| 单词 | in mufti |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin mufti a. Plain or civilian clothes worn (in military contexts, by permission only) by a person who normally wears a uniform. Frequently in in mufti. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adverb] > in specific way to (also into, unto) one's (also the) shirtc1300 in or of (a) suitc1325 in ragsa1350 in (also on) one's shirtc1380 in suit of or with1389 thinlya1400 in suit with1488 finely?1552 raggedly1552 smoothly1579 garish1590 briskly1592 in one's waistcoat1607 in mourning1621 in cuerpoa1640 in gala1757 airily1768 plain1808 in mufti1816 in, on one's stocking-soles1827 seedily1837 in beaver1840 back to front1869 dowdily1887 dossily1903 head-to-toe1946 sharp1951 sharply1965 understatedly1972 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > civilian coloured clothesa1753 mufti1816 plain clothes1822 cit1835 plebeskin1888 civvies1889 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master ii. 50 His mufti's off, and now, instead, Qui hi per force assumes the red. 1824 in Spirit Pub. Jrnls. (1825) 479 A lancer in mufty. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xiv. 220 Next morning [I] made my appearance in a suit of mufti. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks III. ix. 172 He knew that..he was dogged at the distance of some thirty yards by an amiable policeman in mufti. 1896 N. Davis Three Men & a God 122 He was made kennel huntsman to the regimental pack, and spent his time, dressed in most disreputable mufti, between the boiling house and kennels. 1930 W. S. Maugham Cakes & Ale iv. 52 He looked a little like a dean in mufti on his summer holiday in Switzerland. 1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds xi. 160 Some in hunt dress;..others displayed a remarkable diversity of muftie. 1975 A. Christie Curtain xvii. 182 Nurse Craven I saw for the first time in mufti instead of her nurse's uniform. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 22 Aug. x. 8/4 Davis wears mufti these days, but his shoes still sport a high military gloss from his 26 years in the Marines. < as lemmas |
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