Waistcoats in example sentence

Both gentlemen had very open waistcoats and very rolling collars, and very small boots, and very big rings, and very little watches, and very large guard-chains, and symmetrical inexpressibles, and scented pocket-handkerchiefs.'I never bet half a dozen!' said the other gentleman.

More example sentences with word waistcoats

'And these idiotic open waistcoats – it's impossible!'

The young men wore long-waisted loose uniforms wide across the shoulders with white waistcoats, or else were in uniforms with black collars embroidered with laurel leaves – the emblem of the Ministry of Justice.

The chins of the other members of the jury went slowly up and down in their waistcoats in sign of approval.

The young beaux were strutting about in the pit, showing in the opening of their waistcoats their pink or applegreen cravats, and Madame Bovary from above admired them leaning on their canes with golden knobs in the open palm of their yellow gloves.

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