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Bib-and-tucker   /bɪb-ənd-tˈəkər/   Listen
Bib-and-tucker

noun
1.
An attractive outfit.






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"Bib-and-tucker" Quotes from Famous Books



... Here lately You bear your little self sedately. You've shed your rompers; you want dresses Prinked out with frillies; fluff your tresses; Delight your daddy, aunts, and mother; And sisterly set straight your brother. Your bib-and-tucker days abolished, Your manners and your nails are polished. One baby trait remains, thank glory! You're still a glutton for a story. Still, Bitsybet, you beg another: So here's one for ...
— A Woman Named Smith • Marie Conway Oemler

... little girl, 'Possum, isn't she, Joe? Do you notice how she dresses?—always fresh and trim. But she's got on her best bib-and-tucker to-day, and a pinafore with frills to it. And it's ironing-day, too. It can't be on your account. If it was Saturday or Sunday afternoon, or some holiday, I could understand it. But perhaps one of her admirers is going to take her to the church bazaar in Solong to-night. ...
— Joe Wilson and His Mates • Henry Lawson



Words linked to "Bib-and-tucker" :   rig, colloquialism, outfit, getup, turnout



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