cross-gartered
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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His embarrassingly cross-gartered yellow stockings, she wrote, were a reference to his own coat of arms.
From New York Times
At the outer reaches of the desk, various photographs: the cast of Twelfth Night on the college lawn, himself as Malvolio, cross-gartered.
From Literature
Remember who commended thy yellow stockings; and wished to see thee ever cross-gartered: I say, remember.
From Project Gutenberg
She did commend my yellow stockings of late, she did praise my leg being cross-gartered:—I thank my stars, I am happy.
From Project Gutenberg
His first independent experience was gained in 1839, when he went about for some months in Lincolnshire executing several commissions for portraits; but he soon began to attempt compositions, and in 1840 his first picture, “Malvolio, cross-gartered before the Countess Olivia,” appeared at the Royal Academy.
From Project Gutenberg
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