单词 | onesie |
释义 | onesien.int. 1. In various games: one piece, a move involving one piece; the first turn or part of the game. Frequently in the game of jacks: a (successful) attempt at throwing and catching one jack. Usually in plural. Also as int. (see quot. 1953). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > [noun] > piece manc1460 tableman1480 piece1562 counter1600 game piece1880 onesie1888 tile1923 gamesman1931 meeple2000 1888 Amer. Anthropologist 1 268 Rhyme for Jacks... The various figures, as they may be called, of this play bear the names of Oneses, Twoses, Threeses, Sweeping the Stairs, Apple Barrel, Milking the Cow, and Putting Horses in the Stable. 1891 Strand Mag. 2 515/2 Hopscotch... A glance at the illustration will show how the lines are drawn, the spaces being respectively named one sie, two sie, three sie, four sie, and puddings. 1953 Jrnl. Internat. Inst. Educ. of Durham Univ. Jan. 19/1 The player [in the game of bays, or ball hopscotch] began by saying ‘Welcome Onesy!’ 1965 D. Barthelme Game in New Yorker 31 July 29/1 Shotwell keeps the jacks and the rubber ball in his attaché case... He plays with them.., chanting ‘onesies, twosies, threesies, foursies’. 1994 S. Romaine Lang. in Society 63 (transcript) Y'start off, an' y'shoot—y'shoot into skellies. An' 'en ef you make in in skellies, you shoot de onesies. 1999 R. Cecil In Search of Great Dead 58 His voice rose in argument While I bounced my ball and swept jacks Onesies, twosies, threesies. 2. a. U.S. An infant's one-piece close-fitting lightweight garment, usually having sleeves but leaving the legs uncovered and fastening with snap-fasteners at the crotch. [ < Onesies, a proprietary name for a garment of this type.] ΚΠ 1983 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 5 June (Advertising section) Infants' Gerber Onesie 1-pc. garment in print knit or solid terry. 1986 N.Y. Times 31 Aug. xxii. 15/1 The snap-crotch ‘onesie’ knit suit in sizes through 24 months with matching socks costs $15 a set. 1994 Nauset (Mass.) Cal. Late Summer 10/1 There are snugly tie-dyed onesies, hand-crochet or woven booties, and small multi-color stuffed animals for babies. 2002 N.Y. Times 6 Jan. ix. 3/2 For fashionable babies vacationing with the family in the tropics, that lowly onesie-and-diaper ensemble just isn't going to pass muster. b. Originally U.S. Any of various loose-fitting all-in-one outfits worn by adults; (in later use) esp. a one-piece leisure garment typically zipped at the front and incorporating long sleeves, trouser legs, and a hood. Cf. jump-suit n. at jump n.1 Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for body and limbs tights1836 altogethers1913 onesie2004 2004 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 5 Aug. e2/4 The photographs of Kerry dressed in his sky blue onesie were quickly compared to the image of..Michael Dukakis when he climbed into a tank. 2007 Women's Wear Daily (Nexis) 8 Feb. 8 He showed a belted champagne mink.., a fluffy fox over a jumpsuit. (To digress for a moment, the onesie is turning into a mini trend in New York.) 2010 Guardian (Nexis) 26 Nov. 4 (headline) Can a man dressed like a toddler ever be taken seriously? Patrick Barkham zips up his 'onesie' and hits the streets. 2013 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 25/7 We spent more evenings at home on the sofa—a trend that also helped boost the..onesie industry. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1888 |
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