cravats

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3 This rosette forms a very pretty trimming for lingerie--cravats, caps, handkerchiefs, &c.; The raised pattern in the centre consists of 4 rounds, consisting of 5 circles each, which are sewn together and then fastened on the rosette.

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  • It was right in keeping for her to couple with an avowed rake who went through women like a dandy used starched cravats, then be fool enough to dream of love. —  Mary Jo Putney - The Rake.htm
  • On the walls were heavily framed portraits of whiskered gentlemen in Dickensian collars and cravats, and over the mantelpiece, below which a coal fire was burning, hung a vast picture portraying a heavy-featured gentleman in the wig and robes of a judge. —  Here Lies Gloria Mundy - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 61
  • The cravats, scoured from the thrift shops in Canada are outfitted with wire frames slipped inside to keep them taunt, ... —  Cool Hunting
  • First you need to decide on a colour scheme, this will usually chime in with the bridal flowers, and any accessories the groom and best man will be wearing; be they ties, cravats, or waistcoats. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Ralph and I would like to think that our little blog was the inspiration for these cravats, but we do not kid ourselves about that. —  The Hedgehog Blog
 

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