Mallaby-Deeleyn.

Brit.

/ˌmaləbɪˈdiːli/, U.S.

/ˌmæləbiˈdili/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mallaby-Deeley.

Etymology: < the name of Harry Mallaby-Deeley (1863–1937), English property-dealer and Member of Parliament, who started a cut-price tailoring business in 1920.

British slang. Now archaic.

A cheap suit of clothes (see quots.). Also in extended use.

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Mallaby-Deeley1920

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1920 Punch 10 Mar. 196 Oo, Lumme! Wot price Reginald in 'is Mallaby-Deeleys?

1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 221/4 (advt.) The bookman's Mallaby-Deeley.

1937 Evening Standard 5 Feb. 3/1 In 1920 he [sc. Mallaby-Deeley] became the leader of cheap mass-production tailoring... A ‘Mallaby-Deeley’ soon became another name for a suit.

1959 R. Postgate Every Man is God xxiii. 218 ‘You don't know what a Mallaby Deeley is?’ said his one time Major... David Roddman learned that a Mallaby Deeley was a cheap mass-produced suit invented by a smart M.P. Ex-officers, out of work, for the use of.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 74/2 Mallaby-Deeley's, plain clothes worn by Naval officers and men on shore leave.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mallaby-deeley
释义	Mallaby-Deeleyn. Brit. /ˌmaləbɪˈdiːli/, U.S. /ˌmæləbiˈdili/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mallaby-Deeley. Etymology: < the name of Harry Mallaby-Deeley (1863–1937), English property-dealer and Member of Parliament, who started a cut-price tailoring business in 1920. British slang. Now archaic. A cheap suit of clothes (see quots.). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > other shiftc1570 under-suita1586 doublet and hose1603 siropa1671 frock-clothes1769 costume1797 poncho dress1811 tongs1845 Eton suit1859 sailor's suit1869 Prince Albert1873 Norfolk suit1880 sailor suit1880 ready-made1882 Etons1888 buster suit1903 Mallaby-Deeley1920 tiddly suit1943 utility1945 shell suit1973 Mao suit1993 gansey2009 1920 Punch 10 Mar. 196 Oo, Lumme! Wot price Reginald in 'is Mallaby-Deeleys? 1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 221/4 (advt.) The bookman's Mallaby-Deeley. 1937 Evening Standard 5 Feb. 3/1 In 1920 he [sc. Mallaby-Deeley] became the leader of cheap mass-production tailoring... A ‘Mallaby-Deeley’ soon became another name for a suit. 1959 R. Postgate Every Man is God xxiii. 218 ‘You don't know what a Mallaby Deeley is?’ said his one time Major... David Roddman learned that a Mallaby Deeley was a cheap mass-produced suit invented by a smart M.P. Ex-officers, out of work, for the use of. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 74/2 Mallaby-Deeley's, plain clothes worn by Naval officers and men on shore leave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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