| 单词 | empire-waisted |
| 释义 | > as lemmasempire-waisted empire-waisted adj. Fashion (of a person) wearing a garment with a high waistline; (of a garment) having such a waistline; cf. sense B. 1a. ΚΠ 1895 Evening Post (Denver) 23 July 3/2 Miss Sawdy..said she guessed she would speak to her papa about it, anyhow. The empire waisted woman nearly screamed, ‘But indeed you mustn't.’ a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Sixes & Sevens (1916) xiii. 129 High-collared, baggy, empire-waisted, ample-skirted. 1952 N.Y. Times 14 Feb. 31/2 A checked wool spencer jacket and Empire-waisted skirt. 1970 Jet 8 Jan. 42 The bride..wore a white velvet empire-waisted gown sprinkled with pearls. 2003 D. Fulbrook in S. P. Pucci & J. Thompson Jane Austen & Co. ix. 208 The cover..pictures a dark-haired empire-waisted heroine who might easily be mistaken for Austen. < as lemmas |
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