I wish I had bought three yards more of that cerise ninon. From Wordnik.com. [The Imaginary Marriage] Reference
They were quietly but very elegantly dressed, handsome furs being thrown back, to show pretty bodices of ninon and lace. From Wordnik.com. [The Independence of Claire] Reference
Charming in a soft white ninon gown and a big white hat, she held a tennis-racket in her hand, presenting a pretty picture framed by the dark doorway. From Wordnik.com. [Hushed Up! A Mystery of London] Reference
She wore a pretty but very simple dance-frock of flame-colored ninon, in which I had seen her at the Carlton on the night when I set out to meet the man Tarrant and was so nearly caught. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance] Reference
A woman friend may be, the prospect of meeting her does not inspire a fellow-woman with sufficient energy to sit up until after midnight to cover a shabby lace blouse with ninon, or to put a new silk collar and cuffs on a half-worn coat. From Wordnik.com. [The Independence of Claire] Reference
(893) The portrait of ninon de l'Enclos. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
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