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† ˈbrandenburgs Obs.
[Prob. so called because worn in the army of the Elector of Brandenburg, afterwards king of Prussia; cf. Fr. brandebourg, ‘boutonnière avec ornement’ (Boiste).]
pl. a. The ornamental facings to the breast of an officer's coat.
1753Hanway Trav. (1762) I. vii. xcii. 422 [The Prussian King] in his regimentals, which are a blue cloth frock with silver brandenburgs. a1771Smollett Humph. Cl. (1815) 225 He wore a coat..trimmed with Brandenburgs, now totally deprived of their metal.
b. (Also brande(n)bourgs.) Ornamental trimmings (see quot. 1882) on a woman's dress, in fashion from about 1870 to 1910.
1873Young Englishwoman Mar. 130/2 One [mantle]..is fastened in front with brandenbourgs, finished off with macarons and round balls of the same style. 1882Caulfeild & Saward Dict. Needlew. 44/2 Brandenbourgs. Synonymous with ‘Frogs’. A button formed somewhat in the shape of a long and narrow barrel, smaller at the ends than the middle, and made of silk on a wooden foundation. 1891Queen 17 Jan. 103/1 Costumes of Hussar-blue cloth with black braid brandebourgs. 1902Daily Chron. 8 Nov. 8/3 The fulness of the fronts is finished with brandebourgs of silk cords. 1909Westm. Gaz. 17 July 15/1 It hangs rather full from the waist, is open in front, or caught with Brandenburgs of braid or tinsel. |