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Meanings of black petticoat in inglês

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Usage of black petticoat in inglês
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Among them sat the priest, with features hidden in his torn black petticoat.
Oriental Encounters: Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
2
She caught sight of her own faded jersey and stiff, shapeless black petticoat in the mirror.
Pointed Roofs: Pilgrimage, Volume 1
3
Opposite us a gray-cheeked mother was wrapping a black petticoat about the legs of a small child.
What's the Matter with Ireland?
4
In a wooden arm-chair, dressed in a black petticoat and a scarlet bedgown, sat a strong old woman.
A Dozen Ways Of Love
5
I am so accustomed to this black petticoat, now, that I should almost feel strange in anything else.
On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
6
Last mentioned proves to be a highly popular performance, being generally understood to be a man in a black petticoat.
The Christian: A Story
7
Thy grandfather is already gone-and she looked so pointedly down at her black petticoat and bodice, that Hyde answered-
The Maid of Maiden Lane
8
You just slip off those wet skirts, and Amabel will fetch you down Ellen's old black petticoat and brown dress.
The Portion of Labor
9
Marie had her hands behind her, and was trying to hold out her narrow black petticoat on each side to hide something.
Hetty's Strange History
10
Then she turned about with a switch which disclosed fringy black petticoats and white stockings.
'Doc.' Gordon
11
He was in great haste, so he kilted up his long black petticoats and hopped and skipped at a good pace.
A Dozen Ways Of Love
12
"You've got your black petticoat on, haven't you?"
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
13
Farmers and parish priests in black petticoats feel the cattle and dispute about the price, or whet their bargains with a draught of wine.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
14
"Work!" said old Jolyon, picking up the doll from off the swing, and smoothing its black petticoat.
Five Tales
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