Laura Ashleyn.

Brit.

/ˌlɔːrə ˈaʃli/, U.S.

/ˌlɔrə ˈæʃli/

Etymology: < the name of Laura Ashley (1925–85), founder of the British textile and clothing company bearing her name.

A proprietary name for clothing, fabric, interior decoration, etc., produced by the Laura Ashley company or typical of its style, often characterized by a small floral pattern. Frequently used attributively. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made by specific manufacturer > by named manufacturer

Pendleton1940

Laura Ashley1974

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > named manufacturer

Pendleton1905

Sulka1925

Savile Row1946

Laura Ashley1974

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [noun] > from specific manufacturer

Liberty1898

Liberty print1913

Laura Ashley1974

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [adjective] > from specific manufacturer

Liberty1882

Sulka1925

Laura Ashley1974

1972 Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 13/5 Susannah York..wore an Ashley blouse and long skirt..to Elizabeth Taylor's lavish..party recently in Budapest.]

1974 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Aug. 1483/1 Laura Ashley... Dresses, smocks, slacks, blouses, shirts, skirts, aprons (for wear), sleeping garments, capes, jackets, coats and hats, all for women and girls... Ashley Mountney Limited.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 211/1 The females in our family are draped from head to toe in Laura Ashley.

1984 A. Lurie Foreign Affairs vii. 177 She is wearing..an olive-green densely flowered Laura Ashley cotton.

1984 A. Lurie Foreign Affairs vii. 178 In the bathroom she shakes out her sticky Laura Ashley and lays it in the tub.

1987 J. Green Dict. Jargon 323/2 Laura Ashley (Music), replacing ‘schmaltz’ as a word indicating excessively flowery, sugary or weedy music.

1989 Independent 21 Oct. 49/5 Visiting the prettified villages..full of gift shoppes selling Crabtree and Evelyn, English bone china and Beatrix Potter figurines I felt trapped in a Laura Ashley theme park.

1991 M. Atwood Wilderness Tips 40 Her mind was room-by-room Laura Ashley wallpaper: tiny, unopened pastel buds arranged in straight rows.

Derivatives

ˈLaura ˈAshleyish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > named manufacturer > in style of

Liberty1882

Laura Ashleyish1985

1985 J. Raban Foreign Land (1986) i. 16 A lady with large bones clad in something Laura Ashleyish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	laura ashley
释义	Laura Ashleyn. Brit. /ˌlɔːrə ˈaʃli/, U.S. /ˌlɔrə ˈæʃli/ Etymology: < the name of Laura Ashley (1925–85), founder of the British textile and clothing company bearing her name. A proprietary name for clothing, fabric, interior decoration, etc., produced by the Laura Ashley company or typical of its style, often characterized by a small floral pattern. Frequently used attributively. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made by specific manufacturer > by named manufacturer Pendleton1940 Laura Ashley1974 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > named manufacturer Pendleton1905 Sulka1925 Savile Row1946 Laura Ashley1974 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [noun] > from specific manufacturer Liberty1898 Liberty print1913 Laura Ashley1974 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [adjective] > from specific manufacturer Liberty1882 Sulka1925 Laura Ashley1974 1972 Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 13/5 Susannah York..wore an Ashley blouse and long skirt..to Elizabeth Taylor's lavish..party recently in Budapest.] 1974 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Aug. 1483/1 Laura Ashley... Dresses, smocks, slacks, blouses, shirts, skirts, aprons (for wear), sleeping garments, capes, jackets, coats and hats, all for women and girls... Ashley Mountney Limited. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 127 211/1 The females in our family are draped from head to toe in Laura Ashley. 1984 A. Lurie Foreign Affairs vii. 177 She is wearing..an olive-green densely flowered Laura Ashley cotton. 1984 A. Lurie Foreign Affairs vii. 178 In the bathroom she shakes out her sticky Laura Ashley and lays it in the tub. 1987 J. Green Dict. Jargon 323/2 Laura Ashley (Music), replacing ‘schmaltz’ as a word indicating excessively flowery, sugary or weedy music. 1989 Independent 21 Oct. 49/5 Visiting the prettified villages..full of gift shoppes selling Crabtree and Evelyn, English bone china and Beatrix Potter figurines I felt trapped in a Laura Ashley theme park. 1991 M. Atwood Wilderness Tips 40 Her mind was room-by-room Laura Ashley wallpaper: tiny, unopened pastel buds arranged in straight rows. Derivatives ˈLaura ˈAshleyish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made by specific manufacturer > named manufacturer > in style of Liberty1882 Laura Ashleyish1985 1985 J. Raban Foreign Land (1986) i. 16 A lady with large bones clad in something Laura Ashleyish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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