Lady in the SacqueThe apparition of this hag forms the story of the Tapestried Chamber, by Sir Walter Scott. An old woman, whose dress was an old-fashioned gown, which ladies call a sacque; that is, a sort of robe completely loose in the body, but gathered into broad plaits upon the neck and shoulders. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Lady in the Sacque from Infoplease:
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