| 单词 | everlasting wear |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseverlasting wear everlasting wear n. now rare capacity for being worn or used for a very long time without wearing out; (hence) an item (esp. fabric or a garment) that can be worn or used for a very long time without wearing out.In quot. 1854 citing an advertisement for combs, in which it may (as speculated in the article) show an error for everlasting ware. ΚΠ 1854 Punch 14 Oct. 141/2 ‘They are of everlasting wear,’ it [sc. an advertisement] stated. 1871 A. Trollope Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite lix. 151 The fall I have on this evening was Miss Harper's—real Spanish blonde, and everlasting wear. 1876 People's Housekeeper 70 All-wool Scotch plaids for shawls, dresses, and children's frocks are, to use a common expression, ‘everlasting wear’. 1895 Home Notes 6 Apr. 410/1 (advt.) White Scotch Wincey... Washes beautifully, positively unshrinkable cosy & warm..possesses everlasting wear. 1925 Times 9 Nov. 18/6 (advt.) Built for comfort and everlasting wear. Every Chair is sold under our Guarantee. a1943 R. Hall World iii. in World & Other Unpublished Wks. (2016) 125 Of course, it's everlasting wear, you know, sir. < as lemmas |
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