| 单词 | petticoat |
| 例句 | Along with the stifling crowds, there were jugglers and swordsmen and curio sellers and camels lumbering under the weight of tourists in starched suits and petticoats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I spread the petticoat next to Valerian’s body and then roll him onto it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She sailed across the room like a man-of-war, showing the brocaded tips of her shoes and layers of lace-trimmed, starched petticoats. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she hurried less pulling her petticoat down over her head. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Festooned like an Austrian queen, she wore a moth-eaten velvet dress and petticoats of yellow taffeta. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She tore off her petticoat and waved it hysterically. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In that particular flat-building and all the neighboring buildings, creaky shutters were closed and tied with petticoat strings to the window bars. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The midwife lifted her skirt and dug down into a capacious pocket made in her petticoat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a family eating after the theater, she guesses, the two small daughters in absurdly fancy dresses with petticoats and large lacy collars. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Francie dried her hands on her petticoat eyeing the deadly towel with horror. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be good to shed these shabby woolen garments and feel once more the softness of silk against her skin, and to hear the rusde of petticoats wherever she moved. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Her skirt was turned back, showing a petticoat of red knitted yarn with tatting around the edge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With no prying eyes around, I slipped off one of my petticoats, washed it in the water, and hung it over a willow branch to dry. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms shook from the effort of holding the petticoat open. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a black dress and white petticoat and shoes and stockings in it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The gold was taken to a bank vault, the saris and blouses and petticoats put away in a mothproof box. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All the girls were dressed in pastels, formal dresses with lots of petticoats their mothers had sewn for them or they had sewn for themselves. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was drawn to observe the various manners in which men touched her, the grasp of their hands, the motions across the looped skirts and petticoats of her gown, the intricacies of her bodice. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wiped her face on her own apron skirt, then laid out the new garments—the frilly little bonnet with ribbons and lace, a petticoat fit for a wedding. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The midwife returned the bottle to her petticoat pocket and got up to go. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She took good long whiffs of the wonderful essence of detergent and clean dacron-cotton which floated down with the petticoat. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z On each bed there’s a petticoat and party dress ready to be put on. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I ripped off my skirt and petticoat and began flapping them like a demented bird in bloomers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Raizel had discarded her shoes, hat, and petticoat somewhere back, and had a fistful of her skirt hitched up to keep from dragging as she crept closer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And of course there were clothes, including the petticoat from my grandmother, one size larger than last year’s. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, dresses and petticoats, and slippers, and such. You have the same things yourselves, don’t you?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The sheer parrot green sari she pleated and tucked into her petticoat had been laid out for her on the bed by her mother. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The skirt parted in front to reveal a petticoat with three lace flounces. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Every member of the household had a clean shirt or petticoat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Since they’d be hidden under my petticoats, there was little likelihood that Char would see and identify them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Not having it, she dried her eyes on her petticoat and walked up the last flight slowly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after church, and I was leaning against the brick wall wearing a dress with stiff white petticoats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted my petticoat out of the wash basket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z So I wore a linen smock and petticoat and, over them, a sleeveless bodice that laced below my breasts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They bought a cotton petticoat, yellow knee socks, a yard of yellow ribbon, and a pair of black vinyl sandals in the same store. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I had to bend over at the waist, wave the petticoat in the water to make it float, then stand without moving. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted their skirts and found petticoats underneath, and knickers, embroidered on to the bodies in black wool, the same as the faces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They started making adult aprons, then petticoats, then women’s dresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z After lunch, I stand on a seamstress block in a slip and hooped petticoat in the Royal Dress Salon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Besides, she had made every one of the petticoats she sent, so they were probably labors of love too. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The women received jackets, skirts, and petticoats, the men wool trousers and wool jackets and caps and shoes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z As she removed her dress, revealing a healthy expanse of petticoat, Tristran felt the branch begin to give way beneath his feet, and then he was tumbling down through the air in the moonlight... Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Aunt Ruby and Aunt Docia put on their flannel petticoats and their plain petticoats and their stiff, starched white petticoats with knitted lace all around the flounces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stood there staring at him, and then turned and took her petticoats back upstairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I grab for anything nearby—there is a discarded petticoat on the floor that I can use to stanch the blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I take off the rest of the clothes, the overdress, the white shift and petticoat, the red stockings, the loose cotton pantaloons. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Twelve layers of petticoats for the twelve months of the year. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I close this installment, let me say this: for all the times my aunt admonished me that a lady never goes out without at least one petticoat under her skirt, I am most thankful. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She had dressed me in my favorite gown of yellow damask over a petticoat embroidered in her own hand, her final gift of kindness to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘Not that it was such a very old petticoat either—for still it would last a great while—and, indeed, she must thankfully say that their petticoats were all very strong.’ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z We gather in the chapel, Ann in her burgundy Sunday petticoat and yellow bodice, and John in his just-washed shirt with a blue doublet. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z If the preacher’s wife’s petticoat showed, the ladies could make that last a week as something to talk about. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It gives me a twinge of sadness, of missing my mother, to see their colorful petticoats—indigo blue and saffron yellow—and white coifs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I had trouble sitting down at the table because Bertha had made me wear a fashionable gown, and my petticoat was voluminous. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I bent for another clothespin to secure the petticoat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was made of dark-blue cotton, had a belt, and the cloth was so heavy that Lupita did not need to buy a petticoat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I could wear my church petticoat, but I needed a proper short gown to cover the bodice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked to watch her hands as she curled frothy petticoat cloth in the machine that was kept in motion by Remedios the Beauty. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then there were plumes on Miss Susan’s bonnet, and she wore a silk dress, soft, swishy, and embroidered petticoats underneath, making a rustling sound when she walked. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of a song, she’d twirl suddenly showing her stout legs in dirty white cotton stockings and a flash of multicolored petticoats. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course she sent me a petticoat but she also sent a calendar for the next year: 1927. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Viola was working in the kitchen but had received her gifts of snuff and a thick red flannel petticoat from Mother earlier in the day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z W hen the old house had closed its bleary eyes and settled into sleep, Ammu, wearing one of Chacko’s old shirts over a long white petticoat, walked out onto the front verandah. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I prepared to close the petticoat and trap the fish inside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If anything had happened to Perilee's children...I wiped my face with my petticoat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The skirt was torn, and her petticoats showed through. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “The woman was mad as a bat, screechin’ and flappin’ about, her black petticoats all torn and flutterin’ around her ankles as she dashed through that big lonely house of hers.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, and her petticoat; I hope you saw her petticoat, six inches deep in mud, I am absolutely certain; and the gown which had been let down to hide it not doing its office.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z With a flounce of petticoats she turned away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Just then Nana shuffled in with her sandals flapping, in her froufrou of starchy petticoats, to announce that a group of men were out in the courtyard unloading a dead man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She dries herself off and wrings out her sari, standing in her blouse and petticoat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama hurried down the stair steps, wearing a bright smile and carrying her nicest petticoats and nightgowns to hang out for airing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I washed his face and neck with the damp petticoat that didn’t catch fish. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My gown was a silvery blue with a pale purple petticoat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course I had grown taller, up to my mother’s shoulders now and too big for any of my grandmother’s petticoats. