| 单词 | dust cover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdust cover dust cover n. a cover to protect something from dust; spec. a detachable paper cover or jacket in which a new book is normally issued and which often contains information about the book or its author; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > wrapper or loose cover wrapper1806 fall1837 book wrapper1844 jacket1850 book jacket1859 chemise1893 dust cover1902 book folder1925 dust jacket1928 dust-wrapper1932 1902 D. Salomons in A. C. Harmsworth et al. Motors & Motor-driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) vi. 95 Every car should have mackintosh raincovers..; also dust-covers, which are useful on many occasions. 1921 Sat. Westm. Gaz. 17 Sept. 14/1 The dust-cover..suggests that the book will be of service not only in schools but also as ‘an entertainment for home-reading’. 1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Feb. 126/1 The lurid dust cover. 1942 ‘N. Shute’ Pied Piper 49 Dozing uneasily in the chair, half-covered by the dust-cover from the bed. 1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 138/2 Rubber dust covers on front brake cylinders disintegrated. 1968 Listener 1 Aug. 144/2 Soon after you came back from your recent honeymoon, your wife was quoted in one newspaper as saying that she must help you to take the dust covers off certain areas of your personality. < as lemmas |
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