels.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z While everyone else was dressed in gowns and tuxedos, Scythe Faraday did not allow Citra to dress up, “Lest you feel yourself a part of that world.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then he releases my hand for me to model my belle-of-the-ball gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I remember losing Baba in the swarm of families, flashing cameras, and blue gowns. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps thinking it would be me in my bridal gown. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I was in my old pink bathrobe when I opened the door, which was kind of embarrassing, but Little Jimmy smiled at me like I was wearing a ball gown. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is full of waves and pulled in an updo and she is wearing a strapless gown. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The idea of me in a poufy gown, gliding across a stage like I own it is ludicrous. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I felt very grand walking about with my LL.D. in his silk gown.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My gown moves like feathers under my fingers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hermione had just come in, wearing her dressing gown and carrying Crookshanks, who was looking very grumpy, with a string of tinsel tied around his neck. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Indeed, when I look down at the borrowed ball gown I slept in, there are grass stains on it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On either side of us were all these girl dolls, smiling, dressed in pink-and-white gowns. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a black graduation gown with a white collar sticking out, and her hair is in a tight bun with powder on it to make it gray. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Headlights caught the glimmer of her white gown as he twirled her in easy circles. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For the wedding, Princesse and I were bridesmaids and wore gorgeous rose-colored gowns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I couldn’t picture the girl in the whirling black gown without seeing that other girl. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “No, Monsieur, I put on a few clothes. I would not like to go in to her Excellency in my dressing gown.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Hospital regulations say that I have to wear a gown, so when I’m situated, my mother shakes out a napkin, tucks it in my gown collar, and fusses until everything’s arranged and I’m digging in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Finding my way back to the dusty room of his mother’s, I take off her gown and tug on yesterday’s clothes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, Celia is sitting in a chair across the circle from him, still dressed as she had been during her performance, in a black gown covered with delicate white lace. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She screeched as her body shriveled with age and her gown turned to rags. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was bound in dark brown tooled leather, and the frontispiece was a painting of a fairy woman, elegant and pale, wearing a beautiful golden gown. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bride wore a white gown with a top that bunched up around the middle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To save money, Helen rented a Western-style, white gown with a matching veil. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A waiter hurried over at once to sponge off their gowns. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The Gryffindor party ended only when Professor McGonagall turned up in her tartan dressing gown and hair net at one in the morning, to insist that they all go to bed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a gown of woven seaweed and a collar of pearls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But Capricorn only toyed with the belt of his dressing gown, looking bored. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z An ombré ball gown, its color deepening from white near my throat, through palest blue to deepest indigo at my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The women swept about in red gowns, laughing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Beethoven’s “Für Elise” is blasting through my headphones as I’m putting on my cap and gown for today’s graduation ceremony. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was nothing he didn’t offer, from his own dressing gown to himself as escort. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The friends of my childhood—Flora, the rag doll, and Rosamunde, the wooden doll in the gown with seven flounces—nestled in their basket. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Even when Ana put her hand on the collar of Ash’s gown and ripped it from her, Ash did not feel her stepsister’s nails against her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The youngest daughter requested gowns of silk and lace. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Of course. You must first help me into my gown.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the haze of tears she saw her mother, resplendent in a bright yellow evening gown and surrounded by a silvery glow. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Back in my room, warm and dry and dressed in my new gown, I shut the door and lock it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Her mother was wearing a hospital gown and cradling a baby: Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I recognize the gown. Look at it — look at this necklace!” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bring the grey linen gown with the pearls on the bodice. Oh, and my white lion’s pelt.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Styx wore a blue-dotted hospital gown and a bandage on his forehead. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Walter sat in a common room with older, heavily medicated people watching TV It was jarring to see him sitting in a hospital gown among people so compromised and infirm. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A plaster cast, hidden by her black-and-gold brocade gown, covered her left leg from foot to knee. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She hadn’t done anything to me, and the smutch of the mud against her blue gown — the prettiest dress I ever saw. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Her strapless gown is a bright, rich yellow, as if pressed from buttercups. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He slides his hands down from her face, following the neckline of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And I saw the Virgin draped in the gown of night standing on the bright, horned moon of autumn, and she was in mourning for the fourth son. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors and nurses would wear sterile gowns, gloves, shoe covers, caps over their hair, and masks over their noses and mouths. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then deep in the great mansion, in his chamber, Menelaos went to rest, and Helen, queenly in her long gown, lay beside him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The magician clenched his fists, twisted his gown into screws, and began to shake all over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach inside the dressing gown and scratch my stubbly balls. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Meggot, who was a little taller and a little thinner than Yvaine, had lent her several gowns, which the star wore with relief, taking pleasure in wearing something new on different days. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Bertha, our head maid, had sewn a special gown for me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At this time of day it was thronged with men pulling on their gowns for dinner, or hurrying to leave papers or briefcases in the common room before moving into the hall. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She stepped carefully to avoid tripping on the gown’s long hem and opened the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z After a while Madam Pomfrey came out of her office, this time wearing a thick dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She is nude except for an Oriental silk dressing gown she hasn’t bothered to tie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There is a small silver plaque on the platform, partially obscured by the cascading gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She found a dressing gown and shrugged into it, then knelt over the cold hearth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While my twists are clipped and drying, Mrs. Walton has me try on the ivory princess gown we got from Bamberger’s. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My gown slides into a puddle of cloth that I can easily step out of. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the mortuary, her friends from the casa de santo dressed Felicia in her initiation gown, her crown, and her necklaces. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Any more than it’s proper to wear all your bonnets and gowns and ribbons at once, that folks may know you’ve got them,” added Jo, and the lecture ended in a laugh. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must suppose you have a reason for such a question. My dressing gown is of blue satin.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In television commercials the woman who worked the Lady Kenmore wore an evening gown and seemed to be enjoying herself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For Christmases and birthdays she requested wigs and makeup, hospital gowns and uniforms. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She unlaced her gown and crawled into her bed, but she did not sleep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She looked at the large image of her graduating class in their seats, wearing their hats and shiny gowns. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Is it the idea of wearing nothing under your graduation gown and then having to drive to New York while all the people in passing cars assume you’re wearing a dress?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I cannot take the stain from my gown or the thought from my mind: They hate me. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z She wears a thin wisp of a gown that would likely be considered scandalous in other company, but this gathering is not easily scandalized. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I had only considered formal suits. A similar sort of gown might do just as well, I suppose.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Adam probably could throw on a gown and cruise the hallways in a wheelchair with no one the wiser, but such a getup would still not get him into the ICU. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in place, they sat perfectly still for a moment, and then the fabric of her gown came alive. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “It is destroying me that I cannot ask you to dance,” Marco whispers as she passes by him in the ballroom, the deep green of his suit seeping across her gown like moss. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Paul had planned to march with the college women, so she was wearing her black academic gown. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I put on a second gown Eric left for me, and this one covers my back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sitting in her cap and gown, a sunny day, she let it go. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But once there she remembered that in the morning she would need a fresh gown from the trunks to replace the soot-stained calico. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z High above her, a flock of colorful birds perched on a limb, their aqua-and-orange tails trailing down like the fishtail hem on an evening gown. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Rue, who is dressed in a gossamer gown complete with wings, flutters her way to Caesar. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Just sucks that he’s still in his cap and gown, surrounded by his classmates and their families, when someone does. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Capricorn rose from his chair, tightened the belt of his dressing gown, and came down the steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Padva turn at the sound just in time to witness the creeping black fade into snow-bright white at the bottom of the skirt, until all evidence that the gown was ever green is gone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m still naked from the waist down as they hustle me out, but right before I reach the back door, Nurse Ramirez calls, “Wait!” and then gently closes the hospital gown around my legs. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bending, Shae took her gown by the hem, drew it over her head, and tossed it aside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The fabric of her gown grazed his skin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s face sagged as she took in Pernilla’s gown of gunpowder gray silk, striped with white and blue. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The women liked a long blue gown for me, and it was stunning, but it seemed like a typical choice for such an event—too traditional, too safe. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z One stripped off the ruins of her gown and smallclothes, and another bathed her and washed the sticky juice from her face and her hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was draped in a white-and-green gown made of thin fabric, its loose folds billowing around her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I rode upstairs in the elevator, stepped out and went down the hall to Catherine’s room, where I had left my white gown. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I sat, seeing her go toward a door, the train of her gown trailing sensuously over the oriental carpet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Set after set of the Queen’s fireworks exploded over the roofs of the city, over Canvastown, over the mansions that held the King’s subjects in their ball gowns and fancy dress uniforms. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Not waiting for an answer, she moved farther into the library, the train of her gown sweeping across the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Exhaling slowly, I rip everything I’m wearing off; the booties and the cap and the face mask and the scrubs and the gown. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I wore my wine-colored taffeta gown and my ruby pendant. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She passed the trowel to the fearsome Mrs. Willard, “who stopped the mortar more heartily, and got some of it on her gown.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ma, too, had a special dress: a pink lace, ankle-sweeping evening gown that she was going to wear at high noon to a civil ceremony. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She could feel the contours of her body—this woman’s body—and she wore a gown of some kind of heavy fabric. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Two women in evening gowns hunch hip to hip on the cathedral steps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Just like Stella on The Voice, I could transform from a skinny, shy girl in a plaid shirt and jeans into a glamorous star in a sequined gown. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I am going to get a pretty gown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Next moment, Dumbledore was backing into the dormitory, wearing a long woolly dressing gown and a nightcap. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In my wrapped towels and sandals, I followed the aide in his skull cap, long white gown, and slippers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s filled with a mixture of gorgeous gowns and costumes from different time periods. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She had changed into a peach-colored crinoline gown and was pulling on lace gloves. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They look wealthy—their cart is painted, they’re dressed in brightly dyed tunics and gowns. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Good morning,” he said, eyeing me as I dabbed juice into my gown, the burgundy blotches on my chest and stomach looking like blood. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Because it’s wrong! It exploits women. We’re parading around in bathing suits and evening gowns, letting people judge us for the way we look. No wonder the world doesn’t take us seriously.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They packed sand around the edge into a high wall, stretched the evening gown, which they had ripped open to make it bigger, across the hole, and weighted the dress’s edges with rocks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They were old clothes, long gowns like the ones ancient courtiers and scholars wore in the movies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She is dressed as she had been during her performance, in a white gown covered in a pattern of unassembled puzzle pieces, falling together into darkness along the hem. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was a perfect replica of the beautiful dancers, dressed in a long, glittery gown with a pretty tortoise shell comb in her hair, from which cascaded a tiny, lacy mantilla. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I look up to see a tall woman in a black gown, face covered, by Saint Sarah’s side. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And there was the piper whose flute had called to the farmer; she was a young woman wearing a relatively plain gown in comparison to the dancing ladies. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our gowns have been spread out over three chairs and a sofa in Oriana’s salon. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One son was in a cap and gown; the other son and the father were wearing shirts and ties, while the mother had on a striped suit and a floppy hat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Only one thing, Madame, a somewhat personal question. The colour of your dressing gown.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby stood Mary Alice in her ball gown, bowing to the crowd and holding up the loving cup for first prize in the talent show. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The princess took a gown from her closet. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Ever the independent spirit, Mary eschewed the traditional all-white bridal gown for a shorter white dress with black sequins, topped off with black gloves, black pumps, and a red rose corsage. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It was a woman, large but well contained within the gown of cobalt and peach that marked her as one of the servants of the royal household. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In that instant, the spirit dissolved, and a moment later Albert Nightingale, wrapped in a long green dressing gown, came bursting into the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She fits me in a patterned long-sleeved gown in black and white. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So the next night, I took off my gown. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That christening gown was the finest clothing I had. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z On the threshold stood Matthew Wood, staring from his awful height at the littered room, the gowns tumbled over chairs and benches, and the guilty faces of his womenfolk. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Though the lady wore a black cape, I could see her gown. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Mistress Cutler provided her with a store- bought calico gown. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “This is my cue to get out of here before you strip out of your gown,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z You were just a little girl, but when you saw her in the papers wearing that ridiculous silk gown that cost 80,000 dollars, you said, Mami, is that our queen? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The woman is generously appointed, her white bosom spilling out over the top of her low-cut gray gown, her hand on one of her wide hips. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We drank another glass of wine looking out at the mountains of snow and then we crept up to our room and put on dressing gowns. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a single feather remains and Celia is once again wearing a puffed-sleeve black jacket, already buttoned over her black-and-white gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He looked and straightened it a tiny bit as he kept on singing: “And John would buy the gown for you to wear to the prom ...” “Does my hair look okay?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The light from Mrs. Clarke’s candle entered a step before the woman herself; she wore her dressing gown and a frilly white nightcap. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I donned my best gown and a high-necked bodice, not daring to appear immodest I dressed my hair, tucking it beneath a silk coif embroidered with flowers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Each one wore a pink gown with a yellow hair ribbon. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In her hurry, the woman’s thigh had poked through a tear in her gown. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z White women of all sizes and shapes, in bright puffy gowns that spin gracefully as they step and twirl and rock their hips. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Disturbingly, it is even easier to gain entrance to the Palace of Elfhame in my servant’s gown than it was to enter Balekin’s household. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A woman in a fine cambric gown sat with her back to us, unmoving in a chair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He had dark hair and was not wearing a gown. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She put a white gown on me and pinned it at the neck in back with a safety pin. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z My first ball gown was white net, with pale gray swan feathers scattered over it, each one kept in place with a sequin. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He wore a vest of woven gold thread over a loose gown of purple silk, and on his feet were pointed slippers of soft velvet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He grabbed at it with his beak and the gown popped open. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He frees the train of the gown from the hedge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The eagerly waiting audience, overdressed in fancy gowns and suits, quickly realized it was no use trying to fan themselves to cool off. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I’ve learned that you can use an old evening gown to catch rainwater and that grubs taste a lot like chicken. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We could show up at the Oscars in a stretch limo and she’d be wearing this gown and I’d be in a tuxedo. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, and her petticoat; I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain; and the gown which had been let down to hide it not doing its office.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, dressed as Isis, wore the jeweled gown of the goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z My lawyer arrived, in his gown, surrounded by lots of colleagues. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Wedding gown catalogs and ads for vacation locations arrive in the mailbox every day. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Dress forms displaying elaborate gowns stand in groups and pairs, giving the impression of a party with a great many headless guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He fingered a gown that looked like it was silk. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a dressing gown, and his knees were covered by a blanket. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She is dressed in a day gown the vivid hue of unripe persimmons. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I must have new gowns for the balls,” Ana said fervently. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We came upon a gown in the road. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As they descended toward the dance floor, the crowd parted, and the guests in all their multicolored gowns and glittering masks stepped back to watch them take a position in the center of the floor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down again, straightening his gown with trembling fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Afternoon arrived: Mrs. Fairfax assumed her best black satin gown, her gloves, and her gold watch; for it was her part to receive the company,—to conduct the ladies to their rooms, &c. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My pearls, my belts, my cardigans, my off-the-rack dresses from J.Crew, my apparently brave choice of white for an inaugural gown—all seemed to trigger a slew of opinions and instant feedback. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So we started up a specialty business of children’s christening gowns. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In my nightmare, I’m dressed in the silk bridal gown, but it’s torn and muddy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She took her last apple out of the pocket of her dressing gown and then took, from the same pocket, the stone with the hole in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Katniss, the girl on fire, has left behind her flickering flames and bejeweled gowns and soft candlelight frocks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore a low-cut gown of deep green velvet that brought out the color of her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I begin to want things I’ve never wanted before: braids, a dressing gown, a purse of my own. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The queen’s armor was gone, replaced by her usual flowing gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I picture her the way she looked before the war, and wearing a white gown and washing in the river. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, indeed, Madame. By the way, have you a scarlet silk dressing gown?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gown is white, covered in what to Bailey looks like looping black embroidery, but as he walks closer he sees that the black marks are actually words written across the fabric. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Inmates assigned to them had their clothing taken away and replaced with—in severe cases—paper gowns and hospital slippers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked her feet more securely into her slippers, then came out from behind the coffee table gravely, untying and retying the belt of her dressing gown. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She appeared to be fashioning a rather colorful but nonetheless rakish evening gown. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone tall and slim in a black gown is looking out the sliding doors to the patio, parting the vertical blinds to do so. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mom claimed ownership of my grandmother’s wedding gown while she was in hospice. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Her white gown glittered under the spotlight, her face had that coppery, Indianish look, and her hair was in that trademark ponytail. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Henrietta undressed, wrapped herself in a starched white hospital gown, and lay down on a wooden exam table, waiting for Howard Jones, the gynecologist on duty. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We saw the President and his lady right up close and we saw the packed thousands below in crushed and snow-dabbled ball gowns. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The Duke’s Daughter paid the butcher’s bill, A Phantom Hand put down a new carpet, and the Curse of the Coventrys proved the blessing of the Marches in the way of groceries and gowns. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I stuck a foot out of my gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother heard today that photos of people in old-fashioned long gowns and mandarin jackets are considered fourolds. So your parents are burning them in the bathroom.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her new gray gown had been delivered the previous day along with the children’s clothes and was now hanging in the closet of her bedroom. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Miss Ohio sauntered onstage in her long, hot pink gown. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She’s exhausted, a skeleton in a white dressing gown with absurdly fancy ribbons and starched lace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Standing in the doorway, wearing a grand gown of deepest blue with a dramatic red scarf to set it off, was the most beautiful woman Ophie had ever seen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I might as well get started packing my bags and getting measured for a Dior gown. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I tore off my ball gown and donned my tattered servant’s wear, rubbing the sooty skirt across my face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It is not immediately apparent why until the clouds of grey begin swirling through the green of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They make me wish I’d seen Locke’s mother in one of her gowns. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A red silk dressing gown that is wide open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Or jewels, or gowns, or castles. But where do they go?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The color seems more vibrant against the white and black of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The slim, sad girl who wore a crown of pale blue roses and a white gown spattered with gore could only be Lyanna. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "I've been at the Dress Bazaar, trying to settle on the proper fabric for Princess Sophia's wedding gown. I have to match your glorious feat from that day in the Receiving Hall somehow." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The exposition by day might wear a chaste gown of white staff, but at night it danced barefoot and guzzled champagne. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then he dressed himself in his blue gown and went into the town. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The Ogilvie daughters, Colette and Jeannine, swept into the room, dressed in matching pink and yellow bombazine gowns, wearing their curled hair piled on top of their heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She got up and put on a dressing gown and brought a hand mirror back to the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s something titillating about it, upended and comic, like men in evening gowns and high heels. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There were two soldier boys in green uniforms who didn’t look any older than Uncle Darnell—high school cap and gown one day, army boots and basic training four days later. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We go to my rooms and she puts me in a full-length gown and high-heeled shoes, not the ones I'll he wearing for the actual interview, and instructs me on walking. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Did you even really order a cap and gown?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Blood began to soak through the front of Ona’s hospital gown. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I wondered: Had she worn thin nylon gowns to bed? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her there, backlit, in her long gown, I feel that no harm will come to us as long as Chucha is around. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Her costume was an enormous and complicated old-fashioned gown made out of cut-velvet and fringe. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Max is wearing a hospital gown too, but she's got purple warm-up pants underneath and a matching sweatshirt on top. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were young and elegant, dressed for a ball, the women in long gowns that left their arms and shoulders bare, the men in black-and-white evening dress, and they each carried a glass. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The color of her gown settles into a deep, solid green. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mother bent down suddenly to brush off the bottom of her gown. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the reception he changes into a suit, she into a red Banarasi gown with spaghetti straps, something she’d designed herself and had made by a seamstress friend. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Now I was taller than he was, gangly, freak-haired, a Tiny Tim of a girl, sitting in gown, bra, and underpants on the edge of an old- fashioned medical table with step-drawers of vulcanized rubber. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly, there was a yank at my prison gown. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A baby in a flowing white gown, arranged on a tall chair out in the middle of a field. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z As a girl I had often imagined myself in heaven, dressed in a white gown, standing in a pearly mist across from my husband. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her jacket, her gloves, even the hem of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The women wore ankle- length gowns, no makeup, and scarves covered their heads. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Her unusual veil is the entire length of her gown, giving away nothing of her outward appearance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Most of the bruises on her arms and shoulders were hid under her gown, but she walked stiff and sore as an old crone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thought of photos of Native Americans he’d seen as he studied her dark eyes, high cheekbones, and straight nose, formally composed above a high-necked silk gown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Inside is a beautiful satin gown—in pieces. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Saints, I hate this thing,” she said, kicking the kefta away and pulling a threadbare dressing gown from a drawer. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Now Florence’s mama hadn’t a particle of taste, and Amy suffered deeply at having to wear a red instead of a blue bonnet, unbecoming gowns, and fussy aprons that did not fit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The golden shimmer of Edna’s satin gown spread in rich folds on either side of her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He's wearing goggles, a gown, and rubber gloves. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She wore a gown of yellow silk so sheer and fine that the candles shone right through it to reveal the spun gold and jewels beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She opened the wardrobe in Mother’s room and, before I could stop her, ran her hands over Mother’s gowns. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He'd lost weight, and his gown wasn't tied in the back, which he didn't seem to notice. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sabeen said, posing in the doorway with an elegant gown that was about four sizes too big. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Day is good for forcing me into this dress, I want to say, but instead I just smooth down the already smooth fabric of my gown. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now that I was a young woman, I determined to take more pride in my gowns and ornaments, even though they had been worn by other ladies first. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z His black tux with a light-blue vest and tie match the strapless tea-length gown I have on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She wore a dressing gown of quilted black satin, holding it close under her chin. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light, in her white gown, she glows like a moon in cloud. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z El picks up a photo of her mom in a floor-length red sequin gown. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He brought his usual old friends, a traveling photographer, and the gown and ermine cape soiled with blood that Fernanda had worn during the carnival. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was hunched over her sewing machine, intent on getting a new dress ready for the Christmas season, and it is yet another green gown, cheap and frail. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “When I stepped out of my sedan chair, the villagers said, ‘Ahhh,’ at my good shoes and my long gown. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She had dressed me in my favorite gown of yellow damask over a petticoat embroidered in her own hand, her final gift of kindness to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was still wearing her emerald-blue gown, too lazy to change. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m just not sure this will go with my gown.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The TV glittered with beautiful women parading in evening gowns, their smiles holding so much promise: Everything can be yours! Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They wanted something less fruity than the truth, but truly, what is gayer than a woman who languishes away in a crumbling mansion wearing her wedding gown every day of her life, for the drama? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Although I suspected Father wanted me to wear another mourning gown, I put on the frock Mother liked best. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A damask dressing gown—and Mr. Lyte’s best wig on a wig rest. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin and Marian went on an expedition which took them six weeks, and sent a whole gown made out of the skins of pine martens. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a gown of white silk belted with a gold chain, and her fingers were covered with jeweled rings. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The King, who was addicted to festivals and ceremonials of all sorts, celebrated the occasion royally, by presenting a new gown to every man on the estate. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear, what a blunderbuss I am!” exclaimed Jo, finishing Meg’s glove by scrubbing her gown with it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t rush me, Bull. I want you to be proud of the way I look tonight. I bought a gown that could win wars.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had hoped to spend this upon your wedding gown and feast. Take the gold now and begin a new life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Bailey almost thinks it is a statue, dressed in a white gown edged in matching fur that cascades beyond the platform to the ground. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Everyone’s gown was of bright silk or brocade, and many were embroidered with gold and silver threads and lined in fur, or stitched with sequins and pearls. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Someone began making fun of “Captain Marvel,” the head of the football team, saying how girlish he looked in his graduation gown. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Girl in a gown walks into a forest. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Or through my hospital gown. So stop trying.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I finish telling you this, I plan on trying on my cap and gown and pretending I am walking down the aisle like I will be tomorrow. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She let the rags of her gown fall to her waist as she opened a carved chest, and busied herself with bottles and boxes, knives and needles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The girl tribute from District 1, looking provocative in a see-through gold gown, steps up the center of the stage to join Caesar for her interview. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In twelve hours I’ll be in my cap and gown getting ready to walk, and the minutes can’t go any slower. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He wrapped himself in his dressing gown and followed Rogers. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Only for Metias do I wear this unnecessarily exquisite gown, to show without words how much I love him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That was poor little me, suddenly a diplomat’s wife on the edge of the forest prime evil, wearing my Dior gown and long black gloves to embassy parties in Brazzaville, French Congo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought me a new pair of expensive pajamas and a lovely silk gown more appropriate to a salon than a prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And now Dawn took her own fair throne, awaking the girl in the sweet gown, still charmed by dream. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Drawings of gowns were tacked to a corkboard, and racks held examples of work in various stages of completion. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Or lack thereof, rather. Nothing but black and white. Though on you a full black gown might be a bit too funereal.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wore a white gown with a long train embroidered with pearls and carried by the girl eejits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed like a mismatched set of bookends in their flowing gowns, beads, and veils. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I adjust the isolation gown over the top of my disposable scrubs, and yank open the door, squinting at them through my goggles. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I saw the flash of a yellow gown by the kitchen window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She is asked to remove her Murshidabad silk sari in favor of a flowered cotton gown that, to her mild embarrassment, only reaches her knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Kiko,” she says, smoothing out the wrinkles in her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There stood Mrs. Weasley, short, plump, and wearing an old green dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z What side should he hold it on so he doesn’t trip me in my gown? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then he sat, gathering his gown around him, his crow dæmon in her usual position on his left shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z However, she ordered the servant to give the holy Brahmin a white gown. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She touches the textured pattern of my gown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light, her silver evening gown and large crown sparkle through the darkness. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Sabeen opens the car door, and we scoot out, following her mother’s flowing black gown up the steps. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When I stepped on the hem of his gown, he aimed a blow at me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Plus I already have a gown for the pageant. I told you that.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the right Darlene with her ball gown was holding the cockatoo and smiling a starlet’s smile. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my rabbit slippers and pulled my wool dressing gown over my nightie. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I help Ellen into her gown—a coral halter dress with rhinestones. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Why did I say “gown”? What a silly word, gown. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Pontellier, attired in a handsome reception gown, remained in the drawing room the entire afternoon receiving her visitors. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z On them were pictures of Chinese ladies and gentlemen, dressed in colored gowns and robes, walking on little bridges over a calm blue lake. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of me in my white silk bridal gown practically causes a riot. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the picture, Shanna modeled it in a bridal store filled with other white gowns. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I saw her in a black gown and widow’s cap; frigid, perhaps, but not uncivil: a model of elderly English respectability. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the darkness, Violet looked like a ghost, her white wedding gown moving slowly across the stage. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Assuredly,” said Mertyn, who stood patiently among the throng with his arms folded in his necromantic gown, while Archimedes sat very stiff and elongated on the top of his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She is wearing a gown the color of unripe mulberries, and her hair is pulled slightly back. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It’s behind the house, madam; it’s terrible muddy back there. Your gown will be ruined.