kirtle

Example Sentences

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The lady in the scarlet kirtle stood up then and placed the bowl which had contained her portion of hare into the fire.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

“No matter. They will horse Bore again in a minute. Here he is, coming to the Queen. Oh, look! He has brought her a kirtle and a gown.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

"Here we go," she said, holding up a scarlet kirtle.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Dressed in a brown, grease-spotted kirtle, she had a lopsided white linen cap upon her dark and gray-streaked tresses.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

The harridan screwed her eyes to slits and looked the lady in the red kirtle up and down.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman