In no way your argument 'troop serge' is working, is any good for that poor country. From Wordnik.com. [McCain releases debut general election ad] Reference
My dress wuz a cream buntin ', lak what dey calls serge dese days. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4] Reference
This is the "wet pressing" used by tailors, which is adapted to the requirements of materials used by them, such as serge, tweeds, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
Her dress was of a soft kind of serge, which fell around her or swept across the rooms in noiseless yielding folds. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy] Reference
So it both a use of those deposits, and the more measured growth of the deposit growth, not that kind of serge that will reinstate them in. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Sunday, dressed in neat blue serge and white collar. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
"Well, these are blue serge threads!" commented Will. From Wordnik.com. [The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier] Reference
"I have on a heavy serge skirt and shall not miss it.". From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
His serge costs more than one of our velvet gowns. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
I wore blue serge knickerbockers trimmed with white braid. From Wordnik.com. [The La Chance Mine Mystery] Reference
The wearing qualities of serge are good, but it gets a shine easily. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
When calling in the "Bottoms," he often wore an old, blue serge suit. From Wordnik.com. [Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati] Reference
Nurse showed her a little white serge frock, and put into Roland's hands. From Wordnik.com. [Bulbs and Blossoms] Reference
They selected two blouses -- serge and galatea -- each matching the skirt. From Wordnik.com. [How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl] Reference
The material is plain or twill woven, and has many of the qualities of serge. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
How she did wish she had taken mother's advice and worn the new, pretty serge!. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
They also ordered a pair of blue serge bloomers to be used in camping or hiking. From Wordnik.com. [How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl] Reference
Her garments were of coarse serge, and she never wore linen, not even in sickness. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
A few minutes later, dressed in a fresh white serge frock, she emerged to say good-bye. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Victory] Reference
Diantha looked taller and more mature than ever in a plain, loosely fitting blue serge. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The polishing may afterwards be completed with a bit of serge or cloth, without tripoli. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference
These blouses worn with their dark blue serge skirts made very attractive rowing costumes. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
And as the faded blue serge slipped from her shoulders to be replaced by the white lawn, the. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
A navy blue serge cloth was substituted for making tunics, trousers and greatcoats, and these made. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
The twill is wider, the texture stouter, and the surface rougher and cleaner than that of ordinary serge. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Worsted serge appears to have come into general use as a material for men's wear in the sixteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Mrs. King was honored all through the city, yet she was dressed in a simple serge dress at the Country Club. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
Her silk skirt was shabby but it would never do to wear her serge, even if it were new, when she rode with Mrs. King. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
Madge, who was looking particularly pretty in her sailor suit of blue serge, had been energetically sweeping the decks. From Wordnik.com. [Madge Morton's Secret] Reference
The blue serge dress was thrown into the trunk, and Grace dashed from the room and down the stairs at the maid's heels. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College] Reference
Selecting a blue serge dress, made sailor fashion, she slipped into it and began fastening it as she walked to the mirror. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore] Reference
Robin had put on her long unused shoes, and a new gown that she had made out of a dark blue serge found hanging in her room. From Wordnik.com. [The Master-Knot of Human Fate] Reference
Mother wanted her to wear serge dresses in the office, but the other girls wore georgette waists, so of course she had to wear them also. From Wordnik.com. [Fireside Stories for Girls in Their Teens] Reference
Even in his shiny blue serge suit, baggy at the knees and sagging at the shoulders, even in his shabby hat, he carried himself with an air. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
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