| 单词 | jerkin |
| 例句 | The wildling wore a sleeveless jerkin of boiled leather dotted with bronze studs beneath a worn cloak mottled in shades of green and brown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Otherwise his dress was plain: studded leather jerkin over quilted doublet, worn boots, breeches of brown roughspun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I donned a leather jerkin and laced it up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Craster's sheepskin jerkin and cloak of sewn skins made a shabby contrast, but around one thick wrist was a heavy ring that had the glint of gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She stabbed again, ripping through his leather jerkin, but only managed to graze his chest. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I stepped into the bright sunlight and tied Gertrude’s purse securely about my waist so that it was hidden beneath my jerkin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He chose a satin tunic striped black and gold and a fine leather jerkin with silver studs . . . and only then remembered that his wretched sister put more stock in blades than beauty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sweat streams down the smith’s face and into his burns-scarred jerkin as he hammers at a glowing chunk of steel. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Tristran reached up to the buttonhole of his jerkin and felt it there, as cold and perfect as it had been through all his journeyings. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘Not even a leather jerkin is any good.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Off with thy jerkin,” he said, at the same time rising and taking off his own habit. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Multicolored tattoos—of eight-pointed stars, lush-leafed vines, a hammer and anvil, a bird, a woman's eyes, scales—run from his wrists up his arms and into a black leather jerkin. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Each can hold to my jerkin, so we shall keep together among the yeomen.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z With his black leather breeches and jerkin, his hunting knife and his bow and quiver, he might have been Robin Hood’s evil, better-looking brother. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The white cloak of the Kingsguard was draped over his broad shoulders and fastened with a jeweled brooch, the snowy cloth looking somehow unnatural against his brown roughspun tunic and studded leather jerkin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Seated in the chair was a man in a tight-laced leather jerkin and breeches of roughspun brown wool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he removed his jerkin, and took off his shirt, which he proceeded to tear into strips which he used to bind the sticks, as firmly as he could, about her injured leg. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She donned thick black breeches, a quilted tunic, and a green leather jerkin covered with overlapping plates of steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His jerkin was a ragged bearskin, worn and greasy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he got up, and dusted the twigs out of his jerkin, and wandered off forlorn, taking the easiest way and trusting himself to God. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A young fellow somersaulted backward from the cart to the sound of drumming, while a fat man wearing a red jerkin and bells on his trousers danced a jig, and another played the tabor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The jerkin would need fresh laces, but her tunic was ruined. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Above his unadorned white shirt was a fine cobalt-blue jerkin trimmed with gold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The old one was Garth, huge and bald and taciturn, who wore the same greasy leather jerkin every day and always seemed to have a glower on his face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was covered with flies, all crusty with dried blood, might be why no one else had touched him, but under them he wore this studded jerkin, looked to be good leather. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tristran ripped a lace from his jerkin and closed the wax around it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z "That were no proper unhorsing," complained a drunken archer nearby, a Tyrell rose sewn on his jerkin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was clad in black from head to heel; high leather riding boots, roughspun breeches and tunic, sleeveless leather jerkin, and heavy wool cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wore a black leather jerkin with metal studs and carried a brass-bound club as long as his arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Riding on its back was a red-skinned giant with flowers in his rust-colored braids, a jerkin of green leather, and a drakon-rib lance in his hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Needle went through his leather jerkin and the white flesh of his belly and came out between his shoulder blades. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old dame who had been their nurse fetched dry jerkins out of a press, and scolded them for retching their deaths, and denounced Sir Ector for keeping on so long. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally someone grabbed the front of her jerkin, yanked her to her knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He opened the pouch on his jerkin and crooned to something nestled inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He wore a leather jerkin sewn with overlapping iron disks, and carried a dirk in one hand and an axe strapped to his back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Arya whirled, felt leather catch and tear as a huge fang nipped at her jerkin, and then she was running. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A jerkin of boiled leather and a pothelm at his feet were his only armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ramsay was clad in black and pink—black boots, black belt and scabbard, black leather jerkin over a pink velvet doublet slashed with dark red satin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She wore lambskin breeches soft with long use, and a sleeveless jerkin armored in bronze scales. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A stableboy stood behind her, a smirk on his face, his filthy white undertunic peeking out from beneath a soiled jerkin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yes, it's a classic chase story: "The Fugitive" with swords and jerkins, double, double toil and trouble. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z He lives in his parents' shed and spends all day wearing a manky sheepskin jerkin and drawing things he can't sell, while they drop clanging hints about how he should get a real job. Reel history 2010-04-08T08:00:00Z I liked a lot of it myself, and with me, a few broadswords and leather jerkins go a long way. "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance": A seductive fantasy very relevant to our reality 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Pictures from the late 19th century show apparently wooden models, wearing dresses over black jerkins. Mannequin, Le Corps de la Mode (Models, the Body of Fashion) - review 2012-07-31T12:59:00Z This might also be said of artists such as Warhol and Beuys – one was bewigged, fame-conscious and lived a double life; the other wore a fisherman's jerkin and affected the role of the shaman. The best visual arts for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:01Z En route, the elegant suits were swapped for a garish wardrobe of suede, leather, jerkins and scarves, the respectful world of jazz clubs for noisy rock venues. The muse who changed Miles 2010-09-04T23:05:00Z Sir Lancelot stripped off his jerkin, His breeches, his shirt and his merkin. Style Invitational Week 1244: Primed for creative Amazon product reviews 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The costumes — jerkins, leather straps, cowls — suggest “Games of Thrones” on a low budget. Review: Waging Battle With Scarcity and Borders at La MaMa Dance Festival 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Once, when the Irishman barked orders from somewhere within his vast royal jerkin, his jaw muscles would twitch manically with the effort of keeping his vowels tied to their moorings. The Tudors: who said history was dull? 2011-01-21T15:09:16Z Maybe Nicholas Hilliard’s portraits don’t show spiked cuffs or Manic Panic hairdos, but you’ll find them here, topping some very tight jerkins. ‘Will’ on TNT: A Punk-Rock Shakespeare, Striving and Stage-Diving in the Big City 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z When I pull it on it hangs on my back like a shroud, or a poisoned jerkin from Grimm seeping its curse onto my skin, the worst tattoo. 'Play up! play up!' 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z The man wears the plain leather jerkin of a soldier or freelance “adventurer.” A sumptuously painted swindle From the corner of his eye he sees a presence flit away, a fugitive lean man in a leather jerkin. The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel – read the exclusive first extract 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Layered underneath is a jerkin, a close-fitting jacket, with a red horizontal brocade and doublet. A rare chance to see this Rembrandt self-portrait, up close and personal 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z This day was about celebrating hip-hop dance in all its forms including krump, break dancing, jerkin’ and stylized choreography. At the World of Dance competition, swagger matters almost as much as spin moves 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z In “Joan of Arc,” Lampert goes through more costume changes than Lady Gaga at the Super Bowl: a leather motorcycle jacket, a skintight chain-mail shirt, a shiny armored jerkin. A Protest Musical for the Trump Era 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The bicycle-riding "skid kids", as they were affectionately known, wore battered old crash helmets, leather jerkins and bibs proudly marked with their team's emblem. Cycle speedway: The 'skid kids' who raced bicycles on WW2 bomb sites 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z Get in the formation, let’s start triangle jerkin’ Squeeze my lemon? Pop's five oddest sexual lyrics 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z He was wearing a leather jerkin and a longbow was found nearby. The Mary Rose crew members revealed 2013-05-30T00:14:44Z He wore a buff-coloured jerkin, opened at the neck for comfort's sake, and frayed and soiled from the wearing of armour, his breast- and back-plates of dull steel having been removed. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A man’s body and his mind, with the utmost reverence to both I speak it, are exactly like a jerkin, and a jerkin’s lining;—rumple the one,—you rumple the other. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z She was quaintly attired in a sort of leathern boddice or jerkin, laced up the front over a woollen petticoat of some dark color. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z The king wore a black velvet jerkin, and a cap of crimson velvet, ornamented with a chaplet of pearls. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z I balanced this against that, and wondered whether, after all, the red soutane were so much better than the homely jerkin, or the fame of a day than ease and safety. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z So he told me I shot mine arrow wide of his thought; and off with his own gay jerkin, richly furred, and doublet to match, and held them forth to me. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z His dress consists of a short coat or jerkin, and tight-fitting breeches of some coarse stuff, perhaps leather; heavy sandals, with soles studded with nails, are laced tightly round his ankles. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Now, cried Sir Walter, I have you my boy; so he kept jerkin awa at him, and out he cam again, when Sir Walter gave him a wallop, and laid him flat amang the gowans. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z “Evil mocker,” said the tailor, “I had told you a wolf, it is true, but you know that wolf is said of a peasant’s jerkin.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z It consisted of a tight fitting jerkin of parti-coloured velvet, with puffed breeches to match, pulled over thick black hose. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The next day she came early, and brought a jerkin she was making for little Gerard, and there she sat all day working and watching with dogged patience. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The Great Hall, hung round with pikes, leather jerkins, helmets, and cuirasses of Cromwellian times, serves to tell, in its warlike array, of how the place became a rendezvous of the Roundheads of this vicinity. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z Quickly she slipped it under her lover's jerkin. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z “Come,” said the tailor, “take your seat there on the table and make your stitches close one to the other and make the coat like this wolf—” wolf was the name of a peasant’s jerkin. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The one who wore a jerkin of gold cloth met my look for an instant, and then dropped his eyes, a faint flush rising to his cheek. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z I confess that the velvet of my jerkin is a little tarnished, but what could you expect? The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Like his guide they wore jerkins and breeches, and knives were stuck in their belts. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z The man who purges the Black House of the fiend, so please you, my Lord," said Dauntrees, "should possess more odour of sanctity than I doubt will be found under our soldier's jerkins. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Ulenspiegel took the jerkin, cut it in pieces and sewed it so as to give it the semblance and shape of a wolf. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z I had dressed myself with particular care, wearing my buff-coat under a gay jerkin, and a short velvet cloak hung from my shoulders. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Penelope mended our clothing and knitted mittens and jerkins. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Some are sea-booted in sand-bags, and what with their jerkins and low, round helmets, look more like a watch in oilskins and sou'-westers than a party of Infantry. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z To behold his black leather belt, his clumsy shoes, his wrinkled hose, his frieze breeches, and his gray cloth jerkin, he might be the follower of some mean sergeant of the law. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z She only laughed and waved the lighted end of the long spill around his broad red face and bright flowered jerkin. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z But of your ale, Your nappy ale, I would I had a ferkin, For I am old And very cold And never wear a jerkin.” A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z In old days the brigands came down into the villages on the great festivals in velvet jerkin and feathered cap bearing candles and gifts for the Madonna and the presbytery. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Brian threw off his jerkin, and strenuously exhorted his master to trust himself to the mercy of the waves, though he knew not the nature of the threatened danger. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The white men on board the shallop were doubtless dressed in the manner of seamen of their day—loose breeches and jerkins of canvas, hose of coarse wool and boots of leather. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The innkeeper waited there though a light snow was powdering his scanty fringe of hair—white already—and lying in sparkles on his bald pate and holiday jerkin. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z The foil took the place of the sword, the lace jabot of the leather jerkin, the smoke of battle gave way to the clouds of powder scattered by heads nodding in every direction. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z "Mr. Commendone?" said the keeper, an elderly man in a leather jerkin. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z On the forecastle stood one whose long brown hair was partially concealed by a shaggy cap, whilst a pitched wadmel jerkin covered his knight's dress. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z I have a letter of absolution from the archbishop, within my woollen jerkin, that will stand me in good stead when all the world besides marches to hell. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z It lies there in my jerkin; Satan's barber cut it off from me just now; and the letter was a lie,--like all virtue and piety in the world. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z See whether the junker dares risk his jerkin! King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z His jerkin is half hidden beneath a dirty cloak. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z He was now clothed in a jerkin of grey serge, fashioned like the garments worn by the common people in Elizabeth's reign, and wore a trencher-cap on his head. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z So saying, Morten pulled off his jerkin, and turned his pockets inside out. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z He usually dressed in scarlet, with a leather jerkin, and wore a long red feather on his hat. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z She slipped her hands beneath his jerkin and ran them slowly across the muscles on his sides. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The precious despatch was sewn in the hem of Raymond's jerkin, and once again the stern old knight impressed upon his squire the necessity of the utmost caution. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Baldred tapped against it, and the summons was instantly answered by a diminutive personage, clad in a jerkin of coarse grey serge, and having a leathern apron tied round his waist. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z His second in command, Wulfhere, was partly clad in a light coat of mail; but, for the most part, leathern jerkins were the only protection they had. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Ha!" exclaimed Lord Robert, with astonishment and anger; "these are brave words to come from beneath a homespun jerkin. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z She ran a hand fondly down the back of his jerkin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Close upon them were a band of soldiers clad in suits of antiquated buff jerkins, armed in old Mexican style with long pikes and muskets that may have been formidable once. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z One day Lieblich Gedacht put on a green jerkin, a green cap, and taking with him a sword and a pipe he set out on his travels. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z He had on a tattered velvet jerkin, with a ragged satin lining; his stockings were of silk, and his shoes square at the toes, after the court fashion. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z One of the rowers had but a single sleeve to his jerkin, and his hair was long and matted. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z He rolled across her, then covered her face with his sweaty jerkin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The beadle went to work in The tap-room of the Horn: 'Pull off your velvet jerkin, Your boots, and all you've worn. Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z This worthy had doffed his tunic of Kendal green, and now figured in his proper costume—a jerkin of grey homespun russet, with wide petticoat breeches reaching to mid thigh. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z All the lower rooms were filled with men of the rock, burly men in general, with swarthy complexions and English features, with white hats, white jean jerkins, and white jean pantaloons. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Further scrutiny revealed to him the fact that through a long rent in their companion's jerkin there was a gleam of white skin. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z He stepped away, slipped off his jerkin, and tossed it across his saddle. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z "What gentleman—speak out and I will forgive your drunkenness, provided you give me up that bottle I see peeping from the pouch of your jerkin." The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z These appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z “What may your business be?” said I to a short, thick, merry-faced fellow in a velveteen jerkin and canvas pantaloons, who made his way into my apartment in the dusk of the evening. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z The booty they took was scarce so portable as to be stowed away beneath their jerkins. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z Winston felt as though they were swimming in it, the gusts wet against his face, soaking through his leather jerkin, awash in his boots. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Ellen stood dumb and motionless, looking steadfastly down at the hem of her green jerkin, which she was nibbling with both her hands. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z On stepping over the threshold I was confronted by a short, stout man, between sixty and seventy years of age, dressed in a blue jerkin and grey trousers, without shirt or waistcoat. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z A similar strap from his low-cut skin jerkin crossed his bare chest and neck. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z His heart was in a tumult as he entered the house that night—hope and expectation did not balance each other—and minutes elapsed after meeting Maud before the loud throbs beneath his jerkin ceased. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z When he did, one of the guards from below, wearing a black hat and jerkin, appeared at the top of the iron ladder leading up from the courtyard. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Sir Toby is not in black, nor does he wear his order of knighthood, but appears in a leather jerkin and stuffed breeches, as if he were an innkeeper! Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z A shabby-looking fellow, dressed in a jerkin and wearing a high-crowned hat, attended as domestic. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He went to the fire and began to shake the snow out of his skin jerkin. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Behind them a stalwart man in a jerkin of brown leather held the ends of the cords which bound their hands. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Finally he cursed in Spanish and paused to pull his goatskin jerkin closer. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The Earl of that island was appareled all in white, cloak, jerkin, hose, shoes and cap, so that he seemed a Lord of the Gipsies. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z Many beautifully embroidered caps, jerkins, jackets, and shirts are seen at this period in gold and black or coloured silks. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z He was described as a little old pleasant-faced man dressed in a tight-fitting leathern jerkin, with a hood on his head, who lived invisible in the rock. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The young headsman was attired in a buff leather jerkin slashed with red and hose of a dark green. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z He was wearing the identical shabby leather jerkin and canvas breeches she remembered from that first morning, along with the same pair of pistols shoved into his belt. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Of the deer skins, some made them also jerkins, shirts, hose and shoes: and of the bear skins, they made them very good cloaks: for no water could pierce them. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z The square tabs of the jerkin increased in size, and soon formed large flaps divided into three or four, to the centre of the back. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z When I pull it on it hangs on my back like a shroud, or a poisoned jerkin from Grimm seeping its curse on to my skin, the worst tattoo. The Shirt by Carol Ann Duffy 2010-07-09T19:00:00Z After she cleared up she was approached by two men, one wearing a city council jerkin. 'Wrong dog poo' fine scrapped 2010-05-18T16:24:00Z He reached into the pocket of his jerkin and lifted out the leather packet containing the sight drafts. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The traveller wore a coarse jerkin fastened round his body by a leathern girdle, and over it a short cloak, composed of equally plain materials. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 A waistband fastened in the stomacher with a bow either side and bows with long gold tags decorated the waist as in the male jerkin. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z This I cleaned and put up in my jerkin. Idonia: A Romance of Old London So the hermit eased Sir Launcelot of his armor and he loosed the jerkin and the shirt at his throat so that his throat was bare. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions He rose up and slipped away his jerkin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He was habited, as we have before described, with the coarse cloak and coarser jerkin; but his bearing was above his condition. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The tight-fitting jerkin, laced down the front, was worn with this as with most other coats. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z I pulled down my jerkin in front, and set my ruff even. Idonia: A Romance of Old London And all were, as Boussac had said, masked, while one or two had breastpieces over their jerkins and some large gorgets. In the Day of Adversity He pulled a sheaf of papers from the other pocket of his jerkin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Or there's a Norwegian peasant's—I think the skirt would be long enough—and a Robin Hood jerkin and tall leather boots. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days Braided designs became very elaborate on a close-fitting, padded, and round-shaped jerkin with a short skirt, which appeared in the first reign, and this skirt was often long enough to fasten just under the codpiece. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z The Count placed a breastplate under his jerkin, and hid his sword under his cloak. Tales of Romance A leopard skin, worn after the fashion of a Scotch plaid, set off a jerkin of green leather, while his legs were encased in huge jack boots.' My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. He slipped his arms about her and pulled her against his wet jerkin. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The jumper a loose jerkin, worn for comfort or extra clothing in winter. English Costume The jerkin was high in the collar, supporting a large, square, turn-down collar edged with pointed lace to the shoulders, or a small, plain, turn-over collar; ruffs are very rarely seen after 1630. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z "Nay, by my troth, and you do no such thing, friend," said Jones, seizing the minstrel, who was at this moment about making off, by the skirt of his jerkin. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 The boy wears the short close-fitting jerkin, with a wide jewelled belt round the hips, and a flowing cloak fastened with a jewelled clasp falls to his feet. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History He was dressed in a worn leather jerkin, dark canvas breeches, and sea boots weathered from long use. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z His jerkin is not stuffed out, and his ruff is not starched to stick up round his head. English Costume Mark Smith, a short, swarthy-faced man in breeches clipped short at the knees and a leather jerkin for a shirt, stepped forward and waved a casual hand to get his leader's attention. Once Upon A Planet The miners wore leather jerkins, and small lamps, whose light flickered fitfully, hung at their belts. Peasant Tales of Russia I filled my apron, and William took off his jerkin and made a bag of it, and we all filled it to carry up to the fire. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories Winston pushed back the side of his wet jerkin, clearing the pistols in his belt. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The jerkin was a jacket with sleeves, and was often worn over the doublet. English Costume They wear dark linen jerkins with wide, green braces across their broad chests, and black leathern breeches, from the pocket of which peeps, as a badge of honour, the end of a brass foot-rule. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart His over-garment or jerkin has vast sleeves, rounded, puffed and slashed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" But whenever it blew aside with the wind, one saw underneath the sailor's jerkin of rough cloth with the bare tanned skin of the neck showing through. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway A lone figure, hatless and wearing a muddy leather jerkin, moved slowly up the rutted path toward the brick compound reserved for the governor of Barbados. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The sleeves of the jerkin were often open from shoulder to wrist to show the doublet sleeve underneath. English Costume Thus we are assured, the Glass-manikin, a benevolent elf, of about four feet in height, is never seen in anything but a little peaked broad trimmed hat, with jerkin, knee-breeches and red stockings. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart Behind them stalked a robust figure, clad in a brown leather jerkin, holding the ends of the ropes which confined their hands. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 His grey cloak had partly fallen off his shoulder, and discovered a worn-out leather jerkin, in which his powerful frame was encased. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. He lit the lamp, then pulled off his sweaty jerkin and tossed it into the corner. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The common people wore simple clothes of the same cut as their lords—trunks or loose trousers, long hose, and plain jerkins or doublets. English Costume He turned round in amazement; and there, under a splendid pine-tree, he saw a little, old manikin, clad in black jerkin and red stockings, and with a large hat on his head. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart He wears a new hat and an old jerkin, and a pair of old breeches, thrice turned. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. He saw his shriveled, bent legs, crooked hips, and wide thick shoulders set askew—a goblin, in a leather jerkin. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Blood now streamed from a gash in the man's tattered jerkin, while a red rivulet flowed in pulses from the corner of his mouth. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z It is the time of jerkin or jacket, doublet or coat, and hose—generally worn with trunks, which were puffed, short knickerbockers. English Costume Tom and Hank parted with their buckskin shirts and now wore coarse garments of Pueblo make; Zeb had a Comanche leather jerkin and Jim wore a blue cotton shirt patched with threadbare red flannel. Bring Me His Ears He has the other guy by the collar, and was givin' him the knee good and plenty, first shovin' him on a step or two, and then jerkin' him back solid. Side-stepping with Shorty He had a sickly-green complexion, and, as if to match its hue, he was clad in a shabby green jerkin, rough green cap, green doublet, and hose of the same colour. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier He seized the militiaman's jerkin and yanked him back, then pointed to the dying freeholder at their feet. