| 单词 | dress-guard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdress-guard dress-guard n. (originally) a guard or wing on a carriage or other vehicle which prevents passengers' clothing from brushing against the wheel as they enter; (later) a curved strip of metal or plastic fitted over the wheel of a bicycle to protect the cyclist's clothes from dirt or entanglement; cf. mudguard n. 1. ΚΠ 1860 W. R. Bush U.S. Patent 27,427 1/1 I..have invented a new and useful Defense to Protect the Dresses of Ladies Entering into or Coming out of Carriages from the dirt adhering to the wheels, which I call 'Bush's self-adjusting carriage dress-guard'. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 3 Sept. 8/1 [A] skirt..short enough to clear cranks and pedals when the cyclist is seated, and make dress-guards unnecessary. 1913 Motor World 12 June 32/3 The designation of the wheel guard as..(i) dress guard; (j) wheel and dress guard; (k) mud fender for vehicles, is inadvisable. 1996 Cycle Touring & Campaigning Apr. 8/3 [A bicycle] equipped with a wicker basket for groceries and a dress-guard. < as lemmas |
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