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm sweating under my dress, which is still a mess from last night, and I know that Katherine must be suffering as well, especially since she’s wearing at least three petticoats. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She unties the sash around my slip, undoes the petticoat ribbons, and removes my crinoline. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Inside the house, the curtains slowly came unmoored from their rings and hung like the petticoats of an old woman, dusty and faded. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The capitol building sprawled gray concrete like a regal queen spreading out her petticoats, and its giant dome glittered pure gold in the morning sun. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z If she hung a black petticoat on her clothesline, it meant that another member of the ring, Caleb Brewster, a blacksmith and boatman, had arrived in his boat. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They made it from an old fluffy half-slip of crinoline and lace, but when they were through cutting and pinning and tacking, it looked exactly like a canopy and not like a petticoat at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping the children out of the kitchen while we were cooking reminded me of trying to catch fish in my petticoat. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had — five June peonies, all pink petticoats, just like the ones the Kennedys were growing across the street. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z After Lupita had come home from the fields, she showered, washed her hair, and got into her petticoat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z With his other hand he ventured beneath her well-starched dress, running his fingers up her child’s legs until he found the lace of her batiste petticoats and her woolen drawers with their elastic bands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And then fly off, through half a sentence, to her mother’s old petticoat. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z While her son could run away fast, she would not be able to because she would be weighed down with heavy petticoats. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her petticoats flared as high as her knees, producing a strangled gasp from Lamar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I shouted at the king, shaking my dripping petticoat in his direction. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I came up sputtering and saw the trout flick his tail and head downstream, where there were no girls with petticoats and no parrots. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mandy lifted the hems of her skirt and five petticoats to reveal feet that were no longer than mine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The heat was a misery for all of us in Fentress, but it was the women who suffered the most in their corsets and petticoats. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘It is so long and red I thought at first it was a hound-dog dressed up in pink petticoats. I never guessed it was a young lady.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They explain how to recycle practically anything vintage, including petticoats, plumbing and taxicab meters. Antiques: Penitentiary Restores Prisoner?s Biblical Murals 2011-07-22T05:15:25Z At one point some divot in a number of petticoats drank some blood. Grace Dent's TV OD: OMG! With Peaches Geldof 2011-03-12T00:07:02Z She also uses bold color blocking, trades the petticoat for palazzo pants and moves the pleats from the front to back. Saris Reveal Their Sexy Side 2012-09-08T01:49:30Z In between is this mythic tale, dramatized by 16 actors in 25 songs, of two black women in petticoats and holsters, portrayed by Solea Pfeiffer and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Perspective | People said her great-great-aunts posed as white and robbed banks. So she wrote a musical about them. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z This is a place to relax in the sun among cork groves, eucalyptus trees, ladies in petticoats, and men who stow cigarettes and fishhooks in their stocking caps. Seaside traditions in Portugal’s Nazare 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z She tells of matrilineal tribes, like the Iroquois and the Cherokee, baffling and enraging male colonists, who refused to honor “petticoat government.” ‘Woman’ Is an Ambitious Attempt to Capture Four Centuries of Being Female 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z They threw each other up against ropes and slammed each other to the ground, petticoats flying in an impressive display of choreographed acrobatics and playacting. Place 9 of 52: The Paradox of the Women of La Paz 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z “Here you can be any character you want,” said Charlotte Schofield, 14, who arrived as a Sweet Lolita, all ringlets, petticoats and pearls. When Comic Books and Catwalks Collide 2010-10-13T21:37:00Z It caused a huge scandal, though she insisted to me that she had kept her petticoat on. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z I had a ’40s jacket and I would get these bright petticoats in vintage stores. Anna Sui, Fashion’s Favorite Daughter, Gets Her Day in the Sun 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z As the war progressed, FDR sought Eleanor’s counsel less frequently; he didn’t want to be accused of running a “petticoat government”. Ahead of her time 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Even today, older and more traditional women wear skirts made bulky by several — but not seven — petticoats. Seaside traditions in Portugal’s Nazare 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z It’s the question that drives the evening and, just as crucially, the paranoia of the king in a court decked out becomingly by costume designer Sarah Cubbage in Victorian bowler hats and petticoats. Review | You won’t find Westeros on Folger’s stage. But you will find a game of thrones. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z They loosened her frock; she was wearing a full-length hooped dress with petticoat. Dance Review: This Time the Trouble Isn?t Wicked Stepsisters 2010-09-05T22:20:00Z Powell said it took four miles' worth of thread to hem one petticoat. Live-action 'Cinderella's' costumes get a glammed-up makeover 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Why am I not twirling around in my petticoat and skirt? Embrace doing nothing, especially if you're working from home 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z She used to wear a dress with a smock, petticoat and a pinny and the Gypsy children loved her. The Gypsy wedding that changed my life 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z She has the hair of Aurora or Belle with the eye makeup of a Bratz and the bowed petticoat frock of a lost American Girl Doll. How "M3GAN" weaponizes music 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The old thatch has been stripped down to its underwear – a dry and musty, thin petticoat of thatch. How to thatch a roof 2010-05-14T23:38:00Z “We have a print of this one hanging in our bathroom,” said an excited Weird Al Yankovic, peering at a painting of a googly-eyed girl with a four-armed Santa standing inside her petticoat. Mark Ryden: Drawing a Dividing Line 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The costumes by Devon Painter — well-worn top hats and suit jackets, bonnets and petticoats — suggest the tired souls they clothe. 2010-02-16T22:09:00Z “We’re clearly soldiers in petticoats,” she sings in the first song of the movie. Mary Poppins Was the Original Disney Feminist 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Also in 2011, aiming to bring the avant-garde to mass culture, she auditioned for the TV show “America’s Got Talent,” twisting in and out of large petticoats to become an eerie four-faced doll. Up Close: The Mannequin Also Speaks: Up Close With Narcissister 2013-01-16T15:54:06Z “It was a period when all the girls looked like Janet Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor, with crinoline petticoats and starched hair,” he told The New York Times in 1985. Geoffrey Holder, Dancer, Choreographer and Man of Flair, Dies at 84 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “Little Nellie was hilarious with that hair and those petticoats, kind of like a drag queen in training,” Lady Bunny said. Scene Stealers: From ‘I Hate Her’ to Icon 2013-06-14T21:32:52Z Next to him was a one-armed mannequin decked out in a skirt composed of multiple petticoats, an Austrian parade jacket and, in place of a head, a spiked German war helmet. Up Close: Interview With David Armstrong, Photographer 2011-08-30T22:50:33Z Isolated gestures — women hitch up black petticoats to the hip, a dancer extends a foot just off the floor — are recycled as serious motifs whose meaning is never developed. Dance Review: BalletX’s ‘Last Glass,’ at the Joyce, Has Music by Beirut 2013-08-08T22:45:44Z The brand names are as obscure now as Klosfit petticoats and Phosferine, an alcohol and quinine tonic said to cure “brain fog” and “nervous exhaustion.” Antiques: New Auctioneers Take Over for Tepper; Long-Ago Spokesmodels 2012-01-19T22:49:43Z I wore a long-sleeve cotton dress, two petticoats, stockings, shoes and an apron. Modern Love: A Love for the Ages, but Which One? 2011-05-12T21:31:23Z “If you squint you can imagine women in petticoats walking here a hundred years ago,” Ms. Walker said. Cultural Studies: Hollywood’s New Stars: Pedestrians 2013-08-16T23:31:35Z The main color schemes are all black, white and silver, with occasional red and gold; she alone is allowed to display a blue petticoat. Dance Review: ‘Forever Tango’ Incudes ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Alumni 2013-07-15T02:00:01Z Collectors and the curious who came to Friday's viewing were awed by the racks and racks of costumes, whether cheetah outfits, French Revolution-era get-ups or petticoats by the dozen. Folies Bergere plumage hits auction block in Paris 2012-06-08T16:04:45Z Women not only worked side-by-side with men but became the banks and protectors from marauding bandits, petticoats often proving stronger than steel as a place to stash gold nuggets. Motherlode: Parenting in a Prison Colony 2011-04-08T16:53:27Z The perils of Rose are almost comical — she keeps finding herself at police headquarters in corsets and petticoats. The TV Watch: ‘Spiral’ and 3 Other French Shows Worth Seeking Out 2013-08-29T21:31:17Z Where Fingersmith is full of bodices and petticoats, the softest leather and the most lustrous silks, its author is most likely to be found in jeans. Sarah Waters: ‘The Handmaiden turns pornography into a spectacle – but it's true to my novel' 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z A high-placed Federalist, rather than defer to the leader of his party, chose instead to point out that Hamilton was trying to “creep under Mrs. R’s petticoats.” Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z Modeled by cool, white mannequins are bras, panties, girdles, corsets and petticoats; night gowns, dressing gowns and tea gowns; peignoirs, bustles, chemises and slips; negligees, pajamas, body stockings, teddies and bustiers. ‘A History of Lingerie,’ at the Fashion Institute Museum 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Some women wore scarlet petticoats, but when ballet legwork opened them up to view, they lost the fun that they would have had when glimpsed in more ordinary social dancing. Dance Review: New York City Ballet’s Gala, With Costumes by Valentino 2012-09-22T00:16:05Z Powder from the men's wigs danced in the light, and the women whirled their petticoats in lilting fury. Pacific Northwest Ballet presents choice program of contemporary dances 2010-09-26T19:13:00Z Midge has made me grateful that women are no longer expected to wear corsets and petticoats and girdles and all the gear. Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Her roles in A Room with a View and Howard's End had made her a star, but the bonnet pinched and the petticoats dragged. Helena Bonham Carter on 'witty' David Cameron, 'weirdo' Lars von Trier and why Tim Burton won't watch a romcom 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Back then, visitors — some in long skirts and petticoats — liked to scramble around on the island’s nubbly boulders, Bench told me. Don’t call it relaxation. On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Nor is she the sorceress and strumpet Shakespeare depicts in “Henry VI, Part 1” or the romantic lass in petticoats Mark Twain imagines in his final novel, “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.” Review: In Shaw’s ‘Saint Joan,’ a Sane and Sensible Martyr 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The fliers garnered such a plethora of nicknames that at times the book reads like an encyclopedia of degradation: “petticoat pilots,” “ladybirds,” “flying flappers,” “powder puffs” and, of course, “fly girls.” Five Women Who Made Aviation History 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z But, whatever their value as feminist texts, the characteristic flaw of many of these tales of lady detectives in petticoats is that they suffer from a surfeit of quaintness. ‘Lady Cop Makes Trouble’: A feisty heroine inspired by a real detective 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z My first three big roles involved 19th-century source material and petticoats. I’m 46. Is That Too Old to Play the Ingénue? 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z "We're clearly soldiers in petticoats / And dauntless crusaders for women's votes / Though we adore men individually / We agree that as a group they're rather stupid!" Family life: Mrs Thatcher's chair, Sister Suffragette and Dad's Mish Mush 2013-07-20T06:30:06Z Do I want to put the petticoat back on? I’m 46. Is That Too Old to Play the Ingénue? 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z He made his name in 2005 with an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, scouring away the refinement of Jane Austen's novel and filling the screen with squawking chickens, muddy petticoats and wind-reddened cheeks. Director Joe Wright: 'I go nuts if I'm idle' 2013-02-20T19:30:01Z Escaping conditioning and Victorian values while kick-starting a sexual revolution proves more difficult than expected, and the path to good intentions is littered with petticoats. This week's new theatre 2011-02-19T00:05:55Z In the 1950s she waged guerrilla warfare against the wearing of "paper-nylon" petticoats, designed to give a sticking-out effect to the skirts of summer dresses. Glamour versus feminism? Just look at the images in the media we all adore 2010-03-21T00:07:00Z Halfway through the duet, the hero rips off her dress so that she can continue in her petticoat. American Ballet Theater Celebrates 70th With Gala 2010-05-18T17:04:00Z There is, however, a quintet of storytelling grannies, two of whom seem too bristly to be wearing petticoats. Sleeping Beauty – review 2013-01-07T18:27:00Z Ms. Andriulli added that the dresses have classic Johnson touches like fun prints and petticoats, but are sized more generously. Reinventing Betsey Johnson 2012-12-19T23:32:46Z And the idea of wrapping up strong meat in little-girl petticoats so as not to "intimidate" the skittish reader seems deeply patronising. Pink book covers make me see red 2010-07-28T10:59:00Z A word so feminine it conjures up lace petticoats. Feisty, flounce and bossy: the words used to put women down 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The women spend a lot of time in nightgowns and undergarments, including bloomers and petticoats. Clothes and Character: 'The Homesman' 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Underneath those layers are petticoats "with literally miles of frill." Live-action 'Cinderella's' costumes get a glammed-up makeover 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z At half-hour the wig goes on, followed by heavy stockings, corset, posterior padding, petticoat, skirt, blouse with one million little snaps and buttons, and a locket I added with James Tyrone’s picture inside. Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf on Acting in O’Neill 2012-06-14T16:57:18Z Amalia stripping down to her corset and petticoat becomes something of a running bit, but only because she scraps that hard. "The Nevers" is nothing more than a recycled Victorian version of every Joss Whedon show you've seen 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z She acts the part required by each ensemble and brings the spirit of the time to each, whether she’s in petticoats, bustle and bonnet or in a swinging ’60s mini. Art Review: Bill Cunningham’s ‘Facades’: The Book as Exhibition 2014-03-13T20:25:16Z A sleepover includes a fashion show where the “overburdened pre-teens wear four layers of petticoats and pantaloons.” 'Saturday Night Live': Ana de Armas celebrates a big year with hosting duties 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Nova Twins, up for best group, wore stunning dresses framed by hoop petticoats and adorned with safety pins and tartan, adding a splash of colour to the red carpet. Brit Awards 2023: The eclectic outfits turning heads on the red carpet 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z She later moved into couture design, creating outfits that were exhibited in museums around the world, while experimenting with flamboyant pirate shirts and petticoats, tweed corsets and pinstripe tailoring. Vivienne Westwood, provocative British fashion designer, dies at 81 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Colchester auctioneers, Reeman Dansie, will be selling more than a thousand royal, fine art and antique items on 8 and 9 November, including a pink satin full-length petticoat worn by Her Majesty. Private photos of wartime Queen to be sold by Colchester auctioneers 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The origin of the term is debated, but one possibility is that it was coined after someone noticed the dresses or petticoats that male actors wore onstage would drag along the floor. EXPLAINER: Drag queens and how they got pulled into politics 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z A woman watching the boys from a sandbar, Isola Kennedy — presumably swaddled in the usual Edwardian corsetry and petticoats — ran to help. How California went from paying people to hunt mountain lions to spending millions to protect them 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z She took off her veil, her long dress, her petticoats and all manner of other undergarments including her bra. What beauty parlours reveal about Somali women 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z But step back to 1860 and you could spend all day in a stiffened petticoat and no one would bat an eye. Perspective | Past-life experience: If you could pick any time to live in, when would it be? 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Now set in the street instead of a compact rooftop, the scene is a kinetic swirl of vibrant colors, ruffles and petticoats that practically explode with the athletic choreography. Dressing 'West Side Story' for a new era 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z The pair’s reawakened sense of agency in a society dominated by men ignites a less intellectual passion between them which no amount of petticoats can impede. Happily ever after: Listen to these 9 audiobook love stories for Valentine’s Day 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z She cartwheeled across the stage, the rainbow petticoats beneath her frock twirling like a pinwheel. On a Summer Night in Selma, an Eerie Carnival Comes to Town 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Nudge one wing ever so gently aside with a fingertip, though, and you’ll reveal hindwings patterned like colorful petticoats — often striped in brown and gold, reddish or orange, a peekaboo costume befitting the brashest strumpet. The Pleasures of Moth-Watching 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z The Roanoke Times reports that guides at Historic Smithfield, a re-creation of 18th-century frontier life in Appalachia, added face masks to their Colonial outfits of petticoats and caps for the reopening on Saturday. Virginia museums begin to reopen after coronavirus shutdowns 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Little wonder that steampunk fans buy top hats and petticoats, adorn themselves in brass and glass, and flock to steampunk conventions. Quantum Steampunk: 19th-Century Science Meets Technology of Today 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Re-creations of black Indianapolis in the early 1900s, its sidewalks filled with petticoats and button-up boots, its dainty daytime tea rooms and raucous after-hours ragtime clubs, are fun and captivating. In 'Self Made,' Octavia Spencer gives an unsung heroine her spectacular due 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z It was a spring so euphoric that it felt as though Carmen Miranda had gone for a stroll along the sea floor and emerged with sponges, sea lilies and anemones clinging to her petticoats. The Many Lives of Marc Jacobs 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z And apparently, even when burdened by skirts, petticoats, hairpins and highly nondynamic footwear, she was pretty fast. Column: 'Little Women' is great but where is the Louisa May Alcott biopic? 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z It has long sleeves, a belt and a lace petticoat underneath. The former slaves asked to spread British culture in Africa 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z In Waterford, historical re-enactor Bonnie Massing stripped down to her underwear - such as it was, an ankle-length petticoat and blouse - to cool off as temperatures hit 90 degrees Saturday at Waterford Heritage Days. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z First Lady Edith Wilson practically ran the White House, leaving opponents fulminating about "government by petticoat". The mental rigours of being US president 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z “A-ma-zing,” she said, when the food arrived: slabs of lox fanned out and enormous, like a fleshy, quivering petticoat. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z A “lasagna” featuring a single artichoke, dressed in petticoats of pasta and bejewelled with leaves of fresh mint and parsley. Uptown Glamour and Tortellini Pie at Leonti 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z It’s structured as a flashback, beginning and ending with a pale, resolute Mary headed to her execution — complete with an effective flash of blood-red petticoat. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’: Saoirse Ronan lights up otherwise stodgy historical drama 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Period photos show ladies in petticoats and men with watch chains dangling from their vests posing in front of lodges. Dollar General throws a lifeline to hard-pressed communities. But at what cost? - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s paid for by a single male income, and tended to by an elaborately coiffed woman in a petticoat. What is the Home of the Future anyway? 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z More fittings follow to decide details such as where exactly the neckline sits and how many layers of petticoats are needed. Royal wedding dress: Will Meghan go trendy or classic? 