Dress goods n. A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.
... like a trout of six inches. We feasted our eyes upon him for half an hour. We stretched him upon the ground and admired him; we laid him across a log and withdrew a few paces and admired him; we hung him against the shanty, and turned our heads from side to side as women do when they are selecting dress goods, the better to take in the ... — Locusts and Wild Honey • John Burroughs
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