balmoral

Example Sentences

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In a trice she had whipped off her scarlet balmoral, the balmoral she hated so, and had attached to it one end of the hundred feet of rope she had brought from the house.

From The Children's Portion by Shoppell, Robert W.

You remember I promised to make a dress for Effie Deans out of that blue and brown plaid like Johnnie's balmoral.

From What Katy Did Next by Coolidge, Susan

Lady Ouseley frequently had the honor of being escorted by the President in her afternoon walks, sometimes attended by her daughter, who wore the first crimson balmoral petticoat seen in Washington.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

Her dress was tucked up over her bright balmoral, and the ribbons of her hat were streaming in the wind.

From Gypsy Breynton by Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart

Wintertime, I wore a balmoral petticoat, osnaburg drawers, and er-r-r.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration