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I hear their neigh upon the wind; there were — goodliest sight of all — certain enormous quadrupeds only seen to perfection in our native isle, led about by dapper grooms, their manes ribanded and their tails curiously clubbed and balled.

Lavengro 2004

The last two contributed most to the gaiety of Market Street: the barber with the ribanded pole, which stuck out at an angle; the tobacconist with a nobly featured squaw in chocolate effigy who held her draperies under her chin with one hand and outstretched a packet of cigars with the other.

The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan

Crimson-doubleted, blue-ribanded, white-trunk-hosed, he stooped to understrap his left knee with that strap of velvet round which sparkles the proud gay motto of the Order.

Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Max Beerbohm 1914

Crimson-doubleted, blue-ribanded, white-trunk-hosed, he stooped to understrap his left knee with that strap of velvet round which sparkles the proud gay motto of the Order.

Zuleika Dobson 1911

He sat on the hostess's left; on her other side was handsome Lord Hove, very resplendent in full dress, starred and ribanded.

Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Anthony Hope 1898

I hear their neigh upon the wind; there were -- goodliest sight of all -- certain enormous quadrupeds only seen to perfection in our native isle, led about by dapper grooms, their manes ribanded and their tails curiously clubbed and balled.

George Borrow The Man and His Books Edward Thomas 1897

There was a flourish of trumpets within; and the prince's uncle, the future great Duke of Somerset, emerged from the gateway, arrayed in a "doublet of black cloth-of-gold, and a cloak of crimson satin flowered with gold, and ribanded with nets of silver."

The Prince and the Pauper; a tale for young people of all ages 1882

Presently Uncle [This term is often applied by children to old servants in Russia] Nicola came in -- a neat little man who was always grave, methodical, and respectful, as well as a great friend of Karl's, He brought with him our clothes and boots -- at least, boots for Woloda, and for myself the old detestable, be-ribanded shoes.

Childhood Leo Tolstoy 1869

Court of his Merrie Son, where the leg was ribanded with love-knots and reigned.

The Egoist George Meredith 1868

And remark that the greater part of these deputies had used the same electoral methods, that these were the heroes of those famous orgies when whole oxen were carried in triumph, ribanded and decorated as at Gargantuan feasts.

The Nabob Alphonse Daudet 1868