Jemiman.

Brit.

/dʒᵻˈmʌɪmə/, U.S.

/dʒəˈmaɪmə/

Forms: Also jemima.

Etymology: Female Christian name.

1. A made-up tie. Also attributive.

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

Teck1895

Jemima1899

sailor-knotted1923

Windsor-knotted1953

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

tawdry lace1548

tawdryne1586

tawdry1612

solitaire1731

sentiment1838

four-in-hand1892

Teck1895

Windsor1895

Windsor tie1895

shoestring tiea1902

Jemima1920

bolo tie1954

picture tie1957

bolo1962

kipper tie1966

1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. v. 97 We indulged in..‘Jemima’ ties with diagonal stripes.

1920 Glasgow Herald 3 Apr. 4 I have never learned the knack of fixing a dress tie, and I have not the moral courage to wear a jemima.

2. plural. Elastic-sided boots; the British name for Congress boots.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides

congress boot1847

congress gaiter1852

Jemimas1902

Chelsea boots1962

1902 M.A.P. 29 Mar. 323/1 I spoke of Mr. Chamberlain's having fallen from sartorial grace to the extent of wearing ‘Jemimas’.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 3/1 A pair of well-preserved ‘jemimas’. They are a kind of footgear the immortal Teufelsdröckh himself might have worn, unless he had a weakness for bluchers.

1927 Glasgow Herald 24 Aug. 8 The old-fashioned, long obsolete elastic-sided boots, known for some obscure reason as ‘Jemimas’.

1961 Times 2 Oct. 13/4 The..Dame would at last be caught in the mangle out of whose rollers protruded the struggling feet in the supposedly ludicrous Jemimas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jemima
释义	Jemiman. Brit. /dʒᵻˈmʌɪmə/, U.S. /dʒəˈmaɪmə/ Forms: Also jemima. Etymology: Female Christian name. 1. A made-up tie. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > neck-tie Teck1895 Jemima1899 sailor-knotted1923 Windsor-knotted1953 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie > types of > other tawdry lace1548 tawdryne1586 tawdry1612 solitaire1731 sentiment1838 four-in-hand1892 Teck1895 Windsor1895 Windsor tie1895 shoestring tiea1902 Jemima1920 bolo tie1954 picture tie1957 bolo1962 kipper tie1966 1899 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Experiences Irish R.M. v. 97 We indulged in..‘Jemima’ ties with diagonal stripes. 1920 Glasgow Herald 3 Apr. 4 I have never learned the knack of fixing a dress tie, and I have not the moral courage to wear a jemima. 2. plural. Elastic-sided boots; the British name for Congress boots. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides congress boot1847 congress gaiter1852 Jemimas1902 Chelsea boots1962 1902 M.A.P. 29 Mar. 323/1 I spoke of Mr. Chamberlain's having fallen from sartorial grace to the extent of wearing ‘Jemimas’. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 31 Dec. 3/1 A pair of well-preserved ‘jemimas’. They are a kind of footgear the immortal Teufelsdröckh himself might have worn, unless he had a weakness for bluchers. 1927 Glasgow Herald 24 Aug. 8 The old-fashioned, long obsolete elastic-sided boots, known for some obscure reason as ‘Jemimas’. 1961 Times 2 Oct. 13/4 The..Dame would at last be caught in the mangle out of whose rollers protruded the struggling feet in the supposedly ludicrous Jemimas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899
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