bib and tucker
Example Sentences
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Melbourne proudly put on its best bib and tucker for the local girl who made good.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since then, imagination has been at play; and, in accordance with its suggestions, his bib and tucker have been donned, as trusty adjutants to the formidable wooden spoon.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 by Various
She wore a bib and tucker, and pinafore, with a bouncing propriety, fit to make the boldest spectator alarmed at the idea of bringing such a household responsibility on his shoulders.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 by Various
I suppose she’ll be a wondrous sight in her ‘best bib and tucker.’
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell
Before the Doctor could reply, around the corner of the house, bringing little Kenyon Adams in his best bib and tucker, came the lofty figure of Mrs. Nesbit.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