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The very names of the garments arouse associations—ruff, trunks, jumper, doublet, jerkin, cloak, bone-bobbin lace, and lace of Flanders—they almost take one’s breath away. English Costume “Lion-driver,” she said at length, “ye do not admire a maid in a man’s jerkin?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) "Kind of a high powered cart, ain't it?" says I. "Only ninety horse," says Langdon, jerkin' us around a Broadway car so fast that we grazed both ends at once. Side-stepping with Shorty Steel fingers clutched my jerkin and tore it loose as I landed with a thud against the wall. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 His weathered cheeks were lined from drink, and, as always, his ragged hair was matted against his scalp and the jerkin covering his wide belly was stained brown with spilled grog. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The shoulder pinions of the jerkins were puffed, slashed, and beribboned in every way. English Costume He had been himself several years employed in painting a “Faust” in a red jerkin and blue fire; which made Tintoret appear somewhat dull to him. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) I know a broker in a spruce leather jerkin shall give you thirty shillings for the doublet alone, if you can help him to it. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Better heart There never beat beneath a leather jerkin. Collected Poems Volume Two "If thou hast any friend to claim thy body, better write his name," said the man in the leather jerkin, as Effingston's blade touched his lightly, emitting a grating sound. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Soon I could see, above the underbrush that extended to the path beyond the brook, a procession of steel head-pieces, bearded faces, breastplates over leather jerkins, and horses' heads. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire The judges, so-called, are five villainous individuals, wearing dirty-looking plumed hats, black jerkins and breeches, and tall jack boots. Orphans of the Storm The red jerkins of the King's own guards came in a heavy mass round the end of the wall amid shrieks and curses. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The fellow Hans, a big, heavy-set half-breed Dutchman with a wide-collared leather jerkin and wide, knee-length pantaloons, laid his weapon carefully aside and busied himself with his image mirror. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Long, soft, wide-brimmed hats adorned their heads, while tight-fitting jerkins of very much soiled leather covered their bodies. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts They were all big men, nearly of a seven-foot average, dressed in leather jerkins and short leather breeches, with bare knees and flaring leatherboots. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 The figures are kneeling—he in ruff and jerkin, she in black gown and hood, with tan-leather gloves extending up her arms. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel "Brooklyn!" he says, jerkin' out the eye glass again and stickin' it on his eye. Kid Scanlan Wee folk, good folk, Trooping altogether, Green jerkin, red cap, And white owl's feather.' The Balladists Famous Scots Series One more struggling effort he makes, but 'tis the last; with a violent convulsion of his whole body the man in the leather jerkin sinks to the earth to rise no more. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts He wore a plaited leather jerkin beneath his robe, and knee pants of leather out of which his lower legs showed as gray, hairy pillars of strength. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 He wore a black jerkin, red stockings, and a peaked hat. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden Robin lost no time in doffing his green jerkin and hose, and then he washed himself and eagerly essayed his new habiliments. Robin Hood They both dressed plainly, but Charles dressed like a fighting man, in leather jerkin and high boots that he stretched out before him as he sat sideways to the table. The Saracen: The Holy War He unfastened his leather jerkin and stood awaiting Effingston, who loosened the clasp of his mantle. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Even his silk and velvet suit had suffered a change and was now a coarse leather jerkin with hose and sleeves of russet cloth. In Brief Authority A great oath fell from Will's lips as he threw off his jerkin and helmet, to ease his horse, and turned and galloped over the hill again, followed by all his company. Tales From Scottish Ballads Their clothes varied from the sea-boots and sailor's jerkin of the average mariner to slashed leather breeches of antique cut and red cloth skirts reaching from the girdle to the knees. The Black Buccaneer When he paused and looked upward it seemed to many that a light of justice shone upon his haggard face while the tears rolled unwiped down his ragged jerkin. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar He was arrayed in a blue velvet jerkin with hose of the same material. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls His dress consists of a short coat or jerkin and tight-fitting breeches of some coarse stuff, perhaps leather. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Then he drew on his jerkin again with a smile and a sigh. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Nevertheless the dull butcher is magnificent in his indescribably sumptuous jerkin. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles As she looked about her she noticed a man hidden amongst the bushes, who stepped forward as soon as he caught sight of her, and showed her a letter, which he took from his jerkin. The Olive Fairy Book The yeomen of the guard in scarlet jerkins with halberds in their hands, guarded the passage from the palace to the waterside. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls All this is relieved by the beautiful costumes of the Renaissance, which so admirably combined grace with dignity,—those ruffs, jerkins, black cloaks, silken scarfs, ribbons, arms, and banners. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Sturdy varlets they were, clad in green jerkins and armed with ashen lances pointed with steel. The Doomsman The bird has no need to take thought of its plumage, the furry beast of its coat, the reptile of its scales, the Snail of his shell, the Ground-beetle of his jerkin. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles And he signed to an attendant to take the collar from the pocket of his velvet jerkin. The Olive Fairy Book All Alexander Gordon could do was to put on the rough jerkin of a labouring man, and set to cleaving firewood in the courtyard with the scolding assistance of a maid-servant. The Red True Story Book Against them marched the royal army of iron-clad knights; and the desperate citizens, meeting these with no better defence than stout leather jerkins, led them into a trap. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 He had huge limbs, a great ruffled poll of grizzling hair, and his legs that were in jerkins of red leather kicked continuously in little convulsions. The Fifth Queen Crowned He was dressed in a light jerkin, trunk-breeches, tight hose, and boot—in all as an Italian gentleman of that day, save in respect to hat and doublet, of which he had none. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf They did that with this witness, for they gave him many blows and tore his jerkin and shirt from him, showering many insulting words upon this witness and the others. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXVI, 1636 He saw hostile warriors in coloured jerkins and with shining weapons, with spear and halbert, pitching their tents and striking them again. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales She wore a moss-coloured velvet jerkin with cinnamon sleeves, slim brown cross-gartered hose, a dainty little green cap with a hawk's feather caught in a jewel, and a hooded cloak lined with dull red. The Picture of Dorian Gray A blue smoke rose from their pistol locks, Their sword blades were still wet; There were long red smears on their jerkins of buff, As the table they overset. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Udal's thin hand sought nervously the opening of his jerkin beneath his gown: he drew it back, moved it forward again, and stood quivering with doubt. Privy Seal His Last Venture The Count placed a breastplate under his jerkin and hid his sword under his cloak. The Book of Romance His doublet was of cloth of silver, with a close jerkin of white satin embroidered in silver and little pearls. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales “Do you dare to speak thus to your King?” he gasped, tearing at the breast of his jerkin in a new-felt difficulty of breathing, a new-felt longing for air. The Proud Prince “And clad of a dark green velvet jerkin,” saith Cousin Bess, “and tawny hose, with a rare white feather in ’s velvet bonnet?” Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall Two skinny men in jerkins drawn tight with belts were yawning in a hovel's low doorway. Privy Seal His Last Venture Just a mob of men scratched together, and put into jerkins and headpieces, and with swords stuck in their fisties. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War My garb was not of leather jerkin, my buskins not of thonged straw, but on the contrary I was turned out in good tweeds, well cut by my London tailor. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive His jerkin is well fortified; and therefore the costermongers "between the years 1790 and 1800" did more politicly than piously in lifting up a part of his upper garment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Truly, I was something fluttered, for he ware a brave velvet jerkin, and a gold chain as thick as Master Mayor’s. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall It was six hours later that the magister stood in his own room crushing a fillet of papers into the breast of his brown jerkin. Privy Seal His Last Venture Ben began to serve out the buff jerkins and steel caps. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Is it reasonable to suppose that a leather jerkin would be proof against their spears? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Their coats and jerkins were of cloth of gold, cloth of silver, gold tissue, or velvet embroidered, as they thought fit. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I We can imagine that Stephano has pulled the leather jerkin or coat from the line. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 A boy brought her a trencher filled with chopped things, and a man in a blue jerkin came to her side bearing a middling pig, seared to a pale clear pinkness. Privy Seal His Last Venture This ended the letter, and Roger immediately took it from Harry’s hand, and concealed it, with the first missive, in the lining of his jerkin. