balmoral
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Lady Ouseley frequently had the honor of being escorted by the President in her afternoon walks, sometimes attended by her daughter, who wore the first crimson balmoral petticoat seen in Washington.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
Honey, dem old balmoral petticoats was some sight, but dey was sho warm as hell.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
Sally had turned her serge skirt up over her shoulders as a protection against the cool air, exposing a shabby little "balmoral."
From Martie, the Unconquered by Kathleen Thompson Norris
In a trice she had whipped off her scarlet balmoral, the balmoral she hated so, and had attached to it one end of the hundred feet of rope she had brought from the house.
From The Children's Portion by Robert W. Shoppell
Wore brass toed shoes and balmoral stockin’s in my gal time.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
