fall-downadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːldaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈfɔlˌdaʊn/,

/ˈfɑlˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fall v., down adv.

Etymology: < fall v. + down adv., after to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare falling-down adj. With sense B. 3 compare earlier downfall n. Compare also earlier falling down n.

A. adj.

1. Of a collar: that may be turned or folded down; = turn-down adj. 1. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > turn-down

fall-down1741

laid-down1839

to lay down1839

lay-over1852

1741 Daily Gazetteer 8 Dec. A Freese Coat with long Pockets and a fall-down Collar.

1787 P. Stephens Order 17 Nov. in Mariner's Mirror (1955) 41 109 Blue cloth coat..fall down collar.

1809 T. Johnes tr. E. de Monstrelet Chronicles IV. cxxxviii. 329 His mantle was of fine scarlet trimmed with ermine, having a deep fall-down collar.

1882 Unif. Reg. in Navy List July 493/2 Coat.—Blue cloth, double-breasted, fall-down collar.

1909 Scotsman 20 Feb. 8/7 The police description of the missing man is:..dress, brown jacket suit,..sweater with fall-down collar, which he wears turned up and fastened with safety pin.

1988 A. Kent With All Despatch xiii. 227 The fall-down collar of that old, faded coat.

2012 S. A. Cavell Midshipmen & Quarterdeck Boys Brit. Navy i. 31 Midshipmen required only one uniform, which..included a long, single-breasted coat with a fall-down collar.

2. That falls down; esp. (of a door, lid, etc.) designed to fall down into position.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts

two-leaved1610

two-leaf1634

fall-down1823

marble-topped1840

spindle-shank1841

spindle-shanked1849

spindle-legged1863

marble-top1869

armed1878

roll-top1884

monopod1890

break-front1928

1823 Catal. Effects Fonthill Abbey 216 A black and gold India Japan cabinet, with finely chased or-moulu mouldings, a fall-down front, covered with green leather.

1833 N.-Y. Mirror 18 May 365/3 The quaint-carved bureau, with its fall-down lid and numerous brass ornaments.

1852 Liverpool Mercury 27 Feb. 5/2 (advt.) Large fall-down door, with rope and blocks.

1913 Wood Craft Nov. 32/1 An ordinary chest of drawers with a large fitted cupboard above and a large fall-down flap for writing.

1996 A. P. Darr et al. Dodge Coll. 18th-cent. French & Eng. Art 62/2 A 5.1-cm-deep cupboard with a fall-down front.

B. n.

1. A flap on an item of clothing; esp. (a) (on a pair of breeches, trousers, etc.) a flap of material sewn to the base of the opening at the crotch, and held in place by buttons attached just below or on the waistband (= fall-front n. 1) (now historical); †(b) a fall-down collar (see sense A. 1) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > hanging or overlapping part

lapc897

tippetc1300

tag1402

labey1497

toque1505

flip-flap1529

flap1530

slipe1540

lambeau1562

lappet1573

flappet?1578

fall-down?1796

wrap-over1935

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > other

rabat1578

falling band1581

rebato1589

fall1598

piccadill1607

golilla1673

collarettea1685

banda1700

turn-over1716

Vandyke1755

falling-down collar1758

falling collar1770

fall-down?1796

yoke collar1817

rabatine1821

dicky1830

dog collar1852

Piccadilly collar1853

all-rounder1854

all round1855

turnover collara1861

Quaker collar1869

Eton collar1875

Toby collar1885

Eton1887

sailor collar1895

roll-neck1898

Shakespeare collar1907

polo collar1909

white-collar1910

tab collar1928

Peter Pan collar1948

tie-neck1968

?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide i. vi. 23 When you put on the buttons to the fall down, set them on rather higher..than the holes would seem to require upon the waistband.

?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide iv. viii. 143 Stand-up collars are sometimes made to ladies' coats, but Box Coats have fall-downs.

1825 R. Byfield Sectum 70 (table) Height of the Falldown from the Crutch. 9 [inches].

1835 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 31 Oct. 278/2 Their heads are crowned with a three-cornered, 'fore-and-aft-looking cap of fur, of cloth, or of oil-cloth, with huge ‘fall-downs’ to cover the ears.

c1836 G. Walker Tailor's Masterpiece (rev. ed.) 104 Collars to Jackets, whether for Hussar stand-up's, or those with fall-downs, are cut exactly upon the principle of adults.

1862 St. James's Mag. 5 489 From ruffles to turned-back wristbands; from stand-ups to fall-downs; from frills to fronts; from pantaloons to peg-tops.

