Usage examples for jerkin
-
He
wore
his
hair
long,
as
his
fathers
had
done,
and
dressed
in
the
styles
of
two
centuries
ago;
his
breeches
were
clasped
with
large
silver
buckles
at
the
knees,
and
his
red
jerkin
was
gathered
about
his
waist
with
a
leathern
girdle.
– Tales From Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen
-
Even
Humfrey
had
brought
in
his
cloak-
bag
wherewithal
to
make
himself
presentable,
and
soon
appeared,
a
well-
knit
and
active
figure,
in
a
plain
dark
blue
jerkin,
with
white
slashes,
and
long
hose
knitted
by
his
mother's
dainty
fingers,
and
well-
preserved
shoes
with
blue
rosettes,
and
a
flat
blue
velvet
cap,
with
an
exquisite
black
and
sapphire
feather
in
it
fastened
by
a
curious
brooch.
– Unknown to History A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte M. Yonge