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  • A huge detachment of twenty-five hundred Hittite chariots, their warriors fearsome in ankle-length mail coats, swept across the river and struck the division of Ra as it was marching northward toward the Egyptian camp.

    Beyond the Pharaohs Joseph Manning 2011

  • I get out of the car, then make sure my prison garb—a simple, ankle-length, long-sleeved black dress and a cute pair of four-inch, black Prada heels—is on point.

    Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011

  • Described as: male, 60s, of middle eastern appearance, with long beard, wearing long white ankle-length coat, carrying a number of tablets.

    Hayley Adamson is dead but Northumbria wins Gold! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • I get out of the car, then make sure my prison garb—a simple, ankle-length, long-sleeved black dress and a cute pair of four-inch, black Prada heels—is on point.

    Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011

  • White is almost certainly going to flatter the tan gained on the circuit, ankle-length socks only serve to accentuate calf muscles and, frankly, almost anyone can look good in a white polo shirt first pioneered by tennis champion René Lacoste, with his trademark crocodile, in 1927.

    Serving an Ace on the Courts Tina Gaudoin 2011

  • "I'd like to go see Lola Paltinger wearing these clothes," says Ms. Hoffmann, pinching the heavy silk sleeve of her black ankle-length dress, typical of Munich's well-to-do 120 years ago.

    At Oktoberfest, a Controversy Brews Over Racy Designer Dirndls Patrick McGroarty 2010

  • The group's leader wore a traditional ankle-length skirt favored by traditional Muslims and held a Koran in one hand and a gun to Bouls' side in the other hand, he said.

    Some Egyptians are fearful over future 2011

  • I could see the ankle-length gambeson as a great base for any kind of armoured character, honestly.

    thoughts on lrp and characters nathreee 2010

  • I get out of the car, then make sure my prison garb—a simple, ankle-length, long-sleeved black dress and a cute pair of four-inch, black Prada heels—is on point.

    Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011

  • Unforgettable pantsuits that are about to hit stores for resort 2012: Céline's floral version with trim ankle-length pants and Jonathan Saunders's psychedelic-print tuxedo suit.

    Fashion's Real Housewives Christina Binkley 2011

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