10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPATTERDASHES»
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spatterdashes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spatterdashes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of ...
THESE improvements in gaiters or spatterdashes consist in peculiar methods of
forming or constructing such coverings for the legs, for the purpose of shielding
the wearer from mud and wet either in walking, or riding on horseback ; a
principal ...
2
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences
Newton and Berry. T0 THOMAS GAUNT, of Chapman-street, Islington, in the
county of Middlesex, gentleman, for his having invented or found out a certain
improvement or improvements in gaiters or spatterdashes.—[Sealed 27th March,
1832.] ...
3
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences: Being Record ...
Newton and Berry. To Thomas Gaunt, of Chapman- street, Islington, in the county
of Middlesex, gentleman, for his having invented or found out a certain
improvement or improvements in gaiters or spatterdashes. — [Sealed 27th March
, 1832.] ...
William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington, 1832
4
The London Journal of Arts and Sciences
To THOMAS GAUNT, of Chapman-street, Islington, in the county of Middlesex,
gentleman, for his having invented or found out a certain improvement or
improvements in gaiters or spatterdashes. — [Sealed 27th March, 1832.] 1
THESE ...
The participle 'reining' probably refers to 'spatterdashes, ' although of course
intended to agree with 'horsemen.' The word 'each' also meant to refer to the '
horsemen,' belongs, strictly speaking, to the 'coursers.'" The whole, if construed
by the ...
Edgar Allan Poe, Gary Richard Thompson, 1984
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The Maryland 400 in the Battle of Long Island, 1776
4 General Smallwood was also adamant that his men have spatterdashes as a
part of their uniforms. Spatterdashes were the forerunner of today's spats and
were cov- erings for the legs to protect the soldier from water and mud. Lastly, the
...
7
The Southern literary messenger
And now, too, we began to see horsemen jantily dressed in slouched hat,
embroidered jacket, and worked spatterdashes, reining fiery Andalusian coursers
, each having the Moorish carbine hung at hand beside him. Were horsemen, in
this ...
8
Southern Literary Messenger
And now, too, wc begnn to sec horsemen jantily dressed in slouched lint,
embroidered jacket, and worked spatterdashes, reining fiery Andalusian coursers
, each having the Moorish carbine hung at hand beside him. Were horsemen, in
this ...
9
List of officers of the Royal regiment of artillery ... ...
Garrison Orders by Colonel Belford — " The uon-commissioncd Officers and Men
to be forthwith provided with one good pair of white spatterdashes, with black
buttons ; also, with one pair of black spatterdashes, aud a rose to their hair, the ...
10
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
What has happened to my spatterdashes, woman ?* vainly trying to button them.
" • Nothing, your honour, I'll be sworn.' " ' Nothing, fah ! been in the fire.' " ' I'll take
my Bible oath, your honour.' " ' Don't do that, Goody,' interrupted Percy, • for, ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPATTERDASHES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spatterdashes is used in the context of the following news items.
WRITING WRONGS: Take these words right out of my mouth
Spatterdashes are leather gaiters tied below the knee to protect horse riders from mud splashes kicked up by the horse's hooves and from prickly bushes. I recall ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
The Boombox Musical
... a bracing, renegade puckishness to Hamilton, but there is also an almost-camp winking whimsy to gangsta rap proffered by men in cravats and spatterdashes. «The Awl, Jul 15»
Pipeband players proudly performing memorable melodies
Spats, a shortening for spatterdashes or spatter guards, are a type of classic outer-footwear traditionally worn by military members to protect their lower leg, ... «DVIDS, Jun 15»
Anna Karenina – the devil in the details
... has him shod in "rough leggings and spats", the latter word being an abbreviation for "spatterdashes",(either short cloth gaiters covering the instep and ankle, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
'Doctor Who' And The Eleven Archaic Wardrobe Choices
Briefly fashionable in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a true dandy accompaniment to a pair of shoes: spats (short for spatterdashes), are a sort of ... «Anglophenia, Nov 13»
The Many, Many Designs of the Sewing Machine
He patented the design as “An Entire New Method of Making and Completing Shoes, Boots, Spatterdashes, Clogs, and Other Articles, by Means of Tools and ... «Smithsonian, Oct 13»
KEVIN GORDON - In days before the police force existed
He was wearing a striped waistcoat, dark cord breeches and leather spatterdashes (spats). He was also wearing a round hat and a red and yellow handkerchief. «Sussex Express, Sep 13»
Walk This Way
Americans don't often stray into in-depth discussions of walking these days, except in the context of how to avoid it, just as we don't talk about spatterdashes or ... «The Smart Set, Jan 13»
Politicians need to be braver in making the case for minimum …
SIR – Spats (Letters, January 15) were originally spatterdashes, a long gaiter extending over the shoe's uppers, worn by Marlborough's troops in the Low ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 10»
