dessousn.

/dəsu/

Etymology: French, = lower part; (plural) underclothing (of women).

1. Underwear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > for women

lingerie1835

dessous1901

undies1906

pettibockers1917

1901 ‘C. Holland’ Mousmé 285 Mousmé had adopted the dainty dessous of Western woman.

1902 E. Glyn Refl. Ambrosine 237 The tiniest pink satin slippers peeped out of billows of exquisite dessous.

2. dessous des cartes: the underside of the cards as they lie face downwards when dealt; figurative a secret aim or object, explanation, etc. kept in reserve.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > aim, plan

privityc1300

covina1375

counsela1400

privitatec1550

dessous des cartes1756

1756 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2213 There must be some dessous des cartes, some invisible wheels within wheels, which..I cannot guess at.

1820 A. Opie Tales of Heart IV. 271 Sir Walter and Arthur laughed at this dessous des cartes.

1885 ‘L. Malet’ Col. Enderby's Wife iv. iii Just a little something behind, an explanation, you know, a dessous-des-cartes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dessous
释义	dessousn. /dəsu/ Etymology: French, = lower part; (plural) underclothing (of women). 1. Underwear. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > for women lingerie1835 dessous1901 undies1906 pettibockers1917 1901 ‘C. Holland’ Mousmé 285 Mousmé had adopted the dainty dessous of Western woman. 1902 E. Glyn Refl. Ambrosine 237 The tiniest pink satin slippers peeped out of billows of exquisite dessous. 2. dessous des cartes: the underside of the cards as they lie face downwards when dealt; figurative a secret aim or object, explanation, etc. kept in reserve. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > aim, plan privityc1300 covina1375 counsela1400 privitatec1550 dessous des cartes1756 1756 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2213 There must be some dessous des cartes, some invisible wheels within wheels, which..I cannot guess at. 1820 A. Opie Tales of Heart IV. 271 Sir Walter and Arthur laughed at this dessous des cartes. 1885 ‘L. Malet’ Col. Enderby's Wife iv. iii Just a little something behind, an explanation, you know, a dessous-des-cartes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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