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z “A flamenco dancer with crepe paper ruffles sewn onto each petticoat, and an Eskimo with fringed boots,” she said, describing the dolls. Modern dance pioneer Donald McKayle dies at 87 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z A woman in wide petticoats and skirts, with a tiny hat perched on her elaborate updo, took my hands and lavishly welcomed me to town. Real-life Westworld was an immersive learning experience 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z There are several references to women wearing petticoats and cumbersome clothes and the idea that, if you can take off these constraining clothes, you’re going to free yourself not only physically, but emotionally. How World War I Gave Women Scientists a Chance to Shine 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Several women wore skirts with extra bounce and flounce; silver and red petticoats winked underneath. Picking up steps from ballroom dancers who know their cues 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z They shocked the nation’s elite by marching, in petticoats, alongside Teamsters and other male unionists. Fighting Poverty, Drugs and Even Violence, All on a Teacher’s Salary 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The costume, designed and built by Annell Brodeur, incorporated several layers of petticoats and a helmet designed to keep the actor's face aligned with the eyeholes. A Ghost Story: Why is Casey Affleck under a sheet? - BBC News 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Claire Warren, who has been a re-enactor for 20 years, wore a work dress, apron, corset, bonnet and corded petticoat to represent a working class woman from the Civil War Era. Civil War weekend fires away during Virginia Highlands Fest 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Interspersed with cheerful advertisements for white shoe cleaner, petticoats and typewriter ribbons, war reports consumed newspaper columns in every major publication. July Fourth 100 years ago makes familiar headlines 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The trees are California fan palms, known for their “petticoats” of dead leaves. California Today: A Big Swing on Sanctuary Cities 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z "She shortened it, added a big petticoat and made it more fitted. "It looked great but offered that little bit of family history too. Wedding dresses passed onto the next generation - BBC News 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, helicopter blades will whirr as the London revival of Miss Saigon transfers here and petticoats will swish as the indomitable Bette Midler greets Hello, Dolly! What to see on Broadway in 2017: Bette Midler, Amélie and a chocolate factory 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z “They think it’s going to be, everybody’s got on cowboy hats and wearing bejeweled shirts and the big fancy dresses that they twirl, with the petticoats,” Mr. Lee said. A Dance Party Where Cowboy Attire Is Optional 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z And what would surprise many is that the blouse and the petticoat - worn with the sari that's often described as India's national dress - were actually introduced to Indian women by the British. Tips for Indian politicians who tell women what to wear - BBC News 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z "She was wearing an olive green blouse and petticoat. The back of the blouse had two strings that were hanging loose. At that instant, I fell in love with her." Arrested after falling for another woman - BBC News 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z They might conclude that Americans today are as uptight about profanity as were our 19th-century forbears in ascots and petticoats. How Dare You Say That! The Evolution of Profanity 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Ms Baratta was also supplied with petticoats, veils, tiaras and shoes along with makeup and flowers. Orkney islanders rescue bride Lucia Baratta's big day - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In one photo, Austen and a minister’s daughter, dressed in petticoats, pose while smoking in a church. Museum embraces gay pride in honor of Victorian photographer 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The Liberals got little from it, apart from a tweak at the black petticoat of power, but by then it was anticipated that Callaghan would shortly call an election. The difficulty of ruling with a slim majority - BBC News 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z You rather expect a young Empire dandy in leather breeches and waistcoast to be rowing his damsel in her ruffled petticoat past you. Hennessy Releases A 250 Year Anniversary Blend And Takes It On The Road 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Even if those prices don't sound so high to you, considering the layers people wore – vests, gloves, hats, overcoats, chemises, knickerbockers and petticoats – consumers were outlaying a lot of money on clothing. A Glimpse at Your Expenses 100 Years Ago 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z At 12, she began working in a petticoat factory to “earn her keep,” Ms. Nieves said. Climbing Out of a Deep Depression by Learning to Lean on Others 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z The terms "blouse" and "petticoat" - both English - made the leap into Indian vocabulary in the Victorian era. Dressing the Indian woman 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The thing would pull a shank on you from under its petticoat the minute you turn your back. ‘Annabelle’ movie review: You’ve seen it all with this ugly, frightening doll The manual shows women in full, puffy petticoats and tight-fitting bodices attempting activities such as leg extensions, downward traction, jumping exercises and chest expansions. How keep-fit gyms gripped Victorians 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z There she was warming up in the midday sun, in pancakes of humidity that called to mind midsummer Manila, wearing a black petticoat. U.S. Open 2014: Serena Williams Serves Her Way Past Kaia Kanepi 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z He was particularly attentive to detail — his kittens wore frilly underwear beneath their petticoats. As a British Pastime Is Revived, Some Critters Get Second Lives 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z Indeed, we are encouraged to forego petticoats altogether and wear our saris over trousers, or just knotted at the waist. How I learned to love the sari 2013-12-09T00:32:34Z There, each week, she apparently "dirtied several white petticoats" worn as overalls to protect her clothing while she conducted experiments. Whose science is it anyway? 2013-10-11T15:31:49Z Water trucks in the parking lot wore petticoats of mud. North Dakota Went Boom 2013-01-31T12:00:12Z As match time approached, she shed that petticoat to reveal a pink leopard-spot uniform. U.S. Open 2014: Serena Williams Serves Her Way Past Kaia Kanepi 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z "I've seen Ram Singh and her come out of the house with her dressed only in a petticoat," said a neighbor, who was vigorously scrubbing utensils, last week. India Ink: Ram Singh and Mukesh, Delhi Gang Rape Accused, Remembered With Fear 2013-01-17T06:55:12Z The label, which features five young women in 19th Century dress coyly tugging at their petticoats, was an irreverent nod to Utah's Mormon history. Why are so many brands of vodka on sale? 2012-06-08T02:26:27Z The vodka's bottles are stamped with the image of five women from the late 19th century exposing their petticoats. Idaho drinkers can lift a glass to Five Wives Vodka 2012-06-07T19:58:48Z The vodka's bottles are emblazoned with the image of five women from the late 19th century exposing their petticoats. Five Wives Vodka distiller may sue Idaho over ban 2012-06-06T23:06:19Z She became a theologian in petticoats and wrote numerous inutile books about pin-points in matters ecclesiastical. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Presently a spasm of self-consciousness made her long to be once more in petticoats, and, grabbing wildly at her flying boyhood, she said how much she wanted to have adventures. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The rest of her apparel was white, except at the edge of the petticoat, which came not much below the knee, and was bordered by two bands of gold lace. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z He used to declare, that he was fond of the country, but liked it paved; that his avenues should always be houses, and his flocks and herds wear coats and petticoats. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Impatient ever of controul, And knows no order but of soul; With books her litter’d floor is spread, With nameless authors never read; Foul linen, petticoats, and lace, Fill up the intermediate space. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z She was stroking the drops of water from her forearms, and wiping her hands on her old striped petticoat. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z She had nothing else to do, for it was not to be supposed that with her head cropped close she could show herself to the world in petticoats. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z She wore a serviceable tight petticoat of black jersey, beyond which her well-shod feet seemed to loom larger than her head. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Some most lovely girls were walking about, in their long white veils and scarlet petticoats. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Then a sort of petticoat, consisting of strips of hide reaching half-way down to the knee and sewn to a leathern belt, was put round his waist, and his toilet was complete. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z Simply, freely, naturally, and without a second thought, he put out his hand to feel whether her petticoat was dry. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Well, there was I with your telegram in one hand and me petticoat slipping down in the other. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z She was working at a broad white slip, intended, I understood, to form the ornamental base of a petticoat. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z She wore a white embroidered petticoat and low bodice, much trimmed with lace. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z She was buried in a pine box, with an old black silk petticoat for a pall. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He supposed she slept in her petticoat, and that his early visit had not allowed her time to change. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Even whilst a boy in petticoats, he was continually drawing circles and squares, and the only playthings in which he seemed to take any real pleasure were his models of things that would ‘work.’ The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z One man, rising late and not fully attired, donned his wife’s red flannel petticoat instead of the bifurcated garment that usually graced his limbs. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Jacqueline, in all the daintiness of white embroidered petticoat, satin-smooth shoulders, and deftly-arranged hair with a spray of lilies of the valley somewhere among its coils, hung over the balustrade in an agony of impatience. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z The letter wandered on into a maze of lingerie and millinery and silk petticoats. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z After tea Mrs. Garden was seen to be pulling up her skirt and to be feeling for her pocket in the folds of her petticoat; but with an imperceptible gesture her husband restrained her. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z In England, at least, we were ready to infer any enormity regarding a woman who was unsound on the legal marriage question, and who did not wear petticoats. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The “pants” were not handy and the petticoat was put on in a trice. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Most of them were mammas and nurses, with two or three small children in striped cotton petticoats, whose cheeks looked sadly in want of the fresh salt air of Stanton. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z An old lady, who has apparently hung all her wardrobe out of window, in petticoats and silk hankerchiefs, is looking out from beneath these banners at the passers in the streets. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z She is dressed in a black steeple hat with a white hood underneath it, red check shawl, striped petticoat, and has buckles on her shoes. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Every one has some time or other likened women to angels, but we are not therefore supposed seriously to ignore the fact that women wear flannel petticoats, and have their faults, and are mortal. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z I knelt on the ground, and, very likely without thinking, she lifted up her skirt.... she had very wide hoops and no petticoat.... what I saw was enough to strike me dead on the spot.... The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I (of VI), "Venetian Years" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings 2012-03-31T02:00:25.633Z She turned about with a flirt of her short petticoats, but paused and looked back, with her hand on the door. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z You will call that a particular case of hypnotism; you will say that this sick woman is a fakir in petticoats, that you would shut her up in a hospital. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z She made a swift clutch at her petticoats and scrambled a foot farther away from him. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z She was dressed in a blue-black velvet shirt waist, with gold buttons, a mixed white and tan and gray walking skirt, with a pink silk petticoat beneath. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z When Charles IV. of Spain was discomfited by the misfortunes of war, he sought solace in embroidering a petticoat for the Virgin Mary. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Oh, my lord," he said, "I didn't know; but with petticoats and a dark night, blest if you know where you are! The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Following hard upon them comes, not the first rider who has chased a petticoat, a young Anglomaniac. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Her breast fluttered like that of the still living trout, and her hand was clasped betrayingly about one foot hidden in the short striped petticoat. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z "Women, indeed!—for you to talk about women!—You're the laughing-stock of all the petticoats of our Borough," said the wife, in a high key of exacerbation. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z 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 group tapered off with a wee boy in a quaintly cut long frock and a white Carlist cap, and a baby in bunching petticoats and a muslin cap with wings. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The shadows lay still and leagues long over the rumple of mountains, and she had not changed, and had promised that she would not again change, that unfastened bodice and short and faded old petticoat. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z One half at least are in caricature dresses, men in petticoats, and women in boots and spurs. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The lower part of a robe or petticoat. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z She begged us all to observe that she had not got on "Rosie's" petticoat body. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Women washing, men gathering oranges, a handsome woman in a petticoat of vivid scarlet leading a recalcitrant black goat: all ready for transference to canvas. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The petticoat of a whole sex has been sometimes swelled to such a prodigious extent, to screen an enormity of which only one of them has been guilty. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z She rose soon after, and I was not lightly surprised to find it was a certain errand-girl of a bachelor's washerwoman, as unfit a person for the holy sacrament as wears a petticoat in Florence. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z And suddenly bethinking her of the pocket that commonly hung between the gown and petticoat, she felt for it. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z I wore at that séance a tight-fitting, high white muslin dress, over a tight petticoat body. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Women of all classes wear long skirts, which on being daintily held up reveal natty petticoats; and all show a pleasing taste in footgear. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z And the skirt was drawn through the pocket-holes in the orthodox old-fashioned way, showing the pink cotton petticoat and the neat little high-heeled shoes. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z Certainly she must be changed, and all the magic she had been fraught with to the very hem of her short petticoats gone no doubt for ever. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z That a woman tramping the roads in her petticoats could be Lady Coke, the young bride of the owner of all the country side, seemed, now that he weighed it in cold blood, impossible. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He gave a cry of delight, but on seizing them, and discovering petticoats and flounces, his face fell. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z One girl, who enjoyed the personal care of her mother, wore a gown of old rose-spotted brocade looped up in pannier form to show a pink petticoat. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z See her, through that door, In Spanish costume, with green petticoat. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z Once outside she hung back, giggling and protesting, half willing, half unwilling; and meeting Tavannes' eye thrust her way in again with a whirl of her petticoats, and a shriek. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Sophia blushed more warmly, but added nothing; and fortunately Tom caught sight of a certain petticoat disappearing down the steps at the end of the terrace. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z "He probably means that little Polish piano-player who dangled at the petticoats of George Sand," interpolated Swift. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z And it is devoutly to be hoped that the unwieldy masses of petticoats serve at least one useful purpose by shielding their wearers from the saline missiles of love's artillery. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Metsi made buckskin rings around his arms and legs, turned himself into an old, very old woman, all bent and wrinkled, with a buckskin petticoat. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z You were better in her petticoats and she in your breeches! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z She was already in the water, and wading across, her hands sliding along the rope, her petticoats floating out on the surface of the current. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Jack Ketch was no longer to hang men for stealing a cast-off coat or petticoat worth five shillings and six pence, and what would become of England! Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Many of them were akin to those exhibited in other churches, though one case was filled with tiny flat silver figures—miniature men in trousers and tiny women in petticoats. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z When Putokya was dead under the pile of rocks, Metsi threw away his old things, his basket and buckskin petticoat, put on his nice clothes, and went along on his journey. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z Ten minutes later they were stealing up the back stairs again, carrying something between them wrapped in Maud's white petticoat. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z I knew your father—although I'm not quite so old as you might imagine from that, for I wasn't out of short petticoats the last time he spoke to me. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Under a tunic or morning dress of black silk was a petticoat of the same material and color, which reached very little below the knee. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z The younger girl sat silent, her hands folded, her head drooping, while the elder—who was knitting a petticoat gay with coloured stripes—chatted briskly. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Woollen stays contribute to one's comfort, and each rider can decide for herself between knickerbockers and a short petticoat. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z But when she had stuffed it in, still wrapped in the petticoat, not satisfied as to its secrecy, she opened an empty trunk and lifted the box into that. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z The river frontage of the Westminster Palace during some years has been surrendered at discretion to the politicians of the petticoat. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z But he had scarcely gone two paces when there, on the threshold, stood the Sultana, with her hair undone, in a thin white petticoat and a white dressing-jacket. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z As he approached the plank-bridge which crossed the river at the foot of the garden he caught a glimpse of a petticoat on the rough lawn. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Walking up partridges in turnips affords the same kind of shooting as grouse over dogs; not bad fun when they are plentiful, but hardish work for petticoats! Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z The sight of those two gave her a certain sense of relief and home coming, merely because they were women and wore petticoats. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The Flanders laces cry out that rather than give in they would sooner be sewn to the bottom of a petticoat. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z She ran about the house so quickly that her petticoats worked up above her knees. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Perhaps he takes to the floor as an eligible building site, only to find his buildings exposed to the tempestuous petticoat of Mary, or the carelessly stepping high-heeled shoes of mamma. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z If a petticoat is worn, silk is the best material for walking in. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z I looked at her small, silk-covered toes pushing out under her petticoat. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It is used as a trimming for undergarments, shawls and petticoats. Lace, Its Origin and History 2012-02-26T03:00:15.360Z ‘So now,’ she said to me, ‘the quilt is my own, and now I’ll make a petticoat of it.’ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Obedient to the sound, from far and near, the withered beldams, toothless hags in short petticoats, white linen hoods, and conical high crowned hats, come flocking on flying broomsticks. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z From hosiery to ice cream, from women's suits to artists' materials, from eye-glasses to sausages, and from petticoats to ukeleles, the list of the store's wares is almost without limit. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z The sun blazed down, gilding the chestnut necks of the horses; a cool breeze 273 bellied the bright sleeves of the jockeys, and blew the petticoats and ribbons till they flapped like rainbow flags. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "There's a petticoat with them," a second voice answered. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z At Stockton-in-the-Forest, Yorkshire, is a piece of land called “Petticoat Hole,” and it is held on the condition of providing a poor woman of the place every year with a new petticoat. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The wind pulled and tugged at her leaf-woven petticoat, and sharp stones cut her green velvet shoes adorned with bows of harebell and forget-me-not. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z "I did not think that even the Seigneurie would seek to shelter behind petticoats!" cried Jean, with rising choler. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z None could mistake those little fat feet, trotting under the daintily raised petticoat. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z “Daffydowndilly has come up to town, In a yellow petticoat and a green gown,” sang little Friend Lydia, as she pushed the doll carriage up and down in the warm spring sunshine. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z “But,” says a writer on this theme, “probably for want of subjects for shrouds, the income is now, without any authority, applied to a distribution of serge petticoats to old women.” England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z She wore a dark petticoat, and her cap also glittered with gold. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z And as to "secrets," I have eschewed them, since, a little chap in petticoats, I crept to my mother's room door to listen to one, and got soundly whipped for my pains.' A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Swish! swish! went the silken petticoats as the gallery rose; the people on the floor rose too, with clatter and shuffle and scrape of benches shoved over the stones. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z For Flippy wore a new set of underwear, even to a red flannel petticoat trimmed with red crocheted lace. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z A little Russian maid, in a red petticoat, and a blue handkerchief tied over her head, has just appeared, and I suppose will be a sort of fille de chambre. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Loose trousers, so full as to look like a petticoat, are worn, and frequently an apron and a heavy silver belt are added. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The body of their gowns comes only to their breasts, and when they are engaged in work, they gird their petticoat with their sash about the abdomen. The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 2012-02-11T03:04:02.107Z The house rang with laughter and the tinkle of glasses from morning until night; on the stairs there swept a continuous rush and rustle of ladies' petticoats like the wind blowing through corn. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The clothes allowed slaves for a year were, two jackets of woollen cloth, and two pair of trousers, made of Osnaburghs, for the men; and two woollen wrappers, and two Osnaburgh petticoats, for the women. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The children were naked: the women wore petticoats of coarse cloth, stained in blotches with murixi, a dye made from the bark of a tree. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z This message was followed by a visit from the Governor's foster-mother, an unveiled jolly woman, of redundant proportions, wearing remarkably short petticoats, which displayed limbs like pillars. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Such brightness of figured kerchiefs, homespun petticoats, trunk hose, jackets, sashes! Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z There she would stand day after day, with her crimson petticoat, and her tidy bodice, and the bright yellow handkerchief twisted round her head. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z The ladies dressed in linsey petticoats, and linsey or linen bed gowns, coarse shoes, stockings, handkerchiefs and buckskin gloves, if any. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Their dress was a cotton petticoat, tied round the waist; and all were filthy. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z She was very happy at the corset and petticoat shop, where she lived while he was with her. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z Several of the gaudy petticoats were seized, and the women put them on above their sealskin dresses, being so fond of display that the most showy articles are always worn outermost. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z F. An empress sitting in a chair is attacked by two Deaths, one of whom lifts up her petticoat. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z "I wonder you can walk on them at all," said I. The heels were popped on the instant demurely under the hoop petticoat. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z A kind Indian woman made her a petticoat of cotton cloth, though Madame Godin had nothing to give her in payment for it. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Consciousness of her beauty and the smartness of her Georgia silk gown, with its petticoat covered in gold net, considerably added to Lavinia's enjoyment. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Underskirt, un′dėr-skirt, n. a petticoat, the foundation skirt of a draped gown. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z By a lamp, which stood not far from the gate of my house, she stopped again, leaned back against the paling, and began to seek for something among her petticoats with awkward, frozen hands. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z I could see the spray of a fountain sparkling in the sun, and on the level below the first terrace, a great white grotto and an embroidered parterre like a fine lady's petticoat. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z But this petticoat was to her, afterwards, a sacred thing, that she would not have parted with for any price. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Her tippet was gold-laced to match her petticoat, and to fasten it she wore a brooch composed of clustered rubies. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z For your fine lady would hurry back to her chair with all the speed her petticoats allowed. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Tap, tap! went the Elect Lady's foot, thrust out in front of her heavy petticoat of crape. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z She tried to tear off a strip of her petticoat to bind it down with, but all her underwear was of a most serviceable sturdiness, and would not tear. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z For the door was flung open, noisily, violently, and with a great bustle of petticoats an unknown woman danced into the room humming a tune. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z A dimity gown—or shall it be of tiffany with a quilted petticoat? The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "They will hang about me in swathes like a petticoat." The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z But now we must go furbelowed and bedecked till there's no more comfort than simplicity,' and she smoothed her hand over her petticoat with a great contempt for its finery. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Didn't I know from the very moment she appeared in deep black, and with a very pale face, that Miss Le Thi�re was a villain of the deepest dye in petticoats? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z Even so the club petticoats had to be lengthened and amplified. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Why, Bob's for ever in some scrape with a petticoat, and as for Tracy! The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Neither dollars, hatchets, nor knives, would move this stubborn man, till a sailor pulled a sky blue petticoat from his bag and threw it over the head of the Indian's wife. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z He caught a glimpse of a white velvet cloak and an inch of blue satin petticoat under a muffling domino. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Many of the boats carry whole families, and go sailing toward the Gulf with streamers of shirts and petticoats blowing from clotheslines. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Is not my life full enough of business, of flannel petticoats, aprons, and the wiping of dirty little noses? Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z With an impatient twitch at her petticoat she made answer, not looking at him. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Their singular dress consists of a coat of blue cloth, formed something similar to a woman’s gown; and in winter they wear a yellow woollen petticoat. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z The inch of blue satin petticoat took her departure from the parterre. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z An old gown and a petticoat, identified as portions of the dress of Holzmann, were also brought to light, while search in Rauschmaier’s room disclosed other parts of a woman’s body. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Pussycat Mew jumped over a coal, And in her best petticoat burnt a great hole. The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z At one corner of the latter they put a large figure of an Englishman attended by a small native, at another an Englishwoman in a crinoline and with rather short petticoat. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z "And I will give half of mine to buy a flannel petticoat for Mrs. Fisher," said Rebecca. Happy Hearts 2012-01-15T03:00:13.267Z A true poet would surely have made great play with the lady's petticoats.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Furbelow, fur′be-lō, n. the plaited border of a gown or petticoat, a flounce. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Along with a showy handkerchief or some shining gold coins round their necks, they will wear torn petticoats and no covering on their feet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Her dress was a short winter walking costume of the period, trimmed with fur, and vandyked at the bottom so as to show a glimpse of the quilted down petticoat underneath. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z On her old cheeks, under the falling white hair, were still the faint pink tinges of rouge, and from beneath the wretched petticoat came the two young-looking high-heeled shoes. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z There he would stand in the darkness of the street until the door opened and Lady Oxford, all smiles and hooped petticoats, would trip gaily out to her chair. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Moreen, mo-rēn′, n. a stout woollen or cotton and woollen stuff, used for petticoats, curtains, &c. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Their dress was exactly the same: white jackets and petticoats, with light green ribbands, &c. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z The weapon struck her petticoat; she instantly possessed herself of the talisman, and was ever afterwards invulnerable to the attacks of fairies. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I may not have an 'idea,' as you call it, but I can't see why you should have ruffled silk petticoats to all your dresses. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z It is only the angels in Heaven that wear blue satin petticoats.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Kilt, kilt, n. a kind of short petticoat or plaited skirt, forming part of the Highland dress.—v.t. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Around the body they wore a petticoat of red or blue cloth, reaching from the loins to the knee. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z As the loan agent kept her funds in her petticoats, it was necessary for her to pull up her skirts to carry on her negotiations. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The dress of these people is remarkably simple, and usually consists only of a piece of coloured linen cloth or calico, which, worn short like a woman's petticoat, is thrown single-fold round the loins. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Every time he had to leave the shelter of her petticoats to go to school it cost him some tears. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z But Jones is worth a hundred petticoats: he is tremendous fun. