| 单词 | dunstable braid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasDunstable braid a. attributive. Designating a kind of plaited straw, originally made in Dunstable from coarse split straw, and characteristically used for hats and bonnets (see sense A. 4a), as Dunstable braid, Dunstable plait. ΚΠ 1790 J. Woodforde Diary 6 Dec. (1927) III. 231 Mrs. Constance made my Niece a Present of a Dunstable Straw Basket for Work with 2 Covers. 1824 Daily National Jrnl. (Washington, D.C.) 24 Nov. A beautiful Straw Bonnet, of the Dunstable braid, was exhibited by Clarissa Newton. 1848 Lady's Newspaper 8 Apr. 290/3 By a strange caprice of fashion, those of the commonest description are at present the most distingué; we allude to the coarse broad Dunstable plait. 1908 E. Jackson Toys of other Days iv. 57 A milliner's shop shows a fine display of miniature bonnets... Some are of the finest Dunstable straw plait, some of Leghorn, others of crinoline or buckram. 1931 A. C. Train Puritan's Progress viii. 149 On his head he wore a hat of Dunstable braid. 2002 N. Verdon Rural Women Workers in 19th-Century Eng. v. 136 Luton Museum's collection includes the account books of Henry Horn, a Dunstable plait dealer. < as lemmas |
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