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  • Then she seized hold of the pendent casimere and dragged away with a hearty good-will.

    The Land of Thor 1848

  • The remainder of his costume consisted of a black cloth roundabout, threadbare and dirty; a pair of black casimere pantaloons, very tight about the legs and burst open in several places; and a pair of moccasins on his feet, adorned with beads and patches of red flannel.

    The Land of Thor 1848

  • The dress is a long robe of very fine white casimere, a thick black crape veil, and long rosary.

    Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843

  • The dress is a long robe of very fine white casimere, a thick black crape veil, and long rosary.

    Life in Mexico Frances Calder��n de la Barca 1843

  • Had Mr Sawbridge made his appearance in uniform it might have been different, but that a plain-looking man, with black whiskers, shaggy hair, and old blue frock-coat and yellow casimere waistcoat, should venture to address him in such a manner, was quite incomprehensible; -- he calls me mad, thought

    Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat 1820

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