1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Fall-downs, flaps at the front of old-fashioned trousers.

†2. A component of a trap which is designed to fall down when the trap is activated. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > door of

door-fall1624

fall1768

fall-down1853

1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 106 There stood the trap with the fall-down about ten feet from us.

3. Originally and chiefly U.S.

a. The action or an act of falling down (in various senses); a downfall; a failure.

ΚΠ

1885 Butte (Montana) Daily Miner 6 June The number of funny incidents which occurred and the ‘fall downs’ were heartily applauded.

1892 Boston Sunday Globe 17 Jan. 7/1 The Casino team was beaten by 45 pins, owing to the good work of Hill and Wood and the fall-down of Capt. Smith.

1911 Lyceumite & Talent Apr. 29/1 But 'tis true there are towns famed for talent fall-downs—and where nobody ever made good.

2011 A. Bryan Slaves without Rights 22 There is only one..cure for fall downs.That is to get up and try again.

b. spec. A failure to meet a requirement, target, or expectation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to achieve or attain

missinga1547

miss1609

fall-down1901

1901 Printers' Ink 14 Aug. 53/2 Mail order advertising requires the highest kind of ability, skill and experience; and even with all this, there are frequent ‘fall downs’ on advertisements which, theoretically, seem to be perfect.

1904 Sunday Post (Boston) 10 Jan. 12/5 If there is a fall-down in the boxing business in Boston, it will be due entirely to the efforts to force an unacceptable referee on club members.

1918 Metal Worker, Plumber & Steam Fitter 18 Mar. 2 (advt.) Some dealers made money out of this Winter's fall-downs... Thawing out pipes, replacing broken radiators.

1955 M. Gluckman Custom & Confl. ii. 49 These officials had to see there was ‘realism in planning’... There was a tendency for sections to conceal their ‘fall-downs’ in production.

1977 Let. 7 Oct. in Klamath Basin Working Circle Timber Resource Plan: Final Environmental Statem. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (1978) App. U, 224 These two areas are predicted to have timber supply fall downs in the near future.