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Friends remember Louisa Turner going about her ministrations in clogs, and during one particularly sharp winter she writes: “I am in a castle now of double cotton wool petticoat and thick baize drawers and waistcoat.” Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z The passion for luxurious display came from his youthful days as a guerrilla, when he would steal red and yellow petticoats from peasant women in order to make uniforms for himself. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He still retained recollections of the period when petticoats ruled him, but they were very faint, for his nursery days had ended abruptly at the tender age of four. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z She had with her a daughter, taller than herself, and who must have been fifteen at least, though her mother made her wear petticoats above her ankles that she might not make her seem old. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It was only at the eleventh hour that an embroidered petticoat was obtained. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z And I'm not going to let you shield yourself either behind the Government—you spy!—or behind your sister's petticoats. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Chicago Tribune For genuine, unaffected enjoyment, read the adventures of this dashing desperado in petticoats. The Millionaire Baby 2011-12-21T03:00:32.447Z But what would one not do to touch that bewitching petticoat, which always flies when I try to catch it! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z II Percival took up with immense zest the new freedom from petticoat control and the new regimen of lessons. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Even the women of whose finery she wore fragments, and who had contributed to her splendour, seemed to her poor dingy creatures, whose contact would sully her embroidered petticoat. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z She must have six dozen of chemises, and four of petticoats, and three of this, and eight of that. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Now she is writing to Madame S. Georges for velvet petticoats from her Paris tailor, or "a dozen pairs of sweet chamois gloves and ... one of doe skin." Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z I was on the landing just now, monsieur, as she came upstairs, in a jacket and a short petticoat, both white; and the petticoat has an embroidered hem. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Widowhood permitted but one garment; nevermore would she be allowed to wear jacket or petticoat or any soft material that might protect her sensitive skin from the rough web of the cotton saree. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z They wore the usual tawein, or narrow petticoat of gorgeously striped silk, polka jackets of thin white muslin, and ornaments of extraordinary brilliancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z With agile movement Rousille cleared the fence; as she alighted her short petticoats revealed a pair of black stockings and sabots turned up at the toes. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z The messenger went to look for him in a tavern where he was eating a fricassee of mussels and making a petticoat for a girl with the shells. 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 hussy knows perfectly well that she is more alluring in this dress," thought Edward, "and that is why she comes in her short petticoat. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z She wore a purple satin jacket and a crimson silk petticoat. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Jean looked down, as she was bidden, at her feet, and her soiled petticoats. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z I have known a boy in petticoats offer his precious new humming-top to a beggar child. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Two visits were paid to Mr. Thompson, each time with a petticoat. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z "Then, monsieur, I will run upstairs and send you the petticoat, so that you may have nothing more to wish for." Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Betty suddenly saw the widow's amber petticoat gleaming through the unfastened placket. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z “I never reckoned myself an effeminate-looking fellow,” he said; “but I’m a tremendous success in petticoats—though it took a thundering lot of paint, no matter how carefully I shaved.” Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z I knew a little boy in petticoats who had no particular taste for the alphabet, but began to learn it as a matter of course, without any pretence of relish. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Nora lived on the proceeds of those two petticoats for nearly another month, during which all the members of the establishment were putting their heads together in endeavours to find her something to do. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z Sapristi! what a difference between that huge funnel and the little petticoat that outlined her form so perfectly! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z La! ma'am, what to do wi' your petticoat I doan't know. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Under this they wear a petticoat made on the same model. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z They all imagined that I had some secret malady, for I lay in the linen petticoat they had given me, and went to bed in my stockings. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z "But I fear that I--I shouldn't know how to set about pawning a lace petticoat even if I wanted to save myself from going hungry." A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z "I would just like to have monsieur see her in her jacket and short petticoat; they're so becoming to her!" Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Thicker and thicker rose the sand and saw-dust from the floor until the barn seemed to be the centre of a raging storm, such a wind the petticoats made and so dense became the atmosphere. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z "The lady with—er—the petticoats," suggested Mrs. Ratchett, "strikes me in the light of evidence to the contrary." The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z In the evening when she dropped her petticoat to go to bed, the paper fell on the floor. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z And to think that a man will get ugly and lose a friend, just for a wink of a woman's eye, for an infernal petticoat and what's underneath it! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Accept my congratulations, madame, together with this petticoat, which I hasten to restore to you.—Here, Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z The widow's room was billowy with rejected petticoats on which, like sea-wrack, floated garters, stockings, and gloves; while a large constellation of paste gleamed fitfully through the mirk of a Paris net. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z But for travelling, have another pocket, concealed beneath your upper petticoat, and in that keep the main portion of your cash. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z One evening he was intoxicated, and behaved as such; and began, after his fashion, to try and caress me, endeavouring to feel my knee and seized the edge of my petticoat. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z I was dreaming—dreaming of a high-heeled boot and a neat ankle, and the swish of a white lace petticoat. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z And then, too, Georgette did the honors of the table without embarrassment or awkwardness; and lastly, she still wore her little silk petticoat and her jacket, which made her altogether fascinating. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z They jostle each other on the steps, their petticoats gathered in between their legs, the better to lean forward and to plunge their vessels into the basin. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z He is quite a child still, full of theatres and balloons and music, yet I think there is a gentleness about him which shows the advent of the reign of petticoats—how I dread it! The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Fardingales, or hooped petticoats, we are happy to say, for the sake of our heroine, were unknown. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Against the lady's-maid in petticoats, who outnumbers him a hundred to one, I have nothing to say—quite the contrary. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z I told you that to-day you would be able to hold and fondle my little petticoat at your leisure. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Her long-winded prosing was now cut short and ridiculed, and her Mops dare scarcely put his nose outside the good lady's petticoats, under the shelter of which he lay snoring from morning till night. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Emmie stood looking on with growing consternation, as Val flung forth from the wardrobe to the middle of the room a shower of pinafores and petticoats, books and toys. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Characteristic of this disposition was an incident which occurred when he was a child in petticoats. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Do you know that lass over there, as is holding her petticoat on with her hand? The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z Instantly all the promenaders and monkey fanciers disappeared, except the three gentlemen with the petticoats. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Or what say you to my petticoat—does not the color offend you? Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Oh, he wasn't as fine as that beautiful lady in pink petticoats who rode the fat, white horse. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z I have known of the most affectionate and devoted of brothers not being able to see each other's face under the all powerful influence of petticoat government. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Balmoral, bal-mor′al, n. a kind of Scotch cap: a figured woollen petticoat: a kind of boot lacing in front. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Georgette was there, in the little petticoat that clung about her hips; and the exercise of pumping developed all her good points most happily. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z As soon would he think of a farthingale and a petticoat! Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Thereupon they were all amazed, ashamed, and repentant, seeing how well these brave petticoats had striven on their behalf. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z How do you like my fancy in this new petticoat? there is something in it so odd! Three Hours after Marriage 2011-10-10T02:00:20.823Z She didn't, for instance, leave her petticoat in the cloak-room when she went to dances, so that her partners might find her better fun. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z When he was alone, Monsieur de Mardeille lost no time in opening the parcel; it contained the little black petticoat that Georgette usually wore. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z I tell thee, Jack, the whisking of a silk gown, and the rush of a tabby petticoat, are as comfortable sounds to one of these rich citizens, as the chink of their pieces of eight. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z You will almost think he might have worn petticoats,—for tenderness he might; but in mind and will and eye he was every inch a man. Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People 2011-10-07T02:00:21.697Z The Molinists, on the contrary, maintained that this innovation brought us nearer to the spirit of the primitive Church, which objected to seeing pirouettes and gargouillades hampered by the length of the petticoats. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z As commonly happens in boarding-houses the rustle of petticoats was at the Pension Beaurepas the most familiar form of the human tread. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The charming girl wants to see me again!" he thought "The petticoat is only a pretext; she regrets her ill treatment of me and means to reward my love at last. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z As for the women, they wore black petticoats and pleated shoes. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z And she dropped limply into another chair, on the top of a corset and petticoats of Marianne’s. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The royal monster proclaimed his humanity by the number of his death-warrants, and his religious zeal by embroidering petticoats for the blessed virgin! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z He was a powerful and decidedly evil-looking negro, clad in a striped petticoat. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z And having made a neat parcel of the little black petticoat, he put it in his overcoat pocket and betook himself to the place indicated in the note. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Indirectly, however, this change brought out a manifestation of popular feeling such as his father had never been subjected to even in the early days of his reign, when mobs were burning jack-boots and petticoats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Prussia, whose alliance he had been courting for nearly ten years, was now worthless to him, and all because of petticoat government at Berlin. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z “But, Dodo, what is there here to see but a lot of wild greens, and poor people dressed in shawls and petticoats?” complained Mrs. Alexander. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z And I was shot in front of the line of British soldiers who wear petticoats! Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The little groom drew near and unfolded the white petticoat; Monsieur de Mardeille and Dupont instantly took the petticoats out of their pockets, and exhibited them, saying: "I also have brought her a petticoat." Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z They showed him all that constituted the feminine costume, petticoat, corset, apron, cap, neckerchief, shoes; they made him pay three times their value, but our young man was delighted. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Next she took off her pink overall pinafore, which she hid away; and gathering her white frock over her head, displayed a short red-and-white striped petticoat. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z I will send you some more of the parish petticoats to hem, Mrs. Collins. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z Two of the witnesses were wearing petticoats which they had bought from the female witness, and which bore her private mark. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Coaches drawn by mules jolted along and inside she caught a glimpse of ringleted heads and small bodies lost under hooped petticoats. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z Men are the devil incorporate; I perceive now that it's more agreeable to wear breeches than petticoats, but tomorrow I shall obtain entrance to Blanche's dwelling. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Ha, Master Cocklescraft, thou hast wherewith to win a world of grace with the petticoats!—thou hast an eye for the trickery of the sex! Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Mud and dirty petticoats for Mr. Darcy!—Oh, that would never do. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z His white face looked incongruous with the blue turban and tartan petticoat. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Then the queen cut her petticoat into strips, and plaited them, till she had a long and strong cord. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z The chevalier did so, but all of a sudden he seized the old woman's petticoat and stopped her, saying,— "Is your mistress married?" The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z "Ah, but this is lovelier!" she added, as a dove-colored brocade with pattern outlined in pink was shown, intended evidently to be worn with the pink satin petticoat that accompanied it. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z “It was full of petticoats with lace frills on them—frills and frills,” she whispered to her friend Jessie as she bent over her geography. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z I could see her two feet in their buckled shoes, and her petticoat of cotton stuff printed in flowers. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z She wore a chintz gown, looped up over a blue silk quilted petticoat. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z There, with her shoulders encased in a red flannel petticoat, stood Mrs. Bindle. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Shave Tennyson, and you may put him in petticoats as soon as you please. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z The publican whom Swift had snubbed addressed another remark to him from the veranda: "There's a petticoat on board." Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z Also, it did not please me that her petticoat was short and revealed her ankles and slim feet in silver-buckled shoon. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The very sight of one had always made her shudder and scream and clutch at her petticoats, and climb up on chairs or tables or anything convenient. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z As he opened the door, he found Mrs. Bindle sitting up in bed, a red flannel petticoat round her shoulders, sniffing the air like a hungry hound. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z She is dressed in white, with a red petticoat, and some red bows on her breast. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z And then they started talking about old times and the price of potatoes, ladies’ hats, and fancy petticoats. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Claudia, too, appeared and stepped daintily out on the dewy grass, lifting her petticoat. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z This constant flow of petticoats to his door not only disturbed his work terribly, but was sufficient to have brought a less studious and conscientious man into disrepute. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The information was vouchsafed by a little boy in petticoats, who had toddled uncertainly from the other side of the street, and now stood clinging to the railings with grubby hands. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Louis, previous to the imposition of the Crown, was dressed in a long petticoat garment of silver brocade which reached to his shoes, also of silver. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z You will half undress of an evening, and blush to be discovered in a perfectly decorous petticoat. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z As they were saying this, the old woman in the chintz petticoat and steeple-hat came to the door, and looked over the hatch. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z In the mean time their nurse had cut out a little white petticoat, and was basting it very nicely together. Little Susy's Little Servants 2011-08-28T02:00:39.053Z She was a pretty, dirty child of perhaps five, dressed only in a soiled and ragged underwaist and petticoat, and with a mane of very long and heavy hair, all tangles and elf-locks. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z A pot of ceruse, my child, that I took out of a lady's under petticoat pocket. The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts 2011-08-26T02:00:26.760Z Doubtless, in modern eyes, we both appear mere foolish victims of calf-love; green hobbardy-hoys, dazzled with the first flutter of a petticoat. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z ‘I gave them each a herby pasty,3 and sent them to Windmill with grist to grind for to-morrow’s baking,’ answered the witch, spreading her petticoats over the dark water of the well. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z I know the way she swishes her petticoat—such swank, wearing a silk one under uniform! The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z “Is your uncle rich enough for you to have a governess—and you go trailing round in your underwaist and petticoat!” Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z The girl was dressed in a bright petticoat, with a striped rug flung round her shoulders; her wrists were loaded with native-looking bangles, and she wore slippers of plaited grass. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z Of her husband, Arnold Wylton, I suppose every one has heard; he enjoys the reputation of being a man who literally cannot be flogged past a petticoat. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z And with a ‘Ha! ha!’ and a ‘He! he!’ the witch pulled her petticoats round her and disappeared under the dark waters of the well. The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall 2011-08-30T02:00:37.027Z Of course, people who've known her ever since she was a little scrap in short petticoats aren't going to stand it. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z She was in an 1860 costume made from an old, full petticoat and tight underwaist, dyed pink, and helped out with small puffed sleeves and a sash. Winona of the Camp Fire 2011-08-28T02:00:35.510Z At first, the two boys looked surprised; but Milly quite coolly seated herself upon Tom's sled, tucked her little petticoats snugly about her, and sat nodding at them both. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z What if the ladies would be content with Irish stuffs for the furniture of their houses, for gowns and petticoats for themselves and their daughters? Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z I am in earnest," he replied, smiling; "in very truth thou shalt see thy brother turn love-sick maid and mince giddily about in petticoats. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z The men had a cloth about their waist, and the women wore short cotton petticoats which reached below the knee. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Must a petticoat sit unasked when the music plays? Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Our petticoats and stockings are the only garments that are changed in weight for the different temperatures. The Demands of Rome Her Own Story of Thirty-One Years as a Sister of Charity in the Order of the Sisters of Charity of Providence of the Roman Catholic Church 2011-08-18T02:00:21.113Z Round their hips was a petticoat, also of leather, adorned with long fringe, and handsomely painted in colours, while the leathern trousers were also decorated at the sides with similar fringe. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z She fished out the blind wet things, an' gathering them in her quilted petticoat brought them in here a-dripping. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z She swung one knee over the other, revealing a mass of dainty petticoats, and silken hose, and a pair of high-heeled slippers. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z In short, Melinda, I think a petticoat a mighty simple thing, and I am heartily tired of my sex. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z I went out, received the chief with the usual ceremony, and saluted his two daughters who on this day only wore snow-white bran-new petticoats, painted in the brightest colours with very considerable taste. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Here is a whirlwind in petticoats equal to my pretty shrew who was so well tamed at the last. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z |
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