If I shouldn't be alive When the Robins come, Give the one in Red cravat, A Memorial crumb. From LearnThat.org. [Emily Dickinson]
To me, the cravat is a dinosaur and should be put in the museum. From Wordnik.com. [Pipes Output] Reference
His cravat was a shiny combination of silken threads, not loud, not inconspicuous. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Carrie: a Novel] Reference
A form of neckwear known as the cravat appears during the reign of Louis XIV of France. From Wordnik.com. [Short, Bold, Skinny, Paisley] Reference
The bandage may be applied unfolded or folded into a narrow strip, called cravat bandage. From Wordnik.com. [Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts] Reference
The cravat was a popular form of men's neckware until the end of the 19th century, which is when the first bow ties and contemporary neckties started to emerge. From Wordnik.com. [Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Reference
He was attired in perfectly-tailored evening-dress, and the cut of the suit suggested that the large diamond stickpin in his cravat was the genuine article and not paste. From Wordnik.com. [red dust] Reference
This bird is sometimes called the cravat goose; its beautiful black and glossy neck and white breast bearing considerable resemblance to a black silk cravat upon a white shirt. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally] Reference
A white cravat, that is to say, clumsily, blew his nose, to the great relief of his two arms which he did not know what to do with, and briskly began the little ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
English word "cravat" is derived from their name, it being the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon] Reference
I happened to stand near Fitzgerald, and I overheard the captain, with a chuckle, say something to him in which the word 'cravat' was repeated. From Wordnik.com. [The Purcell Papers — Volume 1] Reference
Hanging from his cravat was a medal of some kind. From Wordnik.com. [The Place of Honeymoons] Reference
She is wearing Peaches n 'Cream Barbie as a cravat. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 2 Recap: Size Matters] Reference
"'" I'd rise up in my white cravat and say: "What's that?". From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
The prevailing cravat of the time was certainly deplorable. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Henceforth starch was introduced into every cravat in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference
Marechal d'Huxelles used to cover his cravat and dress with it. From Wordnik.com. [Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce] Reference
There was some blood upon his hand, and more upon his lace cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
As she spoke she retied his cravat with a pretty, impatient gesture. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"And you see I foresaw your objections, as I did not tighten his cravat.". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Jacques arrays his forces, and gracefully smooths his Mechlin lace cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
His linen is immaculate; and the tie of his cravat is square and faultless. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
And politeness is a jewel that every traveling man should wear in his cravat. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
You call upon the lords of the surrounding castles with a gold fleur-de-lys in your cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
II., in the last year of his reign, spent £20 for a new cravat for his brother's birthday. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
I turned to the challenger and said: "I know who you mean this for," and I untied my cravat. From Wordnik.com. [Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi] Reference
For the truth of another anecdote, connected with this cravat, we have indisputable evidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference
While I was pursuing my deductions, I had blacked my boots, brushed my coat, and tied my cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He wore a dark frock coat, buttoned to the chin, and a plain black cravat was tied around his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Edmond Dantès] Reference
If his cravat did not correspond to his wishes in its first arrangement, it was instantly cast aside. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
The gold-and-royal-blue cravat was one of a half dozen that Lewinsky says she had given Clinton as gifts. From Wordnik.com. [Extracting A Confession] Reference
He wore a white cravat, spotless as snow; and two triangles of short, thick beard, cut like the boxwood at. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
What a sensation in the factory when they see Risler Aine come in, on a week-day, in a black frock-coat and white cravat!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He removed her cravat, unhooked her bodice, laid his ear against her breast, from which an oppressed breathing still arose. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Sort of a black ribbon that symbolizes a tie or a cravat, black pants, jacket slung over my shoulder, looking directly at Robert. From Wordnik.com. ['Just Kids': Punk Icon Patti Smith Looks Back] Reference
The unfortunate servitor, who was dressed in white cravat and black coat, landed under the supper table, where he lay motionless. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
They sat on his knees like children, played gently with his moustache, and arranged in the latest style the military knot of his cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A man is proud of his wife, his idleness, his wit, his stupidity, the beard on his chin, the cravat round his neck, the hump on his back. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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