sacque

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A quantity of new linen, three new dresses, one hat, one spring sacque -- that was all.

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  • Next morning the Princess Royal, coming to my room, lovely in her flowered sacque, and without her hoop, her curls twisted with rose-hued ribbons, seemed to cast a radiance before her. —  The Ladies
  • Therefore when her work was done and she bounded up the stairs to Dr. Harpe's door she felt sure of a welcome It's only Essie Tisdale," she said in her merry voice as she rapped and peered into the room Come in, Essie; I'm lonesome as the deuce It was some time later that Mrs. Terriberry sailing through the corridor in her dressing-sacque and petticoat, with her feet scuffling in Mr. Terriberry's carpet-slippers, had the stone-china water-pitcher dashed from her hand as she turned a corner Why, Essie Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Terriberry What's the matter?" —  The Lady Doc
  • Miriam undressed, slipped her thin, girlish arms into a muslin sacque, and lay down. —  The Long Roll
  • She wore a new and becoming blue sacque, and he thought she never looked more charming. —  Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England
  • But Tish's blue-and-white dressing sacque was on the line, and the blue had run, as I had said it would when she bought it. —  More Tish
 

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  1. A pseudo-F. spelling of French sac, a bag: see sack.
 

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