is in a gown of falding (a coarse cloth), reaching to his knees. A dagger is under his arm, on a lace hanging round his neck.
The Doctor
wears a gown of red and blue (pers was a blue cloth) lined with taffeta and sendal.
The Wife of Bath.
Her wimples of fine linen—
‘I dorste swere they weyeden ten pound
That on a Sonday were upon hir heed.’
Her hose was of fine scarlet red; her shoes were moist and new. Her hat was as broad as a buckler, and she wore a foot-mantle about her hips.
The Ploughman