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单词 grande tenue
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grande tenuen.

Brit. /ˌɡrɒnd təˈnuː/, U.S. /ˌɡrɑn təˈnu/, /ˌɡræn(d) təˈnu/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande tenue.
Etymology: < French grande tenue (mid 18th cent. or earlier) < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + tenue tenue n.
Full or official dress; esp. full military costume. Also figurative. Cf. en grande tenue adv.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > official or ceremonial
feast clotha1325
formality1673
full dress1724
toggery1826
grande tenue1829
pontificalibus1855
war-paint1859
1829 C. MacFarlane Constantinople in 1828 v. 52 We entered the village and met the people in grande tenue.
1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. v. 132 Peter Augustus came up, all in ‘grande tenue’, gloved and scented.
1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. x. 171 The ease of the dressing-gown after the restraint of the grande tenue.
1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace ix. 80 Some fashion conformable with grande tenue.
1952 C. Day Lewis Grand Manner 23 The ceremonious style of letter-writing, the high-flown leading article—all that grande tenue in everyday communication.
2011 L. Willig Orchid Affair xv. 171 A governess's wardrobe didn't exactly lend itself to grande tenue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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