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Jonas went over to his pallet, removed his jerkin and shoes, and lay down. Wizard Cassocks, doublets, and jerkins varied little in shape, and the names seem to have been interchangeable. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Now is the jerkin under the line:447-55 now, jerkin, you are like to lose your hair, and prove a bald jerkin. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Yes, yes, you can grin as well as other monkeys in cap and jerkin. Romola Roger stripped his jerkin off, replaced his doublet, and both set to work. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess "An I get at you—" "Take the garment, you harridan, not the man," he retorted, slipping deftly out of the jerkin and dancing away to a safe distance. Under the Rose Some were entirely naked and had their bodies tatooed, some wore coverings about the loins, and others short cotton jerkins without sleeves. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold “No; but here is your jerkin that you left to cover him.” Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Under the inspection of a patron whose vision has grown somewhat dim, I shall have a perilous resemblance to a maiden of eighteen in the disguise of hose and jerkin.” Romola And when this was completed he wiped the blood off his arm, and hid the pen in the lining of his jerkin. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess "Who, pray, is Nanette?" asked the fool, thrusting his assailant's weapon in his jerkin. Under the Rose Some wore leather calzoneros, with a spencer or jerkin of the same material, close both at front and behind. The Scalp Hunters Samson emphasised his appeal by holding tightly to his young master’s jerkin, impeding his movements to such an extent that Fred turned upon him fiercely. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story I almost advise you to retain the faded jerkin and hose a little longer; they give you the air of a fallen prince.” Romola Now, Harry, just rip up the seam of my jerkin, and get that paper out, and let us start the business at once.” Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess He was very picturesque in a ragged jerkin with a black bandage over his eyes and with old Mamie leading him at the end of a cord. Mistress Anne A folded note, which he drew from under his jerkin—after having glanced around to see whether he was noticed—confirmed my observation. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The bread and fowl were placed with the bottle on the jerkin at the far end of the little tunnel where Nat had lain, and Fred backed out. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story A tapster is a good trade: an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] I will wrap the tools up quickly in their bag, and slip them into my jerkin. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Volunteers poured in from every shire,—men in velvet gowns and gold chains, men in frieze jackets and leather jerkins. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada The periwigs and drum-heads fry Like to a butter firkin; A woeful burning did betide To many a good buff jerkin. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration He stripped off his jerkin and rolled his shirt up over his knotted limbs, right to the shoulder, displaying thew and sinew of which a gladiator might have been proud. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story And for armour he had a rough jerkin, old and moth-eaten, and for arms he had a handful of sharp-pointed sticks of hard wood. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls As man after man filed in and formed up before him—all armed to the teeth, and all wild, reckless fellows in sea-boots, nightcaps, and tarry jerkins—Eubank's craven heart melted within him. In Kings' Byways A sailor, too, in jerkin blue, The strange appearance viewing, First d——d his eyes in great surprise, Then said, 'Some mischief's brewing.' The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The singer brought up beside Nicanor, a black-haired man in a soiled leather jerkin and cap of shining brass, with a matted beard and narrow eyes, and a great leaf-shaped sword swinging at his thigh. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain “But don’t you speak it, Master Fred,” whispered Samson, who had contrived to get another jerkin. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story On their tall bodies were leather jerkins, with gold chains and many ornaments. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls A sailor's jerkin and breeches, a knife, a sail needle threaded with somewhat like a bowstring"— "A deer's sinew. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion; some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long knives in their belts, and most of them had enormous breeches, of similar style with that of the guide's. The Short-story I can well remember the green knitted jerkin you wore—you have it yet—and your coat and brown breeches. Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm The rabbits couldn’t have—” “And your jerkin is gone, too.” Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Long lines of barges lay one after another along the canal, many of them looking mighty spruce and ship-shape in their jerkin of Archangel tar picked out with white and green. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) "Dost fancy that I am a pretty maid hid within a buff jerkin?" Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims “Who have we here, old Father Abraham?” exclaimed a stout man, who was dressed in a buff jerkin, and a pair of boots which rose above his knees. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend They are weather-beaten, bareheaded, dressed in knitted jerkins and knitted knee-breeches. Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm So he had stripped off buff jerkin and gorget, and placed them, his weapons, cavalier hat, and heavy horseman’s boots in the wood where he had secured his horse. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story He’s like an old-fashioned man-at-arms in his buff jerkin.” Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers Now the next time take my counsel and catch it in the leathern sleeve of thy jerkin. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims I believe they’re afraid of getting more holes in their jerkins.” The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First Halla is dressed in a white jerkin and black skirt, both of knitted wool. Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm “Don’t talk to me like that, sir,” said Fred, eagerly, as he paused by where the Cavalier lay; and now he could see that his jerkin was darkened in one spot with blood. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story His jerkin and hose were of motley, the left arm and right leg being blue, their opposites, orange tawny, while the nether socks and shoes were in like manner black and scarlet counterchanged. The Armourer's Prentices The jewelled feather work of the proudest noble was not equal even to the steel-trimmed leather jerkin of the poorest white soldier. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Watching them was another local in a kilt, buskins and a leather jerkin; he wore a short sword on his belt and carried a wickedly thonged whip. Space Viking "Was—er—that the bathtub in there?" says the Senator, jerkin' his thumb at the bathroot253 door. Torchy Then Johnë lett a spear fa’ leugh by his thigh, Thought well to run the innocent through, But the powers above was more than his, He ran but the poor fool’s jerkin through. Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series How firm is the treatment of the hand loading the gun; how true the shadows on the red hat and jerkin. Rembrandt Shoes, stockings, hats, crowns, armour, swords, cloaks, breeches, waistcoats, jerkins, trunk hose. The Magic City Leather jerkins were first issued the battery at Blancheville on November 29th, which was the signal for horses to be received. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces "Yes, Mr. Ellins," says the special, jerkin' off his cap, "oh, yes, sir." Torchy We have lost our love of buff jerkins and other scraps from mediæval museums, and Scott is suffering from having preferred working in stucco to carving in marble. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) There was not a driver or voor looper who had not his scarlet jerkin. On the Heels of De Wet His dress was of the antique Dutch fashion,—a cloth jerkin strapped round the waist, and several pair of breeches, the outer one of ample volume, decorated with rows of buttons down the sides. The Literary World Seventh Reader The man was dressed as a layman, in a plumed hat and a buff jerkin, such as soldiers or plain country-gentlemen might use; and in the hat was a great paper with an inscription. By What Authority? "Do they send such things as that through without cratin'?" says I to a guy behind the chicken wire, jerkin' me thumb at Mr. Sleuth. Torchy The buff jerkin became the lineal ancestor of various copes, stoles, and chasubles which stink in the nostrils of honest dissenters. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) "The work of vengeance has begun," he said gravely, as he put on his thick padded jerkin and helmet, and took up his pike. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico They were dressed in a quaint, outlandish fashion; some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long knives in their belts, and most of them had enormous breeches, of similar style with that of the guide’s. The Literary World Seventh Reader Each man wore one of the recently issued jerkins, a sleeveless and shapeless coat of rough-tanned sheepskin such as was probably worn, in centuries past, by the English bowmen. Italy at War and the Allies in the West "How long is it," says she, jerkin' her head back and throwin' a look out of her narrow eyes that must have gone clear through him, "since you got out of the State penitentiary?" Torchy The dripping cloaks were hung up to the fir poles, to dry; and the jerkins, which were also damp, although the water had not penetrated through them, were spread near the fire. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower He wore a plaited leather jerkin beneath his robe and knee pants of leather out of which his lower legs showed as gray, hairy pillars of strength. Brigands of the Moon A large jerkin made of leather, without sleeves, was worn over the short coat. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Surajah had a red turban, a jerkin of quilted leather, with iron scales fastened on to protect the shoulders and chest. