kirtle

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Thy gowns, thy shooes, thy beds of Roses, Thy Cap, thy Kirtle, and thy Posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten.

From The Complete Angler 1653 by Walton, Izaak

And I wil make thee beds of Roses, And then a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a Kirtle, Imbroidered all with leaves of Mirtle.

From The Complete Angler 1653 by Walton, Izaak

Neir is the Kirtle, but neirer is the Sark.

From Collection of Scotch Proverbs by Stampoy, Pappity

But she would defeat him; she would renounce her walks in the woods, desert, for a time, her bowers, and bid adieu to her silver Kirtle.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various

A rustling sound among the trees roused her; she lifted her head, and fixed her eyes on a part of the wood on the other side of the Kirtle.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various