| 单词 | linsey-woolsey |
| 例句 | Those skimpy sleeves did not even cover her elbows, and the scratchy linsey-woolsey cloth kept her thin shoulders constantly twitching. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the ground, his feet bare, his linsey-woolsey blouse veined with dirt, his dark face caked with mud. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Often overlooked, in fact, is the clothing worn by the four million American slaves created from what was called “plantation cloth,” “slave cloth” or “negro cloth”: coarse, thick bolts of linsey-woolsey, kersey and osnaburg. Exhibition Review: ‘Homefront and Battlefield’ Looks at Civil War Quilts 2014-05-05T20:59:16Z Dressed in their fringed linsey-woolsey hunting-shirts, with their muskets in their hands, they made a novel marine corps as ever trod the deck of a battle-ship. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Most of the women in the fort wore linsey-woolsey frocks of the plainest cut, and, while some had Indian moccasins on their feet, the majority were barefoot. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z I held on to the big looking' glass for four years, but at last it had to go, and then I just gave up and put on a linsey-woolsey gown. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Let us imagine he enters one of our fashionable churches, with his "rough and ready" linsey-woolsey, seamless garment on, made of wild sea-grass, thus presenting a very forbidding appearance, and what would be the result? The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z Very few made long excursions from home, except the manufacturers of Kendal, many of whom travelled on foot in quest of orders for their worsted stockings and linsey-woolsey. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z The women wore dresses of linsey-woolsey and coarse flax. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z Her skirt was of true linsey-woolsey, from which hung an immense pincushion. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Her dress was a shapeless linsey-woolsey gown, and home-made list slippers covered her long, lank feet 'Be that the fashion?' she asked, pointing to my short, closely fitting walking-dress. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z We can picture the sleepy child pushing aside the heavy red or green curtains of linsey-woolsey that surrounded her bed, or if it was summer, the hangings of "muskitoe" net. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Oh, we shall all come to linsey-woolsey, I fear. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z The ladies were beautiful in linsey-woolsey, coarse shoes, or moccasins embroidered with beads and quills, and buckskin gloves. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z We have too much of the linsey-woolsey type of religion in our day. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Their petticoats of linsey-woolsey, were striped with a variety of gorgeous dyes, and all of their own manufacture. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z "Did you mean me?" said Dame Brown, laying down her shuttles, and tightening the strings of her linsey-woolsey apron. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Lasses in snow-white jackets and linsey-woolsey petticoats went in and out about their duties. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z She wears a straw hat, a plain violet linsey-woolsey dress, and generally leads a large deerhound by a string. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z But in this present day we find, alas, too frequently a linsey-woolsey religion. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Facing him was a solemn, burning-eyed pupil and adversary of fifteen in a linsey-woolsey shirt and jeans overalls. The Tempering His coat, moreover, is as torn as his linsey-woolsey jonquil hose. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades Here are sages and philosophers clad in homespun, Beauty herself in linsey-woolsey. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance She dressed herself with care, putting on a brown and scarlet linsey-woolsey gown but just made, and bought nearly all with her own money. Maid Sally The women had on sun-bonnets; and some had linsey-woolsey frocks, some gingham ones, and a few of the young ones had on calico. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade And among the crowd are genial and honest citizens who have their own way of ruffling your temper with their coarse flounces of linsey-woolsey freedom. The Book of Khalid We must come to linsey-woolsey, though the weavers of Germantown make fine goods, and there is silk already made in our own town. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia He was clad in the prevalent cowhide boots, linsey-woolsey pantaloons tucked in, red flannel shirt, and battered hat from which untrimmed flaxen hair fell down unevenly to his shoulder line. Desert Dust The literature of China is, happily, not all linsey-woolsey. Moon Lore She glanced down over her gown,—it was of linsey-woolsey, not silk or velvet. Cornwall's Wonderland All wore linsey-woolsey dresses, of which four or five yards of cloth were an ample pattern for a single garment, as they had no use for any superfluous polonaises in those times. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk In early times it was of linsey-woolsey, woven by her own hands, and dyed with homemade dyes, while her wedding frock had been of snowy white linsey-woolsey. Blue Ridge Country She was dressed in linsey-woolsey, and the overalls of the three sons were also home-spun. Hunters Out of Space "Hold—I bethink me thou mayest claim the earl's linsey-woolsey gown and petticoats." Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 We raised our own food and made our own clothing, often of the linsey-woolsey woven by the women on their home-made looms. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson It was a woman in a linsey-woolsey dress, corn sun-bonnet, and a huge cane. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk A fabric called linsey-woolsey was most frequently in use and made the most substantial and warmest clothing. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky And the baby in the crib knew quite as much about it as the toddler in the linsey-woolsey dress, and the toddler knew as much about death as we do today. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators “Or damask, or velvet, or cloth of gold, or linsey-woolsey?” said Harry. Janet's Love and Service I might lay hold of a linsey-woolsey cloak somewhere in the bog.” The Settlers at Home The boys were dressed in buckskin breeches and linsey-woolsey shirts, and the girls in homespun gowns of most economical patterns. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk She was tall and awkward and wore a linsey-woolsey frock as though it were a meal sack temporarily appropriated. Marcia Schuyler Little Robert wore a red linsey-woolsey dress, and was a restless, active youngster with a big head, a round face and a pug-nose. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators He wore low shoes, buckskin breeches, linsey-woolsey shirt, and a coonskin cap. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln Nan Redfurn had made her way out as soon as she found herself alone, and was gone, with Ailwin’s best winter stockings and linsey-woolsey cloak. The Settlers at Home He was dressed in a linsey-woolsey frock, with buckskin breeches which were much too short for him. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk Aunt Kizzie, in her new linsey-woolsey and shining bandana as a turban, started off in great glee for the Court House. Hubert's Wife A Story for You The wool was sheared from the sheep, and went through every process needed to produce the linsey-woolsey garments of men and women. A Military Genius Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland The New York matron ran to fine linen and a polished door-knocker, while the New England housewife spun linsey-woolsey and knit "yarn mittens" for those she loved. Comic History of the United States The creature was bare-footed and wore a faded suit of linsey-woolsey; I wondered at that, for the other servants who had crowded out to see me, were dressed in very decent livery. The Four Pools Mystery It was of homespun, a mixture of wool and flax called linsey-woolsey, 15 and out of this the dresses of his wife and daughters were made. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year The goods were of the home-made quality, known as "linsey-woolsey," a material worn by farmers almost universally in those days. Watch Yourself Go By "And this dear old friar with the mittens and rosary and the comfortable linsey-woolsey sort of face?" The Eternal City So the two little folks started off, Abe in a linsey-woolsey suit, buckskin breeches, and a coonskin cap. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs Mose, bare-feet, linsey-woolsey and all, was brought along to act as guide and he was fairly purring with contentment at the importance it gave him over the other negroes. The Four Pools Mystery They dressed in calico in summer and in winter linsey-woolsey, and wore at their work ample aprons of osnaburg, a small checked blue and white cloth. Confessions of Boyhood When her baby genius was just out of linsey-woolsey dresses and wore trousers buttoned to a calico waist, she began preparing him for college. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Our Sunday dresses for winter was made out of linsey-woolsey cloth. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Miss Ruth was still in her gray linsey-woolsey petticoat, short enough to show her trim ankles in their black open-worked silk stockings. John Ward, Preacher Sally glanced down at her faded linsey-woolsey dress, soiled with soot. Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance She expected some linsey-woolsey by the carrier, to make Christmas petticoats, and she was glad to see the hooded waggon ploughing its way through the snow. A Great Emergency and Other Tales Some of the passengers were dressed in jeans; others in linsey-woolsey dyed blue. Children of the Market Place While we revel in broadcloth, let us not forget what we owe to linsey-woolsey. Israel Potter A little bagging and a little linsey-woolsey, a few whips and manacles, are all that you can sell for the slave. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) Both of the Johnston girls wore pretty linsey-woolsey dresses under their shawls and neat moccasins on their feet. Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance She drew up her short linsey-woolsey garments from the contaminations beneath her feet. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 She tied a linsey-woolsey jacket by its arms about her waist, and put out the candles. The Three Black Pennys A Novel But the Sphinx of womanhood may lie under linsey-woolsey as well as silk. The Way of a Man Outside the clothespress, on a peg, hangs a linsey-woolsey every-day gown that shows marks of wear. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Rosa Bonheur was ten years old: a pug-nosed, square-faced little girl in a linsey-woolsey dress, wooden shoon, with a yellow braid hanging down her back tied with a shoestring. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women Some manufactures are carried on, including linsey-woolsey stuffs and edge tools. Rides on Railways "Ay!" said the witch, in broadest Staffordshire, running her objectionable hand up and down the buttons of her linsey-woolsey bodice, and gently agitating the saucer. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories The women wore linsey-woolsey gowns, of home manufacture, and dyed according to the taste or skill of the wearer in stripes and bars with the brown juice of the butternut. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I The girls wore linsey-woolsey dresses, and the boys tow suits that consisted of two pieces, which in Winter were further added to by hat and boots. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Her parti-coloured, linsey-woolsey petticoats looped up on one side disclosed limbs with no sort of rustic clumsiness about them; but, on the contrary, a particularly neat formation both of foot and ankle. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance I bounded away, found my slippers, and was walking down stairs on tiptoe, holding up my linsey-woolsey frock, when I saw the door of my great-grandfather's room ajar. The Morgesons Her form was straitly confined in an atrocious dress of linsey-woolsey, and she wore an apron that was neither white nor black. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories "Oh Pat!" gasped Elleney, and overcome with shame and woe, she burst into fresh tears, and buried her face in the unresponsive folds of a linsey-woolsey petticoat which dangled from a peg beside her. North, South and over the Sea De pants was white linsey-woolsey an' de shirts was rough white cotton what was wove at de plantation. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives I wish from my heart more of us who take the profession of Jesus on our lips were willing to wear shag cloaks and linsey-woolsey garments. The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights Home-made linen and clothing of linsey-woolsey were used in the settlements by high and low alike. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration Her dress is linsey-woolsey, and for outside garment she wears a black silk half-handkerchief, as do all the rest. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss The beaux and belles, in linsey-woolsey and buckskins, were assembled from the country around and about. Reminiscences of a Pioneer He does not weave the web of their lives of a mingled yarn, good and ill together, but clothes them all in the same dingy linsey-woolsey, or tinges them with a green and yellow melancholy. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits I suppose you are going to take me to task about my shag-overcoat, linsey-woolsey coat, and cowhide shoes; for you Quakers are as notional about quality as you are precise about cut. The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights If you asked what use they made of the spools of woollen thread obtained by this process, they would answer: 'We use it as the weft of the linsey-woolsey with which we clothe our negroes.' Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America If the farmer's wife wore linsey-woolsey and went barefoot to save her shoes, her neighbor did not import $5,000 gowns from "Paree" and put jeweled collars on her pet cur. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 He traces his lineage in unbroken line to that haughty Johann Jakob who came to America in the steerage, wearing a Limburger linsey-woolsey and a pair of wooden shoes. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 How can I impress upon moderns how enlivening and refreshing was her aspect, as she spun, or scoured pans, in a linsey-woolsey petticoat and white short gown, wearing her pretty curls in a crop? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics And Doña Sol came clad in linsey-woolsey, she and all her women, for they thought that mourning was to be made for the Cid. Chronicle of the Cid And think, poor man, 'tis only given To linsey-woolsey to reach Heaven! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes "Humph!" muttered the maiden, looking down at her calico, "one might as well have come with a linsey-woolsey frock on for what any body cares." The Old Homestead In another corner stood a quantity of linsey-woolsey just from the loom. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The ordinary material of the surcoat for the rich was cloth, either scarlet, blue, or reddish brown, or two or more of these colours mixed together; and for the poor, linsey-woolsey or fustian. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period All spinning was done by means of the hand loom, and the common fabric of the region was linsey-woolsey, made of linen and woolen mixed, and usually not dyed. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Homespun, linsey-woolsey and buckskin were the primitive materials out of which their everyday dresses were made, and only on occasions of social festivity were they seen in braver robes. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" And the chubby cherub in linsey-woolsey dress would repeat in a single mouthful, "Do not fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it begin here!" Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers She wore a woollen flowered jacket under a black shawl, and a skirt of linsey-woolsey. Stories by Foreign Authors: Polish, Greek, Belgian, Hungarian In addition to this they wear very large black, white, and grey-coloured felt hats, slouched over their heads; while their nether garments, of red and brown linsey-woolsey, fit like Falstaff's doublet on a whip stock. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter His shirt was of linsey-woolsey, above described, and was of no color whatever, unless you call it "the color of dirt." The Life of Abraham Lincoln This consisted of a shirt of linsey-woolsey, a coarse homespun material made of linen and wool, a pair of home-made moccasins, deerskin leggings or breeches, and a hunting shirt of the same material. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life The women wore gowns of very coarse homespun and home-woven cloth, composed of linen and wool, and called linsey-woolsey, very coarse shoes, and sometimes with buckskin gloves of their own manufacture. David Crockett His Life and Adventures He brought to the camp a stout force of warriors, heavily armed, being each clad in ten pair of linsey-woolsey breeches, and overshadowed by broad-brimmed beavers, with short pipes twisted in their hatbands. Washington Irving Their uniforms were leggings, breeches, and long loose shirts of gayly fringed deerskin, or of the linsey-woolsey spun by their women. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Even in clothing we are carefully forbidden to use a garment of linen and woolen, yet among our pious Puritan ancestors "linsey-woolsey" was a very common and useful cloth. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) In truth, he thought she looked very pretty in it, better than in grogram or in linsey-woolsey, although at double the cost. The Golden Dog She was plainly but neatly dressed, and now that her figure was revealed he saw that she was wearing a linsey-woolsey riding-skirt, and carried a serviceable rawhide whip in her cotton-gauntleted hand. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation As "Abe" wore a linsey-woolsey shirt, buckskin breeches which were too short and very tight, and low shoes, and was tall and awkward, he no doubt created considerable merriment when his turn came. Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller An aged Negress, in a dress of linsey-woolsey which resembled a patchwork quilt, was pouring hot, thin coffee into a row of cups with chipped or missing saucers. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields Her dress is of orange-colored linsey-woolsey, made very full behind and very short in the waist—and indeed very short in other respects, not reaching below the middle of her leg. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 To see Patty standing under a little rock maple, her brown linsey-woolsey in I one with the landscape, and the hood of her brown cape pulled over her bright head, was a welcome for anybody. Story of Waitstill Baxter His black leather belt, his stout shoes, his ribbed socks, his linsey-woolsey breeches, and his gray woollen doublet made him look like the clerk of some poverty-stricken justice. Maitre Cornelius |
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