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Please,” Marco says, refusing to let her go, his fingers holding tightly to the lace of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Yes, of course! You have to start as you mean to go on, dear. You have a long life of concert gowns ahead of you." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bree takes my traveling cloak, then sweeps my gown with a handheld broom, batting at it for dust, bugs, or any other unwanted occupant I may have picked up on my journey. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Their homes were filled with the emblems of honorable life—citizenship awards, portraits of husbands and wives passed away, several generations of children in cap and gown. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My gown had changed in front from black silk to brown dirt. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Having voted, and probably bet on the winner, people are very invested in my wedding gown. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A brown-skinned girl in a cotton gown got up and stretched her arms above her head and yawned. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Eh bien, then, you received the summons and you got up. Did you put on a dressing gown?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, I know TJ is making your talent dress and evening gown for the pageant. How are they coming along?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Under the scarlet gown, he said, there had been a fair white garment—under that, a horrible shirt of hair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A bunch of girls in ball gowns were on the roof, screaming at the top of their lungs, balancing on the edge and shooting safety fireworks at people on the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z My gown is spoilt and never again will I walk through the streets with my eyes cast down. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z People were dressed up tonight, in gowns and in black suits with long coattails. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The gown was too long and the hem was caked with dried mud. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Except this time, it would be a robot face in a cap and gown, which is even worse. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Celaena casually hid her hands in the folds of her gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A jade-green gown blooms around her waist like flower sepals stitched all together. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She caught glimpses of feathers and crooked paper crowns, rose-hued cheeks and deeply rouged lips, gowns of rich red and gold velvet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma had brushed out her hair, put her in a clean gown. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z So her father says to me to go up and fetch down the gown the maid left out on the bed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Memory of her crossing the lawn toward the house in the early morning in a thin rose gown that clung to her breasts. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He retrieved the egg from the bottom of the bath, climbed out, dried himself, and pulled on his pajamas and dressing gown again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She was dressed like a bride, in a white gown, white lace hood, and sheer veil, walking toward the altar, down the aisle of that converted barracks. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘What on earth’s Ted doing up the back of your dressing gown?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Padva is gracious as always, her gown the warm copper of autumn leaves glowing in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hermione was wrapped in a borrowed dressing gown, pale and unsteady on her feet; Ron put an arm around her when she reached him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A fine red line of a scar marked Angela's check, but she looked content and lovely as ever in her pale blue bridesmaid's gown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z What I remember is Luke, with me in the hospital, standing beside my head, holding my hand, in the green gown and white mask they gave him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked the simplest one of the bunch: a black linen rubakha with a long red silk sarafan gown to go over it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The news caused Madam to send the soldierwives pawing through the attic for a gown she had not worn yet this year. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she offered the bird the ring sewed in the side of her gown. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My heavy black gown tripped me, and I fell. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m here in my ball gown, with my partner, and it’s wonderful. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When daylight broke, I arose and put on my yellow damask gown. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She has a lot of dresses and skirts; she even has a dressing gown, with fuzzy slippers to match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She solidified into a young woman in a dark sleeveless gown. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Govinda had become a monk and thousands of monks were his brothers, wore the same gown, shared his beliefs and spoke his language. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z They were grouped by occupation and wore identifying clothing—doctors, nurses, farmers, pharmacists, housemakers, actresses, librarians, college students in academic gowns. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She scoots off and comes back holding two hot pink gowns, smiling all over them. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Madam is more than welcome to bring her gown in and try it on with the necklace,” the man said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They dressed her in the wisps that Magister Illyrio had sent up, and then the gown, a deep plum silk to bring out the violet in her eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No matter. They will horse Bore again in a minute. Here he is, coming to the Queen. Oh, look! He has brought her a kirtle and a gown.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot get this stain out of my gown. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I am on a vast diet so I can fit into my gown for the festivities. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were women among them, dressed in gowns of surpassing loveliness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she wears long gowns with Doc Martens boots and severe black scarves on her head, so she’s not exactly a glamour queen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Madame,” Poirot waved an airy hand, “detectives have to ask all sorts of questions. For instance, perhaps you will tell me the colour of your dressing gown?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the place where Capricorn sat, leaning back in his armchair with a contemptuous expression and wrapped in a silk dressing gown that shimmered like peacock feathers, was illuminated by a single lamp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She had to unpack for Ana and Clara and Lady Isobel, press their gowns for the evening ahead, and brush off their traveling cloaks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him in a new series of whispers, that he might as well buy me a gold gown and a silver bonnet at once: I should certainly never venture to wear his choice. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Edna and Robert both sat upon the ground— that is, he lay upon the ground beside her, occasionally picking at the hem of her muslin gown. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her old clothes back on, long Chinese gowns and skirts now with white mourning bands sewn at the bottoms. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z One graying zombie, dressed for the best day of her life in a torn red gown. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Sitting straight and prim in her gown, the halo of light glowing around her hair, I can’t keep from rolling my eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I imagine that if I asked, she’d roll with me right here until we turned her white gown green and then thank me for the honor of my favor.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My gaze goes from a table of refreshments to the elaborate gowns to a goblin king crunching on a bone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I spotted something more unique: a flowing black-and-white gown with a cool asymmetrical print. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She was not even going to buy Caroline a special sleeping gown for her “first” sexual act with her husband. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Well, Tateh and I argued about the cap and gown for a long time, and at one point I got so mad I revealed my plans to go to New York after graduation. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “This will give you poise and balance when you’re walking in your gown,” she reminds me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Without makeup, without jewelry, clothed only in a white hospital gown, she looked older, softer. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When he is near enough to read parts of the gown, he realizes that they are love letters, inscribed in handwritten text. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In his honor Daenerys had donned a Qartheen gown, a sheer confection of violet samite cut so as to leave her left breast bare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Usually they unmade some hideous gown from their dressing rooms and turned it into something else. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She worked methodically, but her mind wandered to Sidhean, to Kaisa, to the last time she had seen her, the fairy gown on her skin like a live creature. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She never saw the girls wear the gowns she had given them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had on his dressing gown of red watered silk that had come from Paris, a little tight over the chest now if it was buttoned. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls of the Menagerie entered through the rotunda doors in a wedge formation, their gowns glittering in the candlelight, the hoods of their capes shadowing their faces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall was dark and scattered with stars, and below it the four long House tables were lined with disheveled students, some in traveling cloaks, others in dressing gowns. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then after a moment he removed his long gown and wound his braid about his head and went out, carrying the tub of water. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The girls from the House of the Blue Iris were easily identified by the color of their gowns and the flowers displayed in their hair and at their necklines. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We also rescued the best of Mother’s gowns, because Mandy swore I would shoot up someday soon, and then they would fit me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His sister reached down inside her gown and drew a dirk from between her breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She let the pink dress fall on top of the black and, stepping contemptuously through the pile, reached for the gown, her green backless post-finals gown. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The queen wore a high-collared black silk gown, with a hundred dark red rubies sewn into her bodice, covering her from neck to bosom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was full of odd machines and doctors and nurses in masks and gowns. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The women dressed Felicia in a fresh white gown and combed and braided her hair, treating her like a newborn child. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even her gown feels the same as it did, cascading around her and no longer wet from the rain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She imagined her on horseback, smiling shyly behind a veiled green gown, her palms painted red with henna, her hair parted with silver dust, the braids held together by tree sap. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It's so barbaric, the president turning my bridal gown into my shroud, that the blow strikes home, leaving me with a dull ache inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally, they settle on a strapless pale yellow gown, a hand-me-down from a glamorous aunt who used to be a beauty queen before she married and had kids. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Yes,” I said, a dummy to her moods, going into my bedroom and flinging off my dressing gown, fastening my inevitable flannel skirt and stretching my home-made jumper over my head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside in the hallway, there were people wandering in hospital gowns who were far older and sicker looking than Suzanne, and they were still here. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Suffolk High had this graduation ceremony where the seniors lined up in their caps and gowns outside the high school and marched onto Main Street double file to the Protestant church for a ceremony. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Women wearing House of Spice dresses leave tiny trails of cinnamon and anise and saffron, and those from the House of Inventors are outfitted in gowns covered with silkscreen pictures of their newest products. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It had ruffles around the neck and cuffs and looked like it could have been her greatgrandmother’s wedding gown. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z When the time came to dress, she chose the green silk gown that she had worn to the tourney. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her arms and face were plaster made to resemble marble, her gown gilded in gold leaf that, upon catching the burnished sun, transformed her garment into a mantle of fire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Night after night, in dressing gown and slippers, carrying a flashlight, Johnson would walk from his bedroom down to the situation room in the basement. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Mother and I are told to change into shapeless white gowns. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The room is gaudy with gowns, red roses, silver service clinking. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The skirts of her gown sparkled underneath the chandelier. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She washed Eugene, and Aunt Aggie went to a shop for a little white gown and a set of rosary beads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Graduation night finally came, and the Big Creek High School class of 1960 walked proudly down the aisle in the gymnasium to receive our diplomas, the boys in green gowns, the girls in white. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She hangs the gown on my closet door, and I lay the blouse and sweater over my desk chair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Delicate silver and gold threads unraveled and wove themselves into the fragile wings of the frozen mariposas, converting the tiny creatures into magical designs stitched meticulously into the bodice of La Llorona’s gown. