stuff gown

noun

1. a woollen gown worn by a barrister who has not taken silk

Example Sentences

At thirty-seven he had been sitting in a stuff gown on a back bench in the Court of King's Bench.

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And she drew her short, blue-stuff gown back from Bobby's grateful attentions.

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Her thick stuff gown, her untidy skirt, and pitifully cheap little hat—he looked them all over mercilessly.

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They do not consider a hat or a stuff gown necessary, for they are not in the least ashamed of being servants.

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Once he bought her a stuff gown, which she came near ruining by weeping over it, it was such a delight.

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