Answer:
Little Nancy Etticote in a white petticoat. With a red nose; the longer she stands the shorter she grows.
I can be winding and I can be straight. I can be smooth and I can be rough. Sometimes both. I start out black but fade to brown. My favorite colors are yellow and white and I love stripes and dashed lines.
My first half means container. Not a lot of people understand my language. What am I?
I am good at concealing what's real and hide what's true. Sometimes I bring out the courage in you!
I am the same written forward backward and upside down.
A little house full of meat, no door to go in and eat.