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She wears a scholar’s white gown, and she is not thinking about her appearance. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dylan, Harriett, Hudson, and I made it to graduation without killing one another, and our picture in our caps and gowns hangs right beside the one of me and Arthur on his birthday. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Ironically, the same government that was telling us to embrace our culture in the homelands forbade Winnie from wearing a Xhosa gown into court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Marco pulls her to him in an emerald embrace, so close that no distinction remains between where his suit ends and her gown begins. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Fairy gowns and suits shimmer like the wings of dragonflies. Fairies drink from cups the shape of lupine bells. Fountains of juice and nectar of all different colors fill their cups.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While Mamá helped him put on the white shirt, I slipped into my graduation gown and put on my white silk California Scholarship Federation sash. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Stuart in a christening gown, held by a colored woman in white uniform. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z None of the patrons recognize Celia without her top hat and black-and-white gown, even those who watched her perform earlier in the evening. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They looked pitiful standing there in their long white gowns. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke curled in black boas around the women in their scholars’ black gowns. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Without waiting to see what would happen, Coraline reached up to the mantelpiece and closed her hand around the snow globe, pushing it deep into the pocket of her dressing gown. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Celaena opened the doors to her dressing room, surveying the glittering gowns hanging along the walls. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They wore gowns and jackets so elaborate that she wondered if the ball had been moved to lunchtime. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It's not a bustle, on account of the fact that Miss Preston finds them hideous and banned them from the school, but the cut of the gown makes it look like she's wearing one. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In die examination room, he told me to get undressed and put on a paper gown. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The christening gown rose up and swirled around my hips, the warm water hitting me at my belly button. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The white gown peeped out above and below her coat, which she was using like a robe. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Imagining Isabela in a wedding gown makes me laugh so hard I snort. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She wore a torn white gown that resembled a bridal costume in an old horror movie or heavy-metal video. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Frantig was put in an isolation room, with access restricted to doctors and nurses wearing rubber gloves, gowns, and surgical masks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And Daisy was dressed in her bridal gown and wore a white lace veil. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Those were her brushes on the dressing-table, that was her dressing gown and slippers laid out upon the chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Past the slips to the terrible gowns, the headdresses and fans and pots of her mother’s face paint and all the macabre accoutrements of the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her gown looks like mist in the candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One wore a raggedy silken gown that looked like it had once been white, the other wore a stained grey suit too large for it, the sleeves of which were shredded into shadowy tatters. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She sits in bed, embroidering a pillowcase with a drawing of Cinderella wearing a ballroom gown. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A hairdresser waited to style me; my gown hung on a rack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A golden acorn, twin to the one I found in the pocket of the gown that Locke gave me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An old woman, slight, in a silver gown with a loose scarf covering her head, shuffles forward. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When she picked out a frilly ball gown that covered almost everything and buried my legs under layers of ruffles, I thought it was absolutely right. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They probably wouldn’t recognize me in a mask and an elegant gown, but I’d do well to keep away from them, especially from Hattie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z "Show some respect. Those are for the favorite. They are gowns and dresses befitting the most important person in the kingdom...aside from the king, queen, and princesses, of course." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mother came down in her dressing gown, over which she’d thrown her prize cashmere shawl, which reeked of camphor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Back at the camp, the girls rushed around, pasting sequins on their faces, sewing palm fronds into gowns like plumage, making last- minute touch-ups. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I don’t swish like Renee, but at least I don’t trip over my gown and go tumbling off the stage into the front row. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I get up and pull my dressing gown around me, hurry downstairs and flick on the TV. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a tropical climate, so we get some rain every day. We can make a tarp out of Miss Massachusetts’s ugly evening gown to collect that rainwater to drink.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When I visited Felicia the following day, she was dressed in her coronation gown, her crown, and all her necklaces. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For the ceremony I wore my first new gown in a year and Mother’s necklace, which I reclaimed from Hattie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The teachers tell us to put on our gowns because we’ll move into the final segment of competition once intermission is over. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She’d been murdered in an iridescent green gown jeweled with jade and beetle wings, and she’d looked enough like Sarai that the visions of her body were like seeing a prophecy of her own death. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She smiled at the young chevaliers they passed—and smirked at the court women who eyed her pink-and-white gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At eighteen, Belky wears a blue gown and mortarboard for her high school graduation. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Ah! I may mention without indiscretion, I hope, that I noticed the colour of your dressing gown on the way from Aleppo to Stamboul. A pale mauve, I believe.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z In the window, there were half a dozen evening gowns beaded with pearls and sequins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She pushed her hands into the pockets of her dressing gown, and she pulled out three marbles, a stone with a hole in it, the black key, and an empty snow globe. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The men in the cab — four of them, pressed shoulder to bare shoulder — were all wearing evening gowns. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Across from Sweet 16 is a store called Frills with a glittering baby blue gown on display. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She wore a gown of pale purple silk and a moonstone hair net that had Jjeen a gift from Joffrey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She pulls down her bathing gown and stands naked. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “The final straw was a wedding where a Wall Street executive tried to bill me for the wedding gown and medical expenses,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Flushed pink and tangled in a web of towels, she's dressed in a bathing gown and doesn't look like the Imperial Princess, heir to the House of Orléans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her plum-colored gown was crisp and well sewn, and expensive lace trailed from the small cap on her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I suspect it is the property of Countess Andrenyi, since her luggage contained only a chiffon negligee so. elaborate as to be more a tea gown than a dressing gown. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up into the rearview mirror and see Radar, wearing his graduation gown, looking over into Lacey’s purse. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Denton would be so hurt, her mother . . . the engagement was announced in the newspaper, the wedding gown, the shower . . . but once they found out she wasn't their perfect Angela . The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought she looked pretty but uncomfortable in her gown and long gloves, much how I imagined I might have looked in the same getup. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Her green gown is both sleeveless and strapless, leaving her shoulders and arms completely bare save for a long silver chain with what appears to be a silver locket around her neck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I begin to twirl slowly, raising the sleeves of my heavy gown above my head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He yanks down the covers and lifts my hospital gown. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very nicely dressed, indeed; a remarkably elegant gown.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Most of the students were poor, and were dressed in every sort of particolored gown or tunic. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The princess chewed on her bottom lip, and Celaena noted that her fingers curled and uncurled at the sides of her long, white gown. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The birthday ball gown had a scarlet red underskirt topped with a short gown of Royal Navy blue, embroidered with gold. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the white-faced women put a flowered headdress on Violet, who realized in horror that the dress she had changed into was a bridal gown. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “This is the ball gown, right? That color’s going to look amazing with your hair. Trust me.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Weeks before what is supposed to be the happiest time in my life, I find myself struggling just to pay for my graduation cap and gown. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But he was clueless, so he went inside to buy a gown. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Her gown had a low-cut bodice of pink silk and a three-tiered hoop skirt with white scalloped lace. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We took a picture in our caps and gowns and got in line, double fie, and marched together. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby’s gown was draped so that the chair was practically invisible, and the only thing you saw was this child hovering in midair, looking at the camera. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t meant to make his mom feel bad or to keep her from buying Georgie a wedding gown. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But her short acquaintance with the king at Deepwood Motte convinced her that he would have been no more fond of her in a gown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was dressed in just a gown again. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I am wearing a bottle-green gown with earrings in the shape of berries. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She leapt to her feet and began pacing, hands on hips, dressing gown flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She wore music like a graceful gown that shimmered as she moved. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And the red gown, well that was the fire, as she should have known. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the knife from the folds of her brocade gown and plunged it into the white flesh under his jaw, where it sank all the way to the hilt. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And then, very slowly, her gown begins to change. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The gown lay against her skin like a dress made of lead, pinning her to her seat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When Mom said the word “blood,” I flashed to this mental image of you in a hospital gown stained red. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I always imagine her in spangly, sequined evening gowns with stiletto heels that make her look two meters tall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Stargirl seemed to float down the promenade in her buttercup gown. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z My gown for the last ball was my favorite: white, with a low neckline edged in lace. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I had trouble sitting down at the table because Bertha had made me wear a fashionable gown, and my petticoat was voluminous. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had on a white gown and was wearing a stethoscope around his neck. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “A stunning blow from the big Greek lexicon, which an old fellow in a black gown fired at him,” said Ned. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She must wash the dust from her hair and change into a gown more fitting for a king's feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “All righty,” Barb says when they get all my vitals and finish oohing and aahing over my sparkly, silver A-line gown and my white rose corsage. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We slip out of our hospital gowns and quietly duck into the hallway, the backpack strapped onto Max's shoulders. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Since he continues watching me, I turn toward the wall, keeping the red gown on until I pull my pants up in an effort to hide my hairlessness. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Around the fountain, sculptures hid like tree sprites under the topiaries—cupids playing flutes and tambourines, or ladies dancing in their rain-worn stone gowns next to the huge pots of orange trees. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Well, no one in a scarlet dressing gown came into my compartment.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not ask your brother to buy your gown. He's done enough. And I’d like to buy your dress, but I don't have six thousand dollars to spend. We'll need to find something reasonable.