单词 | harrington |
释义 | † Harringtonn.1 Obsolete exc. Historical. A brass farthing token, coined by John, Lord Harrington, under a patent granted him by James I in 1613. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > token used in place of coin > others tavern-token1601 Harrington1628 palace-crown1653 mint-token1716 loggerhead1797 bank token1800 1628 H. Wotton Let. 12 Aug. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 558 I have lost four or five friends, and not gotten the value of one Harrington. 1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse ii. i. 83 in Wks. II I will not bate a Harrington o' the summe. a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady iv. viii. 74 in Wks. (1640) III Eightly, 'tis certaine that a man may leave His wealth, or to his Children, or his friends; His wit hee cannot so dispose, by Legacie? As they shall be a Harrington the better for't. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). Harringtonn.2 A short, lightweight jacket with a collar and zipped front, typically with a tartan or check-patterned lining. Also more fully Harrington coat, Harrington jacket. This style of jacket was made popular in the United Kingdom in the 1960s by mods and skinheads. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > short roundabout1812 spencer1831 Eton jacket1850 Eton1885 bum-perisher1889 bum-shaver1889 perisher1889 bolero1892 bum-freezer1929 bum-starver1930 bum-freezer jacket1943 blouson1958 monkey jacket1968 Harrington1982 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > worn by specific people > other jacket1451 bedgowna1806 Melton jacket1823 vaquero1858 Melton1905 monkey jacket1968 Nehru1968 Harrington1982 1982 N. Knight Skinhead 37/3 Harringtons started with suedeheads—part of the check shirt, Sta-Prest, Royals outfit—and ended with every able-bodied man woman & child by 1973. 1984 S. Steward & S. Garrat Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1985) i. 32/1 One of the few women in the gang..dressed like the women in the audience—in Sta-Prest trousers, trilby, and a Harrington jacket. 1995 J. Miller Voxpop xiv. 199 I was running around like every other kid in the street with an Harrington on me back and a Specials badge on me lapel. 1998 Gloucestershire Echo (Nexis) 30 Oct. 7 For the summer, posties will be offered baseball caps and new regulation shorts, Harrington coats, and waistcoats. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 16 Feb. 47 I stopped wearing my Harrington when I was 18 (when I was still pretending to be a mod). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11628n.21982 |
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