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

So he must sit and wait till evening came, till a gentleman could put on his best bib and tucker, and then—allons!

From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben

Last night I decked myself in my best bib and tucker, and, in defiance of all precedent, went down to his apartment.

From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir

Mr. Nason and his sister are coming here Monday," said she to Aunt Susan, "and we must put on our best bib and tucker, I suppose.

From Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast by Munn, Charles Clark

And most of them even in their best bib and tucker were not out of the picture.

From Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point by Emerson, Alice B.