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers snored softly at the foot of the bed, and I wore my old flannel gown and said my prayers, just like always. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She put on her long dressing gown over her nightdress and stood there with the back of the gown draped over her arm. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Starting tomorrow, we’ll be back to working on our dance numbers and our walking, talent, swimsuit, and evening gown presentations, just like nothing ever happened.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z My gown was a spring green embroidered with leaves of darker green and plump yellow buds. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom is curled up in her usual spot, still in her dressing gown. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The other women were blondes dressed in pale blue, their matching gowns suggesting their rank as ladies-in-waiting. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he heard that Lord Cheldthorpe would be arriving a few weeks hence, he spent days rushing from room to room, his gown sweeping behind him, waggling his hands rapidly before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside—the green taffeta gown, and a framed photo of the three of us by the lake at Bad Windsheim. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Only officials were not wearing the Ihram garb, or the white skull caps, long, white, nightshirt-looking gown and the little slippers of the Mutawaf, those who guided each pilgrim party, and their helpers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z From the sleeve of her gown Alyce pulled the parsnip tops meant for the cows and some cheese she had saved for the cat and fed instead the hungry boy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Friends came to visit, dressed in yellow paper gowns, their hands covered by blue synthetic-rubber gloves and their faces hidden behind paper masks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly I’m picturing myself with lighter, clearer skin, onstage in my pageant gown, ready to win it all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Suddenly the blind old woman in her rickrack dressing gown and with her thin gray hair plaited into a rat’s tail stepped forward and pushed Vellya Paapen with all her strength. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie and I made hats and long, flowing gowns, trying to imitate the Arabs, but I expect we looked more like little girls wearing their mothers’ party gowns than like Arabs. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a dark-blue flannel dressing gown, Monsieur.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sleeveless tank dress that hugged my hips, but the back of the gown was what sealed the deal for me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The queen stepped into Mechtild’s cottage, her leather-shod feet soundless on the earthen floor, the gold strands of her gown reflecting the light. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And yes, they were underclothes, but she and Ruby and Sparrow preferred them to the alternative: the gowns. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her gown had a high stiff collar that framed her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’s still in her bathrobe, which she calls a dressing gown. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z An eight-pointed star was tattooed upon her brow in a shade of blue that matched her gown, its sharp lines extending to her hairline. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Harry had been slightly worried that Slughorn might be at breakfast, but he answered his office door at the first knock, wearing a green velvet dressing gown and matching nightcap and looking rather bleary-eyed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then the owl cried; it sang to the million stars that dotted the dark-blue sky, the Virgin’s gown. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This appearance of a second outlaw seemed to overwhelm Professor McGonagall, who staggered backward and fell into a nearby chair, clutching at the neck of her old tartan dressing gown. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The graduation gown has a bit of a low-cut neck, so I can see some curled chest hairs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We’re not just talking Caucasian here; think bridal gowns, tuberculosis, and death. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After I'm prepped and dressed in a full-length silver gown, I've still got an hour to kill before the dinner, so I slip off to find her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Catelyn had ordered garments sewn to her measure, handsome gowns to suit her birth and sex, yet still she preferred to dress in oddments of mail and boiled leather, a swordbelt cinched around her waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had been allowed to watch the lab attendants, in gowns and gloves, strip eggs from what they called the breeder fish, anesthetized females. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Vernon Dursley, whose mustache was quite as bushy as Dumbledore’s, though black, and who was wearing a puce dressing gown, was staring at the visitor as though he could not believe his tiny eyes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She leaves me wearing only a hospital gown. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Ma was putting the final touches on her own gown for the wedding. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Juliet is dressed so fine in the prettiest long, flowing gown. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a long, flowing blue gown, and she stood on the homed moon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in their white sleeveless gowns and laced sandals, they had no trouble navigating the rocky path. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She wore an emerald green gown with iridescent seashells sewn around the waist and hem. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mesmerized by her glory, I reached out and touched the sleeve of her emerald gown. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I put my gown back on and lay down next to him and rubbed his back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was standing by a bedpost, trembling like a doe, “Lady Arya, if you will turn your back, I must needs unlace your gown.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With two tugs on the strings he unties my hospital gown to expose my left leg, and then he draws lines into the back of my hip with something. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z First Ladies showed up in the news, having tea with the spouses of foreign dignitaries; they sent out official greetings on holidays and wore pretty gowns to state dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I mean, he’s pretty much exclusively seen me in pajamas or a hospital gown, so he clearly isn’t in this for my good looks and impeccable Fall 2018 Hospital Collection wardrobe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then be kissed it reverently and replaced it under his gown with a heartfelt sigh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z No, Miss Miss had come to compete in a slinky pink evening gown that stretched across her misshapen body. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was a tailored tie-silk dressing gown, beige, with a pretty pattern of minute pink tea roses. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z That made several heads turn, Malcolm’s among them, and they saw the headmaster coming out, his gown flapping in the wind. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I was in shock. I mean, one minute I’m seeing Katniss looking so beautiful in all these wedding gowns, and the next...” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “They’re really letting you stay on after cracking the Crystal Ball?” asks a girl in a gown that looks like a starry night sky. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Eventually she is sponged clean, put into a new gown, wheeled into yet another room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Though she had silver hair, her face was young, and her flowing white gown seemed to move in the moonlight; it— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The only generic hospital garb sitting around are those embarrassing gowns that they put the patients in. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was clad not in her usual white gown, but rather in a dark tunic and loose trousers, and she clutched an ornately carved wooden staff in one hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They dressed him in a white gown and laid him on the bed by the window where he used to look out for Oliver. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As Conor and his father walked through it toward an empty bench, they kept passing patients in hospital gowns, walking with their families or out on their own sneaking cigarettes. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She adjusts the shutters, lies down next to him, and fans her satin gown over them both. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who gave you this gown — and that horse you rode to the hunt? You must have a wealthy benefactor.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, indeed. I have a good comfortable dressing gown of Jaeger material.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She decreed an end to the numerous superimposed periods of mourning and she herself exchanged her rigorous old gowns for youthful clothing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Otto leaned in, not particularly hopeful until he saw the picture within the grid of bow ties and strapless gowns that filled the senior section. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She stands and walks to the center of the circle, turning so her gown swirls around her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then the creak of a stair, and feet wearing thick socks came into view, and a flash of bare skin, and a blue silk dressing gown that she recognized. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Some pochas in pretty gowns walked past her and went in a door at her right. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Ladies in their finest gowns and courtiers with brimming cups of wine sought the best seats on benches, chairs, and cushions. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He could have opened his big fat trunk; removed one of the two hand-embroidered sheets, or even his dressing gown, and covered the girl. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z McCormick opened his backpack and fished out rubber gloves, a paper surgical gown, a paper surgical mask, and paper boots to cover his shoes, to keep them from becoming wet with blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We line up in a hallway too bright and too bare, where my brothers await us frowning, all wearing the same shapeless white gowns. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Next the ladies pick out a rhinestone earring, necklace, and bracelet set to wear with the evening gown that TJ is making. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Kat’s behaviour, from snapping eighteen pictures of the garden shed, to making me get under her dressing gown, to darting off to buy nail-polish remover, was making my brain spin. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia walks through a hallway full of snow, sparkling flakes of it catching in her hair and clinging to the hem of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Mom, this one doesn’t have long gowns or anything,” Ji-yun said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My friend Rebecca and I had kicked off the first day of break by hitting up the mall together, and that's when I saw the gown in all its glory. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Pat, radiant in a ballerina-length accordion-pleated gown, stood before the makeshift altar adorned with evergreens and gladioli and said “I do” to Walter, dashing in a white dinner jacket. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Then he brushed his hair, smoothed his gown, and went down to meet King Bagdemagus. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked home sobbing in my cap and gown and caught a Greyhound bus for New York the very next day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know my coming back is a big deal but I didn’t know it was big enough for a ball gown.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her room had been Korako’s, so she had all her gowns and jewels to make use of, while Ruby had Letha’s. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Mr. Abernathy will not put on a gown,” said the doctor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a dark-haired kid in a grade-school graduation cap and gown. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The Balls step left, Johnny steps right, and for a moment, it is just Celia, standing under the holly berries in her sparkling hot pink gown. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “We’re too late,” said the witch in the woolen dressing gown, shaking her head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She walks up the stairs and straight for me, and coming upon the steps behind her is the white woman in her dressing gown. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ben’s standing there in his graduation gown, handing the woman T-shirts and four-dollar sunglasses. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Helen lingered near the deep coffers filled with gowns, her own handiwork. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the rear-view mirror over the windshield, there was a small, framed photograph of a girl dressed in academic cap and gown. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I changed out of my pajamas and into a special gown. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The next time I glance over, a few minutes later, Ben has a hand tight around his crotch, the fabric of the gown bunched up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A pink gown similar to the one she wore was spread across her lap. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ghosts wearing yellow silk ball gowns with flowers in their hair, and waving silk fans. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Now it came down to it, I didn’t much like the idea of getting in under Kat’s dressing gown. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When Kaisa stepped back and saw her, she raised her eyebrows and said, “What a gown you are wearing.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did he dor’ “Well, I was only in my gown, and the man looked dangerous. I went back into the pavilion and did on my armour.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She becomes quite adept at manipulating fabric, altering her gowns as expertly as a master tailor to accommodate the weight she has regained, her body feeling like her own again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The plaid gown arrived safely yesterday & is unanimously pronounced to be very handsome & not at all too dashing.