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib "Take the lady home, and be back after Mr. Robert in half an hour, Louie," says I, jerkin' open the door and handin' her in. Torchy Oswald opened his jerkin, and showed the handsome attire beneath it, embroidered with the Percy cognizance. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower They were all big men, nearly of a seven-foot average, dressed in leather jerkins and short leather breeches, with bare knees and flaring leather boots. Brigands of the Moon Last, twenty yeomen, two and two, In hosen black, and jerkins blue, With falcons broider'd on each breast, Attended on their lord's behest. Early Reviews of English Poets This spell in the line was marked principally by cold, frosty weather and most of the battalion figured in the trenches in wonderful fur coats popularly known as leather jerkins. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 He was clothed in those padded jerkins and hose, plaited with steel, which are usual to those of his rank; the steel, however, this night was covered with thin, black stuff, evidently to assist concealment. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Oswald took off his cloak, which was rolled up over his shoulder, and handed it to Roger, and then opened his jerkin. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower It is a month now since I had a change, and my jerkin is all stained with blood. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden Their stockings can be gay in color, and here and there a slashed jerkin will add variety. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People You can count the embroidered sprigs in the jerkin of the squire. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Little by little his back is bared, and little by little is seen a black jerkin, black stockings, and, wonder upon wonder! the bands of a canon. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Oswald was dressed as a lay servitor, in tightly-fitting high hose, short jerkin girt in by a band at the waist, and going half-way down to the knee. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower The King wears a surtout of cloth of gold, edged with ermine, over a blue jerkin, and a red cap with a white feather. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) Brown jerkin, through which show sleeves of white lawn. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People You see, when I was out with Eb Westcott in his lobster boat the day before I'd noticed him stop the engine just by jerkin' a little wire off the spark plug. On With Torchy I might easily have stifled it with my coat, which I unfortunately left behind me for haste, and came away only in my leathern jerkin. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World Light steel caps with cheeks, gorgets, shoulder and arm pieces, and padded leathern jerkins were put on; and then, with blunted swords, they took their places facing each other. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Instantly the gates slammed behind them, the portcullis fell, and, as by magic, the windows and courtyard were crowded with men in green jerkins with bended bows. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Each man of the Battalion had a leather jerkin and a water-proof cape, and the majority had a pair of long gum boots. The Story of the "9th King's" in France Some wore red cloaks, others light-blue cloaks, *LL. fo. 100a. others dark blue cloaks, others green cloaks; white and yellow jerkins, beautiful and shiny, were over them. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge One of the older men pointed to the pocket in his jerkin and asked what he had in it. The Princess Pocahontas I go there betimes, because at that hour I am accustomed to hold converse with a little vain man in a red jerkin, who comes to see me, when he knows me to be alone. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century He wore a scarlet mantle over his purple, gold-embroidered jerkin; a plume of red and purple feathers waved over his gold-coloured barret-cap; and from his golden belt hung a glittering jewelled sword. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know His coat, which was much too short, rather resembled a jerkin, and gave him altogether an appearance very much at variance with an idea of personal gravity or reverence. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three It was full of the holiday clothes of some half-dozen of the head courtmen of the old king; blue and brown jerkins, and white and blue hose, short red cloaks, and fair linen underwear. A Sea Queen's Sailing To Scott's generation they seemed eminently modern and prosaic, while buff jerkins and coats of mail were poetically remote. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Thou little vain man, in thy red jerkin! The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century He would sit under those two knotty old oaks and begin to pluck the burrs from his jerkin. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The B.E.F. has cast from it its mitts and jerkins and whale-oil, emerged from its subterranean burrows into the open, and in every wood a mushroom town of bivouacs has sprung up over-night. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 13, 1917 Where are those old and feudal clans, Their pikes, and bills, and partisans, Their hauberks, jerkins, buffs? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood They wore Spanish mantillas, coats with large velvet lapels, pointed doublets or jerkins of satin or damask velvet in place of the usual waistcoat, long hair after the Merovingian fashion, and pointed beards. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century He was attired in a greasy leathern jerkin, tight hose of the same material, and had a bugle suspended from his neck, and a sharp hunting-knife thrust into his girdle. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest At last the jerkins were taken off, and the straps which had held the hawks were unloosed; the dogs were sent to the front, and the real work of the day began. Heiress of Haddon Alexander met them outside Rome, attired like a layman in a black jerkin trimmed with gold brocade, and fastened round his waist by a Spanish girdle, from which hung his dagger. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He gave him a deerskin jerkin as a Christmas present. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 He is clad like his brother in comfortable but worn jerkin and hose of a dark leaf green. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act This was almost the only appearance of finery about the dress, except a row of gold buttons down the jerkin. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest "Empty the jerkin," said Sir Henry, as he pointed to the man's jacket. Heiress of Haddon He was wrapped in a grey cloak; and a leathern jerkin, barely meeting in front, displayed a considerable breadth of under garment in the space between hose and doublet. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 They dressed themselves like peasants in short jerkins, loose breeches, and gray stockings. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes He is a jolly robust peasant uncle of early middle life, clad in rough gray jerkin and hose, with a dark gray cloak wrapped about him. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act Ralph put the warrant back, charred and crumbled, into the breast pocket of the jerkin he wore. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance He stooped down and emptied the capacious pockets of the dead man's jerkin, wondering the while-time whether or no his master had suddenly turned robber. Heiress of Haddon He insisted on stuffing the whole of my jerkin under my blouse to give my figure the proper curves, and to make me a waist he drew the lacing-cords till I was like to suffocate. Helmet of Navarre It was of little moment, however; for we rode in the lighter buff jerkins instead of heavy mail, and were not going far. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet All of the men's jerkins or tunics are made on the simple lines of a man's shirt, opened a little at the neck and belted in at the waist. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act Over a jerkin he wore the long sack coat, belted and buckled, of the dalesmen of his country. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance An old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving man, a fresh tapster. An English Grammar He wore a leather jerkin lined with steel rings, mail as stout as any forged. Helmet of Navarre Soberly dressed enough he was, but the cloth of his short cloak and jerkin was very rich, and he had a gold bracelet and brooch that seemed to mark him as high in rank. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Steen: jerkin and cap, 1½ yards; cape, 2 yards. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act Scarlet cloaks were mingling with the gray jerkins of the townspeople, and swords were here and there clanking on the pavement. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance These appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons. The Pocket George Borrow And he, good fellow, grasping my collar, contrived to pull my loose jerkin away from my back, so that he dusted it down without greatly incommoding me. Helmet of Navarre Ceremoniously he took her hand and led her to an entrance beside which leaned a slender lad in a ragged blue jerkin and hose. Sir Mortimer It may be easier to lengthen the skirts of the boys' jerkins almost to the knee and let them wear regular stockings and bloomers instead of tights. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act He wore a close jerkin of thick blue homespun, and his broad-topped boots were strapped round his short pantaloons. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance It was, however, the precise representation of his nightly visitor:—the same cloak and belted jerkin, the same grizzled beard and fixed eye, the same broad slouched hat, with a feather hanging over one side. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists He had many stories to tell of the prowess of his ancestors, and several skull-caps, helmets, and cross-bows to show; and divers huge boots and buff jerkins, that had been worn by the Leaguers. Tales of a Traveller Closing the vista rose a squat doorway, ivy-hung; and tumbled upon the grass beside it, attacking now a great book and now a russet pippin, lay a lad in a blue jerkin. Sir Mortimer If preferred Bertel's jerkin can be made with sleeves of the same goods instead of the white shirt showing as in the picture. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act At Mrs. Ray's feet her son Willy lies on the grass in a blue jerkin and broad-brimmed black hat with a plume. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Then he swung him round by the collar of his leather jerkin, and lashed him in spite of the sword which the man drew. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford He wore a long jerkin of good cloth or a black sheepskin coat, and altogether tried to be clean and neat in dress; he wore goloshes even in dry weather. The Bishop and Other Stories As before, he was wearing a jerkin and an embroidered shirt, and when I asked how he was, he replied that, God be praised, he was well. The Darling and Other Stories Whereupon Mirth observes, "That was the old way, gossip, when Iniquity came in, like Hocus-Pocus, in a juggler's jerkin, with false skirts, like the knave of clubs." Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England He had unbelted himself and thrown off his jerkin, when he thought of the paper that had fallen from his father's open breast as he lifted him on to the mare. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The tormentors, clad in leathern jerkins, hideous with masks to hide their brutal faces, turned the handles which worked pulleys and drew the victim's limbs out of joint. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune It consisted of some two hundred men-at-arms led by six knights, and of one hundred bowmen dressed in Lincoln green, with quilted jerkins to keep out the arrows of the enemy. The Boy Knight It seemed that he was very wroth, for his right hand clutched the front of his rough jerkin fiercely, and his voice was harsh and shaking. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex They would have no difficulty in knowing the deeds apart; and good Margot sewed them first into a bag of untanned leather, and then stitched them safely within the breast of Gaston's leathern jerkin. In the Days of Chivalry They were followed by six picadores on horseback, dressed in leather jerkins and breeches, protected on the right side with bands of iron. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle The men appeared terrified: they knew what had followed those warnings before, and their light jerkins of untanned leather were not proof against arrows. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune It was a small sturdy boy of some ten years old, red haired, and freckled all over where his woollen jerkin and leather hose did not cover him. A Thane of Wessex There flashed from under the jerkin a long knife in the man's hand, and at the king he leapt up the low steps. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex The world forgot to turn round, or rather stood still, that it might witness the affray, like a round-bellied alderman watching the combat of two chivalrous flies upon his jerkin. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete He wore a heavy chain of gold about his neck, with the device of the thistle resting on his jerkin of purple silk. The Thirsty Sword The blue-and-white jerkin of Isadore Tremblé, the pilot, dances in the sun as he gesticulates and directs his two passengers to crawl to the top of the boat's freight. The New North But one day we were fitted out fresh by the king's bounty in blue and scarlet jerkins and hose, and we swaggered after that with the best, as one may suppose. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln One would have taken them for decent traders when that was done, for they were soberly clad in good blue cloth jerkins, with clean white hose, and red garterings not too new. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Who have we here, old Father Abraham?' exclaimed a stout man, who was dressed in a buff jerkin and a pair of boots which rose above his knees. Snarleyyow His strong bare arms were folded, one within the other, across his broad chest, and the back of his right hand was splashed with blood that had been partly wiped off upon his under jerkin. The Thirsty Sword After that, he dressed in richly embroidered uniforms, with a buff jerkin, a feather in his hat, and his musquet on his shoulder, exercising his company with much attention, and practised himself in firing. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time He wore a steeple-crowned hat with a brooch in it, a buff jerkin and boots, and a sword and buckler dangled from his waist. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance "If you value your buff jerkin, I counsel you to say nothing slighting of the Queen of England in my hearing," returned a bluff, broad-shouldered fellow, raising his bludgeon after a menacing fashion. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 It consisted of some 200 men-at-arms led by six knights, and of 100 bowmen dressed in Lincoln green, with quilted jerkins to keep out the arrows of the enemy. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades In Scott leather jerkins, swords, horses, mountains, and castles harmonise completely and fully with food, fighting, words, and vision of life; the chords are simple as Handel's but they are as perfect. Confessions of a Young Man Betwixt the steel cap and the rim of steel of the body armor appeared a gray line of leather jerkin and a thinner white line of neck. Red Axe His hat had floated down the stream, and he had left one boot sticking in the mud, while his buff jerkin, saturated with wet, clung to his skin like a damp glove. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance She was conscious, as he held her thus, of the chain mail under his jerkin. Chivalry In Scott leather jerkins, swords, horses, mountains, and castles harmonise completely and fully with food, fighting, words, and vision of life; the chords are simple as Handel's, but they are as perfect. Confessions of a Young Man Helmet, jerkin, breeches, sandals, all have been cut from the same raw bull's hide! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 See, too, the dyer's son, with his rusty black jerkin. The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace "There is something hidden in his breast," cried one of the warders, searching in his jerkin, and at length drawing forth a short, clumsy pistol, or dag, as the weapon was then called. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance "No, I think not," she replied, running her fingers over her leather jerkin to reassure herself as to the fact. Madcap "And yet when I would fill this silly fellow's jerkin full of good gold Harry shovel-boards for the simple drawing of his breath, ye bawl 'Foul play!'" Master Skylark Rustic types have been selected for the soldiers, and commonplace details, down to a patched jerkin or a broken shoe, bear witness to the patience and the observation of the master. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts He wore a jerkin lined with red, a dark yellow waistcoat, blue breeches, a breast-pouch with fifty cartridges, four pistols, and a small hanger by his side. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion; some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long knives in their belts. Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans Leave go, I say, or you will rend my jerkin asunder. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire A gray cloth cap clung to the side of his curly yellow head, and he wore a sleeveless jerkin of dark-blue serge, gray home-spun hose, and heelless shoes of russet leather. Master Skylark Varlets in green jerkins brandished hunting knives and raised on high tankards of foaming beer. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale "Canst change thy robe for a jerkin once more at the Abbey, unless perchance you have a friend near at hand." The White Company The Duke and his companions were dressed in serge tunics, leathern jerkins, high boots and gauntlets, and wore bycocket hats and hoods. Intentions Sometimes in their green velvet caps, and their jerkins of tanned deerskin, the falconers passed by, with hooded hawks on their wrists. A House of Pomegranates A fine white Holland-linen shirt peeped through his jerkin at the throat, with a broad lace collar; and his short hair curled crisply all over his head. Master Skylark His clothes were coated with dirt, one of his hosen had slipped halfway down from his knee, the sleeve of his jerkin was split, and his face was streaked with sweat and dirt. Robin Hood Behind him rode six others, two and two, clad in sober brown jerkins, with the long yellow staves of their bows thrusting out from behind their right shoulders. The White Company I might easily have stifled it with my coat, which I unfortunately left behind me for haste, and came away only in my leathern jerkin. Gulliver's Travels "Lords," saith the knight, "So God help me, nought have I to lend you wherewith to clothe you, for robe have I none save mine own jerkin." The High History of the Holy Graal He had trim, straight legs, this stranger, and a slender, lithe body in a tawny silken jerkin. Master Skylark He reached out his long arms and grappled a leather jerkin. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies "Here is one!" said the leader, springing down from his reeking horse, and seizing the white rogue by the edge of his jerkin. The White Company The master no longer wore the white garments of the day before, but a black jerkin, held in its place by a leathern girdle with huge clasps. The Violet Fairy Book He wore a jerkin of sheepskin, called in Spanish zamarras, with breeches of the same as far down as his knee; his legs were bare. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society The sleeveless jerkin was of the same dark color, trellised with roses embroidered in silk, and loose from breast to broad lace collar so that the waistcoat of dull gold silk beneath it might show. Master Skylark One of these was a stout, athletic, burly fellow of about fifty, dressed in a buff jerkin, and dark cloth pantaloons. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain It is for me to fill your cups again, since you have drained them to my dear lads of the white jerkin. The White Company At the same instant several rough-looking fellows in stout jerkins came bustling in and removed first the red carpet, and then the boards which formed the dais, so as to entirely clear the room. Tales of Terror and Mystery On stepping over the threshold I was confronted by a short stout man, between sixty and seventy years of age, dressed in a blue jerkin and grey trousers, without shirt or waistcoat. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society They were all shouting gaily, and the stream was bright with their scarlet cloaks, Lincoln-green jerkins, and gold embroidery. Master Skylark "Come, my son," he continued aloud, "open your jerkin and let us have a look at your left breast, we shall read a true answer there." The Outlaw of Torn "Pasques Dieu!" cried the archer, loosening his jerkin, and eyeing his foeman over with the keen glance of one who is a judge of manhood. The White Company These men had eighty dark ships wherein were ranged men skilled in war, Argives with linen jerkins, very goads of war.' Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica Galloping past him, I got and gave In the gallop password and countersign, All soak'd with water and soil'd with mud, With the sleeve of my jerkin half drench'd in blood. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon He felt as if he were a jackanapes he had seen once at the Stratford fair, which wore a crimson jerkin and a cap. Master Skylark She wore a moss-coloured velvet jerkin with cinnamon sleeves, slim, brown, cross-gartered hose, a dainty little green cap with a hawk's feather caught in a jewel, and a hooded cloak lined with dull red. The Picture of Dorian Gray He had thrown off his green jerkin, and his chest was covered only by a pink silk jupon, or undershirt, cut low in the neck and sleeveless. The White Company As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle- and is not a buff jerkin a most sweet robe of durance? The Complete Works of William Shakespeare At first I thought him foolhardy to face so boldly an antagonist who wore a breastplate, but later I found that, beneath his jerkin, he was similarly protected. An Enemy to the King "More haste, worse speed," said the gardener; "only evil weeds grow fast!" and he rubbed the groat on his jerkin. Master Skylark His jerkin and hose were of motley, the left arm and right leg being blue, their opposites, orange tawny, while the nether stocks and shoes were in like manner black and scarlet counterchanged. The Armourer's Prentices There came an archer bold and true, With bracer guard and stave of yew; His purse was light, his jerkin frayed; Haro, alas! the franklin's maid! The White Company The skipper's jerkin ill beseems The lady's silken gown! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 Montignac was attired rather like a soldier than like a scribe, having on a buff jerkin and wearing both sword and dagger. An Enemy to the King The turnkey pushed and banged his way through them, Nick clinging desperately to his jerkin. Master Skylark In compliance with the taste of his master, this most unsportsman-like-looking steward was clad in a green jerkin, on the right arm of which was embroidered a giant's head, the crest of the Little Lilliputs. Vivian Grey The youth was not clad in monastic garb, but in lay attire, though his jerkin, cloak and hose were all of a sombre hue, as befitted one who dwelt in sacred precincts. The White Company Had his sword met no other impediment than the buff jerkin, Cromwell's course had ended on the spot. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Two trumpeters in parti-coloured jerkins preceded them, who blew a flourish upon their instruments as they advanced. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 A queer look came over his face; taking his hand away, he wiped it hurriedly upon his jerkin. Master Skylark They were followed by a detachment of soldiers, armed with crossbows, and dressed in elk-skin jerkins; these were the king's Lithuanian guards. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy "What then?" asked Alleyne, trotting after him and gripping at his jerkin. The White Company He was disguised as a forester with leathern jerkin and trunk hose, his long hair cropped, and his hands blackened. English Villages The first foot regiment, if so rudely formed a band could be so called, consisted of men of the sea, fishers and coastmen, clad in the heavy blue jerkins and rude garb of their class. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 He wore a broad-brimmed hat, a kind of leather jerkin, or tunic, and long boots reaching nearly to his knees. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain He was a dark-haired slim lad, in leather jerkin and breeches, had crimson hose on his long legs, on his head a green cap with a pheasant's tail-feather in it. The Forest Lovers The archer approached it, rolling back the sleeves of his jerkin, but with no very hopeful countenance, for indeed it was a mighty rock. The White Company "Away with scythe and sickle," shouted the witling; "it's many a day since the fields of Wish-Ton-Wish have been trodden down by horsemen in buff jerkins, or ambushed by creeping Wampanoags." The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The scythesmen had passed the handles of their long weapons through the sleeves of their jerkins in such a way as to form a couch or litter, upon which poor Reuben was laid. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 There was no difficulty about lashings, as thongs were cut off the bottom of the men's leather jerkins. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Some wore coverings about the loins; others short cotton jerkins without sleeves: some wore tresses of hair in front. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women. The White Company It hath pleased the Devil," returned Eben Dudley, somewhat irreverently for one of that chastened school, "to send an Indian arrow through jerkin and skin, into this arm of mine! The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish He wore a red kerchief round his forehead, and a blue jerkin, the sleeve of which he slowly rolled up as he came nigh. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 "In spite of the fact that they are all dressed somewhat alike in leather jerkins, it is easy to see which are the trained soldiers," Wulf said. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Their coats and jerkins were of cloth of gold, cloth of silver, gold, tissue or velvet embroidered, as they thought fit. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 In the waist gathered the Southampton mariners, hairy and burly men, with their jerkins thrown off, their waists braced tight, swords, mallets, and pole-axes in their hands. The White Company Surely yon buff jerkin is like to those worn by the idle cavaliers at home! The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish I found myself in the presence of a stout short man clad in a rude jerkin and leather breeches, which gave him somewhat the appearance of a groom. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Six retainers in jerkins embroidered with the earl's cognizance appeared at the doors. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Here were breastplates and black morions of Oliver's troopers, and portraits of stern warriors in buff jerkins and plain bands and short hair. The Virginians He was endued with a buff jerkin, wore a broad belt and cutlass by his side, and carried a halberd in his hand. Quentin Durward A game at cards in a more refined dialect new-coat and jerkin. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire In all these figured a brave and graceful Sir Eustace Lyle, in cuirass and buff jerkin, with gleaming sword and flowing plume. Coningsby Broadcloth gowns of russet tones were worn by those who could not afford silks and satins; sometimes women wore doublets and jerkins of black and browns. The Women Who Came in the Mayflower On the shoulders and arms of their leathern jerkins iron rings were sewn thickly, forming a sort of chain armour, while permitting perfect freedom of the limbs. At Agincourt His jerkin, hose, and cloak were of a dark uniform colour, but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor, probably the former. Quentin Durward Never having adopted either the tight-fitting hose or the balloon trousers, they wore an easy jerkin, a large cloak, and a felt hat, which the English made conical and with a broad brim. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period Last were twenty yeomen, two and two, in blue jerkins, black hose, and wearing falcons embroidered on each breast. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border The men wore doublets and jerkins of browns and greens, and cloaks with red and purple linings. The Women Who Came in the Mayflower None of them had put on his armour, and many had thrown off their jerkins so as to have a freer use of their arms either for bow or axe. At Agincourt Ay, child," said the peasant, "and perhaps you will say yonder one had a green coat and this a gray jerkin. Quentin Durward But Sir Tristram thundered after him at speed, and, in a little, came up with him, and catched him by the collar of his jerkin and held him fast. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table A velvet jerkin is his prime qualification, by which he is distinguished from his pudding, as he is with his cap from him. Character Writings of the 17th Century For dress occasions the men wore black velvet jerkins with white ruffs, like those in the authentic portrait of Edward Winslow. The Women Who Came in the Mayflower Or rather, in my imagination, like your fantastical gull's apparel, wearing a Spanish felt, a French doublet, a Granado stocking, a Dutch slop, an Italian cloak, with a Welsh freeze jerkin. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 A was a little, low, broad, tall, narrow, big, well-favoured fellow: a jerkin of white cloth, and buttons of the same cloth. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 Though these jerkins and mandillions and doublets which were furnished to the Bay colonists were fastened with hooks and eyes, buttons were worn also, as old portraits and old letters prove. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) In sum, he is like a mongrel dog with a velvet collar, a cart-horse with a golden saddle, a buzzard kite with a falcon's bells, or a baboon with a pied jerkin. Character Writings of the 17th Century The personage in the dusky cloak and flame-coloured jerkin was standing over him. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales I remember that he had monstrous long arms, which hung almost to his knees, and a great hairy breast which showed through a rent in his seaman's jerkin. Salute to Adventurers You must sew up your despatches in your jerkin, and remember that if they are found upon you a cruel death will surely be your fate. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic Velvet jerkins and damask doublets were for men of dignity and estate. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) On the voyage home they ate their shoes and leather jerkins. A Brief History of the United States The stranger was tall and thin, and attired in a dusky cloak which only partially concealed a flame-coloured jerkin. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales He took them off, sash, breeches, jerkin, turban, and all, and stood up in his shirt. Salute to Adventurers When within half a mile of the town he left the road, and cutting open the lining of his jerkin took out the letters. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic I suppose, when the fronts of the jerkin were thoroughly joined, each button had a point twisted or tied around it. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) There was a rope tied to it, and some big thing up above pullin' and jerkin' at it, tryin' to get away. Average Jones |
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