bib and tucker
Example Sentences
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Melbourne proudly put on its best bib and tucker for the local girl who made good.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last night I decked myself in my best bib and tucker, and, in defiance of all precedent, went down to his apartment.
From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir
And now," said Patricia, "I must run upstairs and see that my best bib and tucker are in proper condition to be worn before my fianc�.
From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Jenkins, Herbert George
And most of them even in their best bib and tucker were not out of the picture.
From Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point by Emerson, Alice B.
When the attorney came, she had on her "best bib and tucker," and never looked lovelier.
From Octavia The Octoroon by Lee, J. F.