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the picture, an invisible wind pulled at her white gown, outlining her body so vividly that she didn’t seem to be wearing any clothes at all. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shortly before the first guests arrived, Lady Isobel came downstairs dressed in a gown of black velvet and lace, with a headdress made of black feathers rising from her auburn hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with the same regal bearing with which she entered Mechtild’s cottage, she departed, closing the door behind her and leaving in the gloom her lingering scent and the echo of her rustling gown. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her gown was covered in sequins that winked and glimmered at the rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She would wear her unfashionable ivory- colored gown, last seen at a victory ball after the War. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She twirls in her gown, the silver catching the light so she glows as brightly as the lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “So when are you going to invite me over and show me the gown Mrs. Walton got you?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She was smiling, and when people wanted to touch her gown, well, let them, and when they wanted to brush their skin against hers, well, let them do that too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Here,” he said, standing at the edge of the sea of swirling gowns. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The King stood, pulling his gown round him, as if for warmth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore an evening gown and held a piglet. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z While we played, Mom made two quilt covers out of the gowns, one deep purple and the other a bright gold. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The gowns and crinolines and veils worn by the dolls were all faded to beige and grey and fawn, and the faces were almost worn away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I think of hats, pastel hats worn by some of the mothers, and of the black gowns the students would put on, and the red ones. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was only five years old, she was asked by her relatives if she planned to get married in a red sari or a white gown. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon she spent a tedious hour assisting Ana in dressing for dinner, and that evening the house was full of ladies in rich satin gowns and gentlemen wearing plush velvet and shining boots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright shades of blue, emerald, and soft brown, her gown and matching peacock mask had cost as much as a small house. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I have on an elaborate white gown, laced and corseted, with a silk overskirt and draped layers in the back. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They wear fashionable gowns that do not match exactly but coordinate beautifully, one complementing the other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A face so tired that she wearily pulled off her hair, her long gown fell from her shoulders. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her ball gown is the exact pink of her eyes, deepening to red, and seems to be made of enormous petals that spread into a train. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The cold in the stone floor seeps through my gown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ash snapped, “If your mother stopped spending all her money on furs and jewels and new gowns, perhaps you wouldn’t be so desperate for a rich husband.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were dressed in expensive dashikis, and the women wore long classical Ethiopian gowns. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At the same time that her daughter was changing into her hospital gown, Mrs. Richardson was ringing the doorbell of Mr. and Mrs. George Wright. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The little princess had been barefoot, still dressed in her bed gown, and the boy . . . the boy . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The fairy gown had not vanished in the course of the night, but in the light of day, it seemed to have faded. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The young Mao in the painting wore a long cotton gown and cloth shoes, and he carried an umbrella under his arm. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a handful remain, including Celia Bowen with Poppet Murray clinging to her gown, the girl wearing a frown that seems more angry than sad. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hello,” she said, keeping the fingers of her left hand outstretched and away from her white silk dressing gown, which was all that she was wearing, except mules—her rings were in the bathroom. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Only a fraction of the Hall of Mirrors reflects her own countenance, and some contain only a shimmering blur of pale-grey gown, or the motion of the billowing ribbons as they float behind her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I slept very well, and in the morning, a group of nurses came in and said that I should keep the pajamas and dressing gown that I had been given. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He spends the majority of the evening in the company of Celia Bowen, whose elaborate gown changes color, shifting through a rainbow of hues to complement whomever she is closest to. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The cream strapless gown Valerie wears hugs tightly around her curves before blooming out in a fish's tail. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She drew her dressing gown around her, and patted its pocket, probably in the hope of a cigarette. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One by one, wizards and witches in dressing gowns and slippers descended from the upper floors to leave the bus. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The queen wore a gown of sea-green silk, trimmed with Myrish lace as pale as foam. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sophia asks as she flits around her boudoir in a sheer bathing gown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She could not think about names; she was too distracted by the glorious gowns the women wore, the elegant way they carried their fans, the colorful headpieces that perched on their heads like pet cockatoos. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a two-piece gown with just a hint of tummy showing, and her hair is pinned up and braided. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When I get back to the room, Sausun’s in her black gown and scarf. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z In the room there were suits, pajamas, and gowns. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But in this one he was wearing a cap and gown. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She made a long little flannel gown for my baby, embroidered all the way around with the colors of the rainbow. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z “He took me up to the hospital. He said, ‘Scrub down, put on a mask, and get into a gown.’ Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you any other dressing gown, Mademoiselle? A scarlet dressing gown, for example?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z My one fancy short gown was too small, and I hadn’t filled out enough to wear any of Mother’s castoffs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And yet it is a very nice dressing gown—scarlet, is it not?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Sansa was dressed beautifuUy that day, in a green gown that brought out the auburn of her hair, and she knew they were looking at her and smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s about nine hundred degrees out, and my giant poofy brown gown is sticking to my arms like plastic wrap. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My new gown is scheduled to arrive later today, and the coronation will begin the day after. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “These are diamonds, Mother! How else could she afford a gown like this?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The pink petals would fall on my mother’s black hair and gown. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily, who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to Gryffindor Tower. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If you’re from Iran, imagine a big bathtub on a balcony, center stage, behind a pulpit, under a giant cross, and three grown men in white hospital gowns getting in. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “So, we’ve got the intro singing number, the evening gown, talent, bathing suit, interview, followed by a final dance number, and then the crowning. It all comes down to the dance number,” Shanti said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was blurry and oversaturated, but I could make out the shape of a young man on a gurney pleading for his life with a bright red biohazard sign imprinted on his hospital gown. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Some women wear slightly saucier evening gowns, with bare shoulders here and there, but long kid-leather gloves ensure they don’t have more than a few inches of epidermis exposed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The woman is wearing a bathrobe over her hospital gown, and in her arms there's a newborn baby wrapped up in a white blanket with pink and blue stripes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then her fingers felt the hardness of metal under a satin gown. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And if he was a visitor to Corabel, why did he look like he had just stepped out of his house in his dressing gown? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Poison, knives, a gown, and jewels that I think the Roach will find to be properly extravagant. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was smaller than Madam and wore a silk gown the color of a mourning dove and gray lace gloves. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the corridors they raced, and one by one the Patronuses left them; Professor McGonagall’s tartan dressing gown rustled over the floor, and Harry and Luna jogged behind her under the Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then we put our hospital gowns on over our clothes just in case anyone pops in before we're ready to make our exit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She turned the lump of gold over her in her hands, then wrapped her dressing gown more tightly around her and curled up at the end of the settee. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Last they have me try on a pair of formal shoes that I can wear with my talent dress and evening gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was a scene much like the one I had just left at the university, except here no one was studying, and some of the people wore dressing gowns. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And there, in the middle of the room, dressed in the same white gown I had seen her in just a few short days ago, was the Bat Lady. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z But once chosen I would be a white- gowned figure out of Gone With the Wind; I would be respectable. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Laugh, Joffrey, she prayed as the Juice ran down her face and the front of her blue silk gown. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her rotund figure dressed in hospital gown and slippers at the head of the demonstrators inspired many less committed Hayti residents to battle on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But she was completely caught up in the sight of Mary Alice sweeping around the stage in Grandma’s own wedding gown. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I thought of the bride I’d make, in a threadbare, sooty gown that stank of cooking fat and yesterday’s dinner. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In the hallway she made me crouch down behind her, and humped the back of the dressing gown over my shoulders. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, her dress is on the bed and her closet open, a few gowns hanging roughly, as though she pulled them out before finding them wanting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z From her not-much-of-a-hiding place Lyra watched as the Master went to a large oak wardrobe in the corner of the room, took his gown from a hanger, and pulled it laboriously on. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Doreen lounged on my bed in a peach silk dressing gown, filing her long, nicotine-yellow nails with an emery board, while I typed up the draft of an interview with a best-selling novelist. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A satin dressing gown lay on a chair, and a pair of bedroom slippers beneath. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She stuffed the bill into the side pocket of her long pink gown. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Every speck of anything that might become a wedding memory, she tosses in there—stuff like jewelry designs and invitation ideas and flower arrangement choices and photos of gowns. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She would do anything from putting up a hem to making a ball gown. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Which is how, twenty minutes later, I’m in a dressing room wearing that taffeta shitshow of a gown. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I get to my feet, grab my dressing gown and open the bedroom door just a crack. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She vanishes before Marco can protest, as simply and elegantly as at the end of her act, her gown fading beneath his hands. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But they also did some shopping for furniture, dishes, and clothes, including a morning gown for Emma. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to see his daughter married by the bishop, in a white gown, with an eighteen-foot train held aloft by pages and flower girls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a spectacular azure gown that emphasized her seductive figure. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I tries to see what it is 'cause I'm curious 'bout it and sees her gown catch on the stove and her hand comin' in sight with somethin' in it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the counter is my duffel bag, and rolled up inside of it is the red gown my mom bought me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A few of the girls had come down their staircase, pulling on dressing gowns and yawning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I can still wear the gown I wore to my first birthday ball.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For all she knew, he was out buying her a wedding gown. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I gave her one of my gowns, and without curiosity or interest I watched her pull off her clothes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The women Charles had seen in England had little exposed, but gowns, especially dressy ones, could have low-cut necklines, exposing the upper bosom. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her brother held the gown up for her inspection. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But he stood there watching anyway while Horace, in his surgical gown, worked methodically with his hacksaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His black gown clings, his shoes have been ruined. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Philippa had promised to keep it a secret—promised not to ask questions when Celaena requested she find a gown and matching mask. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But there Isa was, standing before her, looking so elegant and grown up in the peach gown, not looking a bit appalled by the idea of going to a fancy-pants dance. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “How did you get these jewels and this gown? Have you been stealing from me?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Brown swept in wearing a new and unbecoming chartreuse gown and clapped her hands for attention. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At first she made things just for her family—dresses for Lou’s sister, Rosemary, wedding gowns for cousins and nieces. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She’s dressed in a black gown, cradling her cello and laughing with her head tossed back. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She's stripped down to her dressing gown, which makes her seem even more frail. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She picked up her Harlett O’Hara gown from the sofa and hung it in the closet while the cockatoo watched her and squawked a bit from its perch. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped out into blue light that covered the first sheet, walking very slowly, like you do at weddings, carrying against the white bodice of my gown a bouquet of pink carnations. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I paced around in my hospital gown and socks, too tired and too wired to do anything but worry. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The furniture was imported from abroad, along with all the other comforts—silverware, silk-covered chairs, white christening gowns, porcelain washing bowls. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Next I slipped out of my damask gown and wrapped my shorn hair and my clothes in a tight bundle for Horatio to destroy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even the potheads who hung out at Rainbow Park entertained the idea of trading in their withered thermal shirts for a tux or a Jessica McClintock ball gown to go to prom. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He often brings me a gift, something unusual, like a key chain with a Gumby hanging from it, or a crinkly fan with a picture of an old-fashioned lady in an evening gown. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The day Esteban Trueba summoned his daughter to take her to the dressmaker and try on her wedding gown was the first time he had seen her since the night of the beating. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A few gowns, like Bandit’s, betrayed the twelve-course dinner the clansmen had consumed earlier. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She did not gown herself as a lady, but chose a knight's finery instead, a velvet doublet quartered rose-and-azure, breeches and boots and a fine-tooled swordbelt, her new rainbow cloak flowing down her back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The gown had long sleeves to hide the bruises on her arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He gives me a hospital gown and tells me to go behind the screen and undress. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her father brings her everywhere while she is small, parading her like a well-loved small dog in expensive gowns, for his colleagues and acquaintances to fawn over in pubs after performances. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had brought an overnight bag with a toothbrush, and he had managed to pack a few paper surgical masks and some gowns and rubber gloves into the bag. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z MAJA! but no answer, and Tío Pepe was trying to drag her back inside, while also hurrying into his dressing gown as there was now loud knocking downstairs at the front door. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Then he plops down on the couch and starts drawing pageant gowns like mad. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “You are pretty enough. Foolish of me never to have thought of you. Get into the carriage, Eleanor. I trust you will not damage your gown this time.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The silver color of her gown makes her skin glow and hugs her curves like silk around an hourglass. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Madam required a new gown for such an occasion. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He stands proud in a blue gown and mortarboard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z None of the others follow, although, when we get inside, there are some women in gowns sitting on cushions and a piper playing a little tune. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The rest of the letter recounted the compliments Hattie had received on a new gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, my cousin’s making my gown,” I blurt out. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “But your gown puts all of theirs to shame,” she added with a smile. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I wouldn’t, for the smart caps won’t match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. Poor folks shouldn’t rig,” said Jo decidedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, that might seem like trying, and texting Daisy was no help because she responded she was going to wear an evening gown, and I couldn’t totally tell if she was kidding. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Only a few sparkling shimmers remain, echoes of the crystals in her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I watched her reach into the bosom of her taffeta hostess gown and remove a white envelope. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I undress and put on my sleeping gown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She had one packet remaining, and only after several minutes of irritable raking through her mess did she find it in the pocket of a blue silk dressing gown on her bathroom floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The finish line was marked with a cap and gown and a march across the stage. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She took off her dressing gown and slippers and climbed into bed and fell asleep with barely enough time to reflect, as she did so, on what the cat could have meant by a challenge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Padva wears a dress of black silk, hand embroidered with intricate patterns of cherry blossoms, something like a kimono reincarnated as a gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, Mameh followed him out and spoke to him—they were rarely speaking by then—and the next day he came over and gave me the money for my cap and gown. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she gave Lyra some pajamas and a dressing gown. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He tightened the belt of his dressing gown, clasped his hands behind his back, and came slowly over to Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The queen was dressed as modestly as any matron, in a dark brown gown that buttoned up to her throat and a hooded green mantle that covered her shaved head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even Olive was interested to the extent of worrying about her gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For his youngest daughter, he filled a trunk with gowns of many colors. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z To the left is an older woman with blue-gray hair, wearing a waltz-length lavender silk gown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to tell. It’s dark out here. It’s an old picture. And because of the cap and gown. You can’t see his ears. Sean’s ears stick out a little.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And who might look a little ghostly at night dressed in her flowing black gown. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Taking up most of the space in the poster was a full-length picture of a smiling, dark-haired woman in a green satin gown. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a bright red dressing gown and her eyes were bloodshot. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I put my gown over the necklace and crept down to the pantry, where I found a tray of freshly baked scones. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In ran Mrs. Bennet to her daughter’s room, in her dressing gown, and with her hair half finished, crying out: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Captain Marvel minced for us in his size 12 shoes, the sides of his gown swaying drunkenly back and forth from his big hips. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They had dressed her in the white gown and crown of wax orange blossoms that were being saved for her wedding day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls paraded in their evening gowns as if this night were like any other pageant they’d smiled through. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Adina scrambled to her feet and followed the faded glitter of Taylor’s gown into the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Murphy bids me good night, she hands me a gown and undergarments, a towel and hand cloth and a brush for my teeth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She changes from her bloodstained gown to a flowing one in moonlight grey, bound with ribbons in black, white, and charcoal, which had been one of Friedrick’s particular favorites. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My angel costume is done and all that needs finishing is my evening gown. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The taxi sped off, churning up some pebbles in die gutter that stung Mrs. Reilly’s legs through the torn rayon gown. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not content to show up under the canopy wearing her charity clothes, one particular bride-to-be had her fiancé barter cigarettes with a soldier for his old parachute, which had the perfect drape for a gown. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I saw one shopgirl go by in a ball gown with the ruffles sounding crisp in the morning air. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing an elaborate gown of silk and brocade, so heavy that it felt like armor. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a silence at this, for nobody had remembered to put a gown aside for Sir Lancelot “Notter gown? Nottergotter gown?” cried the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She pawed through Miss Lilian’s silk dresses, her velvet gowns, her wool coats, setting them swinging and swaying like ghosts. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I had grown tall enough to wear Mother’s gowns. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They were young, beautiful nymphs in shimmering blue gowns, their glossy black curls pinned up with silver and gold brooches. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He had apparently taken the trouble of transporting a dressing gown to Hyper Base with him, for he was sitting in it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Against the tumble of her deep golden hair, the soft blue of her gown was a reflection of the deep blue of her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Though he spoke little, she was glad to be out of her rooms, and dressed in one of her new gowns—a lovely lilac silk dress with pale pink lace accents and pearl beading. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Doña Rosa didn’t speak enough English to be good at solving the puzzles; mostly, she just liked Vanna White’s gowns and the prizes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She follows me into the hallway, looking small but strong in her hospital gown and with a fresh hospital security bracelet on her wrist. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The stranger stood, her loose gown billowing about her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Even on the day before her wedding, the seamstresses took in her bodice, begging her to eat and fill out her gown. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end she tried a dozen gowns before she found one she liked, but she refused the crown that Jhiqui offered her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One of my lady mother's gowns might do. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even Lady Tan da and her daughters looked pretty in matching gowns of turquoise silk and vair, and Lord Gyles was coughing into a square of scarlet silk trimmed with golden lace. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Only when she moves into the room, the door closing automatically and locking with a series of clicks behind her, does Marco notice that beneath her coat her gown is covered with blood. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the window, headless mannequins wore sequined gowns that looked more for our moms than for us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Lately, the talk of the camp is of a certain gown that's making the rounds. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Every night, Ash helped Ana dress for a different banquet or ball, and when her stepsister finally departed, she had to prepare the next night’s gown. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing me lounging around in gorgeous gowns on his television...what can he do with that? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “What is all this?” demanded another voice peremptorily; and Mrs. Reed came along the corridor, her cap flying wide, her gown rustling stormily. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The long gowns were so large that the back of one was big enough for half a quilt cover. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s probably a good thing, because there are six gowns and each one requires its own headpiece, shoes, jewelry, hair, makeup, setting, and lighting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Polly had just made sure that Mrs. Derby’s hair was brushed and that she had on a fresh dressing gown when Mr. Derby returned. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the grand preparations, the hours of ladies in beauty parlors, the hundreds of thousands of new and delicate ball gowns, the spike-heeled satin shoes a passing out might sully. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope knew little about fashion, but even she could see that Lady Constance’s tiered silk gown was of the most extravagant style. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I remember when I applied for a job at El Encanto, the director wanted me to be a model, to walk up and down the aisles in gowns and hats draped with chiffon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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