moleskinn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊlskɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, skin n.

Etymology: < mole n.³ + skin n.

A. n.

1. The skin of a mole or moles used as fur; (occasionally) a garment made from this. Also: the skin of any of various other animals sheared so as to resemble this.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > other pelts or furs

fawa1200

ruskin1278

grisa1300

grover1310

letticea1399

cristy gray1404

pured?1435

watermail1489

cesil1492

callyvanc1524

wolverine1596

moleskin1652

flix1667

skunk1791

lion-skin1805

nutria1811

chinchilla1824

Alaska sable1869

fisher1879

monkeyc1896

marmot1911

tarbagan1928

1652 R. Lilburne Lillies Ape Whipt 2 We have next the Mole-Skin..; but in stead of this Plush Jacket I think a Whip, and a jack of Apes his coate were fitter for you.

1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 14 The Impositions now to be set on foot, are upon Bare-neck'd Ladies, Patches, Mole-skins, Spanish Paper, and all the Mundus Muliebris more than what is necessary and decent.

1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 26 Oct. 3/2 New fabrics.—At the Hartford fair, a Hat made of Mole Skin, in imitation of Chinchilli, and two Cassimere Shawls.

1858 Queen Victoria Let. 27 Feb. in Dearest Child (1964) 62 I am so glad you find the sealskin comfortable; it is a nice warm thing; I hope when it is a little less severe you will find the mole skin useful too.

1872 F. Kilvert Diary 24 Apr. (1939) II. 190 There were 5 dozen of prepared moleskins hanging up to the cratch, to make somebody a waistcoat.

1903 Edinb. Evening News 17 Apr. 6 There is just now an exceptional demand for moleskins,..due to a report that the King recently had a waistcoat made of moleskins.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 13/1 The moleskin that is produced by shearing musquash.

1929 H. Williamson Beautiful Years (rev. ed.) xv. 109 He might even offer her a cap made of moleskin... All real trappers wore such things.

1993 B. Pym Unsuitable Attachment (BNC) 123 There was a fur jacket lying on the spare room bed. She fingered it. Moleskin! Did anybody have things made of moleskin nowadays?

2. A strong, soft, cotton fustian with a fine pile which is shaved before dyeing, formerly used esp. for protective work clothes.Such cloth is now also used in the form of bandaging or adhesive plasters to protect the skin from blisters, wind, etc.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fustian > types of

fustian of Naples1463

holmes fustian1474

jean1567

cantoon1688

thick-set1756

moleskin1792

pillow1839

1792 T. Lear Let. 19 Mar. in G. Washington Papers (2000) Presidential Ser. IX. 544 (note) This is one dollar and ⅓ of a dollar more than the 7½ yards of mole skin will come to.

1803 Ann. Reg. 830 A patent, dated June 28th, to Joseph Everett, clothier, for an article..which he denominates Salisbury Angola Moleskin.

1831 Lincoln Herald 9 Sept. 3/6 The trowsers are of stout moleskin.

1873 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xviii The loafer in moleskin stood at some little distance.

1918 A. M. Moore Autumn Grey 45 His gaunt frame clothed in moleskin and soft Crimean shirt; in the background his hut of galvanised iron.

1972 Guardian 18 July 11/1 Moleskin is the rather misleading name given to a very firm woven cotton with a polished surface.

1988 G. Prater Snowshoeing (ed. 3) v. 68 The most valuable qualities are durability.., several outside pockets (for goggles, compass, snacks, canteen, moleskin, and other frequently used items)..and a large top flap.

3. A garment made of moleskin (in sense A. 2), esp. (usually in plural) a pair of trousers.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [noun] > made of specific material

moleskin1836

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

1836 J. Struthers Poet. Wks. (1850) II. 113 Our moleskins are every way as capable as their blouses.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 52/1 Upper Benjamins, built on a downey plan, a monarch to half a finnuff... Pair of long sleeve Moleskin..half a monarch.

1858 Times 20 Nov. 8/5 Our agricultural labourers who wear corduroys, or moleskins.

1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker I. 238 Bushmen in immaculate moleskins and flaring ties.

1921 H. Williamson Beautiful Years 137 Jack pulled his school cap..from his head, while Willie saluted, a habit he had lately developed when wearing his fly-blown moleskin, owing to difficulty in readjusting it.

1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang vii. 61 Long legs tightly clad in moleskins and leggings.

1976 J. Mullally & I. P. Sexton Stir Possum 13 There were stockmen in snow-white moleskins.

1980 L. A. M. Simpson Coll. Poems (1988) 307 He pulls a knotted kerchief out of his moleskin and unties it with miner's fingers... ‘Here's thy blessed money, thy shillings an thy sixpences.’

1990 Country Walking Jan. 80/2 Thermal longjohns..are best worn beneath a pair of tracksuit bottoms, moleskins or cords.

B. adj. (attributive).

Made of moleskin.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials

warm?c1225

furredc1325

russet1390

imperial purple1577

furry1691

kidden1714

Shetland1790

pepper-and-salt1792

dreadnought1798

cilice1812

moleskin1836

nainsook1852

lingeriea1865

pepper-salt1882

Milanese1897

ramie1906

pinstripe1935

stranded1935

Day-Glo1949

1836 C. L. Stretch Jrnl. 8 June in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) at Kaffir-sheeting The articles furnished were of the most common material,..imitation moleskin trousers, a common black hat, 2 cotton shirts, and a tin jug.

1839 Tasmanian 15 Feb. 51/1 Moleskin and cord trousers.

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters viii. 146 A suit of strong moleskin clothes.

1873 A. Trollope Harry Heathcote (1874) i. 3 The young man..had on a flannel shirt, a pair of moleskin trousers, and an old straw hat.

1899 A. Quiller-Couch Ship of Stars xii Taffy went forth to work in moleskin breeches.

1906 G. M. Smith Days of Cobb & Co. 13 His moleskin pants were new.

1948 G. Farwell Down Argent Street 21 There were nuggety men in shirt sleeves and tight moleskin trousers.

1973 Observer 15 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 4/2 (advt.) Soft, pure cotton moleskin suit.

1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 14/1 (advt.) New in for winter: fabulous collection of leopard, snake and moleskin fabric, available in bootleg cut trousers.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

moleskin colour adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > brownish grey

minim1632

Portland stone1633

stone-colour1663

nut-grey1797

stone tint1833

stone1848

moleskin colour1903

mole-colour1906

mole1908

taupe1911

1903 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 4/2 There is moleskin colour, a term born of the mania for moleskin coats.

moleskin-breeched adj.

ΚΠ

1896 Daily News 25 July 8/1 Plodding old labourers, moleskin-breeched.

moleskin-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > brownish grey

bice1330

butternut1772

stone-coloured1772

stone1848

ficelle-coloured1882

oatmeal1885

moleskin-coloured1903

browny-grey1905

mole-grey1906

mole1908

stony1910

taupe1911

1903 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 4/2 Moleskin-coloured cloths of many kinds.

C2.

† moleskin shaver n. Obsolete rare a person who shaves or crops the surface of moleskin (sense A. 2).

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > shearing > one who shears moleskin

moleskin shaver?1881

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 71 Fustian Manufacturer..Mole-skin Shaver.

moleskin squatter n. Australian and New Zealand slang (now rare) a person engaged in sheep farming, etc., on a small scale.

ΚΠ

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 40 Among other terms we have derived from farm life and sheep stations are moleskin squatter, ‘a working man who has come to own a small sheep run.’

a1948 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs (1951) 387 Moleskin squatter... A correspondent writes: ‘The last time I heard it was when the Government cut up Cheviot in 1893... Since then m.ss. have become too numerous to attract attention.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	moleskin
释义	moleskinn.adj. Brit. /ˈməʊlskɪn/, U.S. /ˈmoʊlˌskɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mole n.³, skin n. Etymology: < mole n.³ + skin n. A. n. 1. The skin of a mole or moles used as fur; (occasionally) a garment made from this. Also: the skin of any of various other animals sheared so as to resemble this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > other pelts or furs fawa1200 ruskin1278 grisa1300 grover1310 letticea1399 cristy gray1404 pured?1435 watermail1489 cesil1492 callyvanc1524 wolverine1596 moleskin1652 flix1667 skunk1791 lion-skin1805 nutria1811 chinchilla1824 Alaska sable1869 fisher1879 monkeyc1896 marmot1911 tarbagan1928 1652 R. Lilburne Lillies Ape Whipt 2 We have next the Mole-Skin..; but in stead of this Plush Jacket I think a Whip, and a jack of Apes his coate were fitter for you. 1668 R. L'Estrange tr. F. G. de Quevedo y Villegas Visions (1708) 14 The Impositions now to be set on foot, are upon Bare-neck'd Ladies, Patches, Mole-skins, Spanish Paper, and all the Mundus Muliebris more than what is necessary and decent. 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 26 Oct. 3/2 New fabrics.—At the Hartford fair, a Hat made of Mole Skin, in imitation of Chinchilli, and two Cassimere Shawls. 1858 Queen Victoria Let. 27 Feb. in Dearest Child (1964) 62 I am so glad you find the sealskin comfortable; it is a nice warm thing; I hope when it is a little less severe you will find the mole skin useful too. 1872 F. Kilvert Diary 24 Apr. (1939) II. 190 There were 5 dozen of prepared moleskins hanging up to the cratch, to make somebody a waistcoat. 1903 Edinb. Evening News 17 Apr. 6 There is just now an exceptional demand for moleskins,..due to a report that the King recently had a waistcoat made of moleskins. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 13/1 The moleskin that is produced by shearing musquash. 1929 H. Williamson Beautiful Years (rev. ed.) xv. 109 He might even offer her a cap made of moleskin... All real trappers wore such things. 1993 B. Pym Unsuitable Attachment (BNC) 123 There was a fur jacket lying on the spare room bed. She fingered it. Moleskin! Did anybody have things made of moleskin nowadays? 2. A strong, soft, cotton fustian with a fine pile which is shaved before dyeing, formerly used esp. for protective work clothes.Such cloth is now also used in the form of bandaging or adhesive plasters to protect the skin from blisters, wind, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > fustian > types of fustian of Naples1463 holmes fustian1474 jean1567 cantoon1688 thick-set1756 moleskin1792 pillow1839 1792 T. Lear Let. 19 Mar. in G. Washington Papers (2000) Presidential Ser. IX. 544 (note) This is one dollar and ⅓ of a dollar more than the 7½ yards of mole skin will come to. 1803 Ann. Reg. 830 A patent, dated June 28th, to Joseph Everett, clothier, for an article..which he denominates Salisbury Angola Moleskin. 1831 Lincoln Herald 9 Sept. 3/6 The trowsers are of stout moleskin. 1873 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xviii The loafer in moleskin stood at some little distance. 1918 A. M. Moore Autumn Grey 45 His gaunt frame clothed in moleskin and soft Crimean shirt; in the background his hut of galvanised iron. 1972 Guardian 18 July 11/1 Moleskin is the rather misleading name given to a very firm woven cotton with a polished surface. 1988 G. Prater Snowshoeing (ed. 3) v. 68 The most valuable qualities are durability.., several outside pockets (for goggles, compass, snacks, canteen, moleskin, and other frequently used items)..and a large top flap. 3. A garment made of moleskin (in sense A. 2), esp. (usually in plural) a pair of trousers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [noun] > made of specific material moleskin1836 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 1836 J. Struthers Poet. Wks. (1850) II. 113 Our moleskins are every way as capable as their blouses. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 52/1 Upper Benjamins, built on a downey plan, a monarch to half a finnuff... Pair of long sleeve Moleskin..half a monarch. 1858 Times 20 Nov. 8/5 Our agricultural labourers who wear corduroys, or moleskins. 1893 R. C. Praed Outlaw & Lawmaker I. 238 Bushmen in immaculate moleskins and flaring ties. 1921 H. Williamson Beautiful Years 137 Jack pulled his school cap..from his head, while Willie saluted, a habit he had lately developed when wearing his fly-blown moleskin, owing to difficulty in readjusting it. 1941 I. L. Idriess Great Boomerang vii. 61 Long legs tightly clad in moleskins and leggings. 1976 J. Mullally & I. P. Sexton Stir Possum 13 There were stockmen in snow-white moleskins. 1980 L. A. M. Simpson Coll. Poems (1988) 307 He pulls a knotted kerchief out of his moleskin and unties it with miner's fingers... ‘Here's thy blessed money, thy shillings an thy sixpences.’ 1990 Country Walking Jan. 80/2 Thermal longjohns..are best worn beneath a pair of tracksuit bottoms, moleskins or cords. B. adj. (attributive). Made of moleskin. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made from specific materials warm?c1225 furredc1325 russet1390 imperial purple1577 furry1691 kidden1714 Shetland1790 pepper-and-salt1792 dreadnought1798 cilice1812 moleskin1836 nainsook1852 lingeriea1865 pepper-salt1882 Milanese1897 ramie1906 pinstripe1935 stranded1935 Day-Glo1949 1836 C. L. Stretch Jrnl. 8 June in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Hist. Princ. (1996) at Kaffir-sheeting The articles furnished were of the most common material,..imitation moleskin trousers, a common black hat, 2 cotton shirts, and a tin jug. 1839 Tasmanian 15 Feb. 51/1 Moleskin and cord trousers. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters viii. 146 A suit of strong moleskin clothes. 1873 A. Trollope Harry Heathcote (1874) i. 3 The young man..had on a flannel shirt, a pair of moleskin trousers, and an old straw hat. 1899 A. Quiller-Couch Ship of Stars xii Taffy went forth to work in moleskin breeches. 1906 G. M. Smith Days of Cobb & Co. 13 His moleskin pants were new. 1948 G. Farwell Down Argent Street 21 There were nuggety men in shirt sleeves and tight moleskin trousers. 1973 Observer 15 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 4/2 (advt.) Soft, pure cotton moleskin suit. 1997 Shetland Times 21 Nov. 14/1 (advt.) New in for winter: fabulous collection of leopard, snake and moleskin fabric, available in bootleg cut trousers. Compounds C1. General attributive. moleskin colour adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > brownish grey minim1632 Portland stone1633 stone-colour1663 nut-grey1797 stone tint1833 stone1848 moleskin colour1903 mole-colour1906 mole1908 taupe1911 1903 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 4/2 There is moleskin colour, a term born of the mania for moleskin coats. moleskin-breeched adj. ΚΠ 1896 Daily News 25 July 8/1 Plodding old labourers, moleskin-breeched. moleskin-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > brownish grey bice1330 butternut1772 stone-coloured1772 stone1848 ficelle-coloured1882 oatmeal1885 moleskin-coloured1903 browny-grey1905 mole-grey1906 mole1908 stony1910 taupe1911 1903 Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 4/2 Moleskin-coloured cloths of many kinds. C2. † moleskin shaver n. Obsolete rare a person who shaves or crops the surface of moleskin (sense A. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > shearing > one who shears moleskin moleskin shaver?1881 ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 71 Fustian Manufacturer..Mole-skin Shaver. moleskin squatter n. Australian and New Zealand slang (now rare) a person engaged in sheep farming, etc., on a small scale. ΚΠ 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 40 Among other terms we have derived from farm life and sheep stations are moleskin squatter, ‘a working man who has come to own a small sheep run.’ a1948 L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs (1951) 387 Moleskin squatter... A correspondent writes: ‘The last time I heard it was when the Government cut up Cheviot in 1893... Since then m.ss. have become too numerous to attract attention.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1652
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