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He was conscious of angry masks regarding him; and then he was free of the crowd, and before him, talking together under a canopy of holly were the two pierrettes.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

Two girls walking away from him along the side of the hall—those two pierrettes in black—that one with the pale blue pompons was Lily!

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

We ladies were to be pierrettes and dancers of Louis-Quinze period; the gentlemen were to represent the talons rouges, and to have red cloth pasted on the heels of their low shoes.

From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

The pierrettes turned, but as they were masked Michael could still not be sure if one were Lily.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton

There was a gay picture of fine beautiful pierrettes and fine stout pierrots all smiling together in a semi-circle.

From The Captives by Walpole, Hugh, Sir