go-to-meeting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of go-to-meeting
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Led by Takahashi and Kataoka, resplendent in dusty morning coats, 800 villagers crammed the town hall to attend Mass, while hundreds more, in their best go-to-meeting clothes, waited patiently outside.
From Time Magazine Archive
The covert sneers, the caustic criticisms, and the go-to-meeting attitude of the old lady irritated the girl beyond measure.
From The House of Whispers by Le Queux, William
He wore neither wig nor gown, and had not even put on his Sunday go-to-meeting clothes.
From The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned by Macfarlane, J.
I won't put on my Sunday go-to-meeting clothes when I go a walking with you.
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
I won't put on my Sunday go-to-meeting clothes when I go a-walking with you.
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
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