Crossword-Solution: MISSIES 7 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

For at banquets when the young sparks are playing dice they call upon their missies, yes, their missies, to be with ’em as they make a throw.

Sometimes Mist'ess let Celia wear some of de little missies' clo'es, 'cause she wanted her to outshine de other Nigger gals.

Miles; "and a pretty young lady she do be." "Fanny Crawford is our cousin," said Sylvia, "and we hate her most awfully." "Oh, my dear young missies! but hate is a weed--a noxious weed that ought to be pulled up out o' the ground o' your hearts." "It is taking deep root in mine," said Sylvia.

The besiegers outside, hitherto held in check by a heavy shower of missies, suddenly saw whole ranks of the defenders vanish, whole stretches of the wall left empty and, with wild shouts, they climbed boldly and confidently up the ladders.

Then, when church-time came, she must see personally that both her "Missies" were properly wrapped, and properly toasted before going out.