much-mended

• “A remnant of her former fortune, it was of much-mended taffeta silk in a deep rose.”

  Fictionaut: red dust

• “Dad was in his uniform of khaki pants, a thin, much-mended khaki shirt with a Parker pen and a packet of Madisons his new brand in the pocket, a floppy khaki hat, and veldskoens.”

  Simon & Schuster: Rainbow’s End

• “Would this tall, beautifully dressed white man have thrown himself into the waves after the wife of the short Chinese man with the much-mended trousers?”

  Locked Rooms

• “Duchess lay in her shroud, and Brummell, whose clothes had been the envy of kings, had now only one pair of much-mended trousers, which he hid as best he could under a tattered cloak.”

  The Common Reader, Second Series

• “The good mother, who was all but overcome by his astonishing presence, wiped her hands furtively upon her much-mended apron, and, seeing that he waited for a reply, said:”

  Jennie Gerhardt

• “She squatted at his feet, elbowing those on either side of her roughly, a thin and stringy creature of about thirty years, clad in much-mended but reasonably clean clothes—black skirt, red petticoat, red blouse, black jerkin and an oddly cheeky black hat which sat with its wide brim to one side and bore a goose feather dyed scarlet.”

  Simon & Schuster: Morgan’s Run

• “The coals in the tripod braziers had died down long since, and neither much-mended tent canvas nor layered carpets on the ground held in warmth any longer.”

  The Path of Daggers

• “His body shook with silent sobs, and tears coursed down his cheeks, soaking his patched and much-mended shirt.”

  Owlflight

• “Elspeth and I are the only ones who are not threadbare and much-mended.”

  Storm Breaking

• “He did not look at me, but dumped the frayed and much-mended broom into its slot on his trolley and ran a disgusting glove under his nose.”

  A Monstrous Regiment of Women

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