croydonn.

/ˈkrɔɪdən/

Etymology: < Croydon, the name of a town in Surrey.

1. A kind of two-wheeled carriage of the gig class, introduced about 1850, originally of wicker-work, but afterwards made of wood.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > two-wheeled

timwhisky1768

whisky1769

gig1791

rib chair1795

shandry1802

trap1807

tilbury1814

dennet1818

chaise-cart1821

spring-cart1823

go-cart1824

jockey-cart1840

guinguette1852

Catherine1861

croydon1880

stolkjaerre1885

Ralli car1886

1880 Daily News 2 Dec. 6/6 A croydon driven by a farmer.

1890 B. M. Croker Two Masters xxii. 139 As I clambered into the croydon beside her.

2. Trade name for a heavy calico; also a kind of cotton sheeting.

ΚΠ

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/2 (Cotton), Croydon, which seems to be an arbitrary trade name, is a heavy, bleached, plain calico, usually stiff and glossy in finish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	croydon
释义	croydonn. /ˈkrɔɪdən/ Etymology: < Croydon, the name of a town in Surrey. 1. A kind of two-wheeled carriage of the gig class, introduced about 1850, originally of wicker-work, but afterwards made of wood. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > two-wheeled timwhisky1768 whisky1769 gig1791 rib chair1795 shandry1802 trap1807 tilbury1814 dennet1818 chaise-cart1821 spring-cart1823 go-cart1824 jockey-cart1840 guinguette1852 Catherine1861 croydon1880 stolkjaerre1885 Ralli car1886 1880 Daily News 2 Dec. 6/6 A croydon driven by a farmer. 1890 B. M. Croker Two Masters xxii. 139 As I clambered into the croydon beside her. 2. Trade name for a heavy calico; also a kind of cotton sheeting. ΚΠ 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 277/2 (Cotton), Croydon, which seems to be an arbitrary trade name, is a heavy, bleached, plain calico, usually stiff and glossy in finish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1880
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