单词 | foulie |
释义 | foulien. colloquial. Usually in plural. An oilskin or other type of heavy-duty waterproof garment, typically either piece in a set consisting of a jacket and salopette-style trousers, suitable for withstanding extreme weather at sea. Cf. foul-weather adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > manufactured in specific way > water or wind-proofed > article of waterproof1763 mackintosh1836 dare-all1840 mucking-togs1842 dicky1883 oilskin1884 oily1886 showerproof1887 rainproof1890 mac1901 windproof1937 rain mac1966 foulie1978 1978 Inland Sea Jan. 67/2 When sitting still after sweating, he will begin to feel chilled because his foulies keep the moisture on the inside. 2004 D. Murphy Rounding the Horn viii. 131 On nasty days in horizontal sleet squalls,..we took to our high-tech breathable foulies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978 |
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