2015 Health Daily Digest (Nexis) 19 Nov. Increased expectations lead to a fall down in the academic performance of the child.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fall-down
释义	fall-downadj.n. Brit. /ˈfɔːldaʊn/, U.S. /ˈfɔlˌdaʊn/, /ˈfɑlˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fall v., down adv. Etymology: < fall v. + down adv., after to fall down at fall v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare falling-down adj. With sense B. 3 compare earlier downfall n. Compare also earlier falling down n. A. adj. 1. Of a collar: that may be turned or folded down; = turn-down adj. 1. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > turn-down fall-down1741 laid-down1839 to lay down1839 lay-over1852 1741 Daily Gazetteer 8 Dec. A Freese Coat with long Pockets and a fall-down Collar. 1787 P. Stephens Order 17 Nov. in Mariner's Mirror (1955) 41 109 Blue cloth coat..fall down collar. 1809 T. Johnes tr. E. de Monstrelet Chronicles IV. cxxxviii. 329 His mantle was of fine scarlet trimmed with ermine, having a deep fall-down collar. 1882 Unif. Reg. in Navy List July 493/2 Coat.—Blue cloth, double-breasted, fall-down collar. 1909 Scotsman 20 Feb. 8/7 The police description of the missing man is:..dress, brown jacket suit,..sweater with fall-down collar, which he wears turned up and fastened with safety pin. 1988 A. Kent With All Despatch xiii. 227 The fall-down collar of that old, faded coat. 2012 S. A. Cavell Midshipmen & Quarterdeck Boys Brit. Navy i. 31 Midshipmen required only one uniform, which..included a long, single-breasted coat with a fall-down collar. 2. That falls down; esp. (of a door, lid, etc.) designed to fall down into position. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally > as having specific parts two-leaved1610 two-leaf1634 fall-down1823 marble-topped1840 spindle-shank1841 spindle-shanked1849 spindle-legged1863 marble-top1869 armed1878 roll-top1884 monopod1890 break-front1928 1823 Catal. Effects Fonthill Abbey 216 A black and gold India Japan cabinet, with finely chased or-moulu mouldings, a fall-down front, covered with green leather. 1833 N.-Y. Mirror 18 May 365/3 The quaint-carved bureau, with its fall-down lid and numerous brass ornaments. 1852 Liverpool Mercury 27 Feb. 5/2 (advt.) Large fall-down door, with rope and blocks. 1913 Wood Craft Nov. 32/1 An ordinary chest of drawers with a large fitted cupboard above and a large fall-down flap for writing. 1996 A. P. Darr et al. Dodge Coll. 18th-cent. French & Eng. Art 62/2 A 5.1-cm-deep cupboard with a fall-down front. B. n. 1. A flap on an item of clothing; esp. (a) (on a pair of breeches, trousers, etc.) a flap of material sewn to the base of the opening at the crotch, and held in place by buttons attached just below or on the waistband (= fall-front n. 1) (now historical); †(b) a fall-down collar (see sense A. 1) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > hanging or overlapping part lapc897 tippetc1300 tag1402 labey1497 toque1505 flip-flap1529 flap1530 slipe1540 lambeau1562 lappet1573 flappet?1578 fall-down?1796 wrap-over1935 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > other rabat1578 falling band1581 rebato1589 fall1598 piccadill1607 golilla1673 collarettea1685 banda1700 turn-over1716 Vandyke1755 falling-down collar1758 falling collar1770 fall-down?1796 yoke collar1817 rabatine1821 dicky1830 dog collar1852 Piccadilly collar1853 all-rounder1854 all round1855 turnover collara1861 Quaker collar1869 Eton collar1875 Toby collar1885 Eton1887 sailor collar1895 roll-neck1898 Shakespeare collar1907 polo collar1909 white-collar1910 tab collar1928 Peter Pan collar1948 tie-neck1968 ?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide i. vi. 23 When you put on the buttons to the fall down, set them on rather higher..than the holes would seem to require upon the waistband. ?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide iv. viii. 143 Stand-up collars are sometimes made to ladies' coats, but Box Coats have fall-downs. 1825 R. Byfield Sectum 70 (table) Height of the Falldown from the Crutch. 9 [inches]. 1835 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 31 Oct. 278/2 Their heads are crowned with a three-cornered, 'fore-and-aft-looking cap of fur, of cloth, or of oil-cloth, with huge ‘fall-downs’ to cover the ears. c1836 G. Walker Tailor's Masterpiece (rev. ed.) 104 Collars to Jackets, whether for Hussar stand-up's, or those with fall-downs, are cut exactly upon the principle of adults. 1862 St. James's Mag. 5 489 From ruffles to turned-back wristbands; from stand-ups to fall-downs; from frills to fronts; from pantaloons to peg-tops. 1994 C. Upton et al. Surv. Eng. Dial.: Dict. & Gram. Fall-downs, flaps at the front of old-fashioned trousers. †2. A component of a trap which is designed to fall down when the trap is activated. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] > door of door-fall1624 fall1768 fall-down1853 1853 F. W. Thomas John Randolph & Other Sketches 106 There stood the trap with the fall-down about ten feet from us. 3. Originally and chiefly U.S. a. The action or an act of falling down (in various senses); a downfall; a failure. ΚΠ 1885 Butte (Montana) Daily Miner 6 June The number of funny incidents which occurred and the ‘fall downs’ were heartily applauded. 1892 Boston Sunday Globe 17 Jan. 7/1 The Casino team was beaten by 45 pins, owing to the good work of Hill and Wood and the fall-down of Capt. Smith. 1911 Lyceumite & Talent Apr. 29/1 But 'tis true there are towns famed for talent fall-downs—and where nobody ever made good. 2011 A. Bryan Slaves without Rights 22 There is only one..cure for fall downs.That is to get up and try again. b. spec. A failure to meet a requirement, target, or expectation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to achieve or attain missinga1547 miss1609 fall-down1901 1901 Printers' Ink 14 Aug. 53/2 Mail order advertising requires the highest kind of ability, skill and experience; and even with all this, there are frequent ‘fall downs’ on advertisements which, theoretically, seem to be perfect. 1904 Sunday Post (Boston) 10 Jan. 12/5 If there is a fall-down in the boxing business in Boston, it will be due entirely to the efforts to force an unacceptable referee on club members. 1918 Metal Worker, Plumber & Steam Fitter 18 Mar. 2 (advt.) Some dealers made money out of this Winter's fall-downs... Thawing out pipes, replacing broken radiators. 1955 M. Gluckman Custom & Confl. ii. 49 These officials had to see there was ‘realism in planning’... There was a tendency for sections to conceal their ‘fall-downs’ in production. 1977 Let. 7 Oct. in Klamath Basin Working Circle Timber Resource Plan: Final Environmental Statem. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) (1978) App. U, 224 These two areas are predicted to have timber supply fall downs in the near future. 2015 Health Daily Digest (Nexis) 19 Nov. Increased expectations lead to a fall down in the academic performance of the child. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1741
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