ready-dressed

Every thought, in its little cell, crouched ready-dressed at the door, like prisoners at midnight a jail-break.

Chapter 1 2010

Indeed, he carried his kindness to Captain Cook so far, as not to fail sending him every day, for his table, a plentiful supply of the very best of ready-dressed fruits and roots.

Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook 2003

Indeed, he carried his kindness to Captain Cook so far, as not to fail sending him every day, for his table, a plentiful supply of the very best of ready-dressed fruits and roots.

Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook 2003

Make a purée by mashing up ready-dressed vegetables, together with a little milk, cream or gravy and some seasoning.

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Mrs. F.L. Gillette

They often change their skins, creeping out of the old and appearing ready-dressed in the new.

Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation Caroline Pridham

No fire is lighted in the house of a deceased person upon the day of his funeral, and the relatives, who live in separate houses, are in the habit of supplying a ready-dressed dinner, under the supposition that the inmates are too much absorbed in grief to be equal to giving any orders for the preparation of food.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 Various

Every thought, in its little cell, crouched ready-dressed at the door, like prisoners at midnight a jail-break.

Chapter I 1913

I stored the boat with the carcasses of sheep and oxen, and with bread and drink proportionable, and as much ready-dressed meat as four-hundred cooks could provide.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction Various 1910

He was a ready-dressed gentleman, still stylish if a bit seedy, and his large family overflowed down into the next two shelves.

The Madigans Miriam Michelson 1906

Every thought, in its little cell, crouched ready-dressed at the door, like prisoners at midnight a jail-break.

John Barleycorn Jack London 1896