kid gloves


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How to use kid gloves in a sentence

  • They next covered his arms with sleeves made of wadded silk, and then presented him with kid gloves, also greased inside.

    Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • Why, I've seen them go out in frock-coats and tall hats and kid gloves.

    Littlebourne Lock | F. Bayford Harrison
  • And if they had, a rusty coat and a lack of money to spend on kid gloves would have effectually kept him away.

    Duffels | Edward Eggleston
  • I have no patience with your prefectures and your young men with flowing neck-ties and kid gloves.

    The Isle of Unrest | Henry Seton Merriman