Meaning of clothesies | Babel Free

Examples

“CLOTHESIES. The girls who “just must wear something different” may like the new “musical dresses.” Deep borders of a musical scale pattern with sharps and flats playing tag over the scale appear on some of the new silks.”

“Under the jolly makeup and the artful padding, his mouth was shockingly twisted, and tears were running out of his eyes. “A long sharp knife, folks!” He paused momentarily to recover his voice, which had begun to shake. “Go on being happy, go on being sheep. Wear the clothesies, and eat the foodsies, and don’t dare think! Me—I’d rather be dead, and damned, and in hell!””

“Jake burst out, “God’s sake, put some clothes on him.” He didn’t care if the boy froze, but the sight of the damn kid’s navy-blue groin offended him. She made no move to obey him. “Ring around the clothesies, pocket full of nosies,” she sang, placing a plate full of scrambled eggs and toast in front of the boy.”

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