Levi'sLevisn.

Brit.

/ˈliːvʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈliˌvaɪz/

Forms: Also (in attributive use) Levi, Levies, and with small initial.

Etymology: < the name of the original American manufacturer, Levi Strauss.

Originally U.S.

A type of (originally blue) denim jeans or bibless overalls, with rivets to reinforce stress-points, patented and produced as working clothes in the 1860s, and adopted as a fashion garment in the 20th century. The form Levi's is a proprietary term in the U.S.

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shiverines1663

nankeen1770

overall1782

corduroys1791

ducks1825

webs1825

kerseys1833

moleskin1836

cord1837

kerseymeres1840

blue jeans1842

grey1860

mole trousers1860

chaparreras1861

Bedford cord1862

velveteens1862

dungarees1872

moles1879

chaps1884

chaparejos1887

oiler1889

greyers1900

flannels1911

Levi's1926

denim1932

chino1943

wrangler1947

Bedfords1954

sweats1956

sweatpants1957

1926 R. Santee Men & Horses 125 My Levis was brand-new.

1928 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Sept. 519/1 Levi's ..for Overalls.

1934 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 10 Mar. 132/1 The cowboy's..overalls are called ‘Levi's’ from the name of Levi Straus, of San Francisco, the pioneer overalls manufacturer of the West.

1935 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 28 Apr. xi. 13/2 Old timers advise the prospective dude rancher to..buy in the West a pair of Levi overalls.

1935 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 28 Apr. xi. 13/3 Levi's, or copper riveted, blue denim riding pants, have been found to be excellent.

1941 Yankee Dec. 39/1 Red-flannel underwear, Peavey axes, copper-riveted Levi's, etc.

1944 Life 15 May 66/2 Blue jeans (‘levis’) or corduroys, rolled at the bottom, are worn by almost all boys.

1950 Time 27 Feb. 88 When dude ranches became popular in the '30s, Haas introduced ‘Levis for Ladies’.

1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 212/2 Levies, work pants of extra heavy denim, having pockets attached with rivets. Originally worn by ranchers, lumbermen, and industrial workers... Also overalls, especially the bibless type.

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iii. vi. 217 Dean was wearing washed-out tight levis and a T-shirt.

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iv. iii. 266 Stan was wearing a levi outfit, jacket and all.

1961 Sunday Express 2 Apr. 14/6 The big rush this summer will be:—for parchment-coloured American Levi jeans.

1970 Guardian 15 Oct. 11 Whatever social stigma might have been attached to wearing a pair of blue jeans could hardly have been held to apply to ‘white Levi's’.

1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon vii. 100 I can always see her in my mind's eye—bare footed, clad in a pair of old Levis and a simple sweater worn outside her trousers.

1973 E. Bullins Theme is Blackness 59 Her sandy hair is tied by a bandanna and the blue Levis are faded dull.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	levis
释义	Levi'sLevisn. Brit. /ˈliːvʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈliˌvaɪz/ Forms: Also (in attributive use) Levi, Levies, and with small initial. Etymology: < the name of the original American manufacturer, Levi Strauss. Originally U.S. A type of (originally blue) denim jeans or bibless overalls, with rivets to reinforce stress-points, patented and produced as working clothes in the 1860s, and adopted as a fashion garment in the 20th century. The form Levi's is a proprietary term in the U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > made from specific material shiverines1663 nankeen1770 overall1782 corduroys1791 ducks1825 webs1825 kerseys1833 moleskin1836 cord1837 kerseymeres1840 blue jeans1842 grey1860 mole trousers1860 chaparreras1861 Bedford cord1862 velveteens1862 dungarees1872 moles1879 chaps1884 chaparejos1887 oiler1889 greyers1900 flannels1911 Levi's1926 denim1932 chino1943 wrangler1947 Bedfords1954 sweats1956 sweatpants1957 1926 R. Santee Men & Horses 125 My Levis was brand-new. 1928 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Sept. 519/1 Levi's ..for Overalls. 1934 Street & Smith's Western Story Mag. 10 Mar. 132/1 The cowboy's..overalls are called ‘Levi's’ from the name of Levi Straus, of San Francisco, the pioneer overalls manufacturer of the West. 1935 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 28 Apr. xi. 13/2 Old timers advise the prospective dude rancher to..buy in the West a pair of Levi overalls. 1935 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 28 Apr. xi. 13/3 Levi's, or copper riveted, blue denim riding pants, have been found to be excellent. 1941 Yankee Dec. 39/1 Red-flannel underwear, Peavey axes, copper-riveted Levi's, etc. 1944 Life 15 May 66/2 Blue jeans (‘levis’) or corduroys, rolled at the bottom, are worn by almost all boys. 1950 Time 27 Feb. 88 When dude ranches became popular in the '30s, Haas introduced ‘Levis for Ladies’. 1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 212/2 Levies, work pants of extra heavy denim, having pockets attached with rivets. Originally worn by ranchers, lumbermen, and industrial workers... Also overalls, especially the bibless type. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iii. vi. 217 Dean was wearing washed-out tight levis and a T-shirt. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iv. iii. 266 Stan was wearing a levi outfit, jacket and all. 1961 Sunday Express 2 Apr. 14/6 The big rush this summer will be:—for parchment-coloured American Levi jeans. 1970 Guardian 15 Oct. 11 Whatever social stigma might have been attached to wearing a pair of blue jeans could hardly have been held to apply to ‘white Levi's’. 1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon vii. 100 I can always see her in my mind's eye—bare footed, clad in a pair of old Levis and a simple sweater worn outside her trousers. 1973 E. Bullins Theme is Blackness 59 Her sandy hair is tied by a bandanna and the blue Levis are faded dull. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1926
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