单词 | rollaway |
释义 | rollawayadj.n. A. adj. 1. a. Designating a roll collar (roll collar n.). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [adjective] > turned up, back, or down rolled1806 turned-up1836 turned-down1840 turned-back1861 rollaway1882 the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > folded up or down turn-up1685 turned-up1836 turned-down1840 rollaway1882 1882 Literary World (Boston) 29 July 243/3 He [sc. Walt Whitman] went about in a roll-away collar. 1977 S. Berkoff East xvi. 44 I'll wear a roll away collar, a Johnny Ray collar, that sails out of your necks and a skinny tie. b. Of a hood on a coat: that can be rolled up and stored beneath or inside the coat's collar. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > other head-lined1607 liripipionated1653 lappeted1804 headscarved1954 rollaway1960 1960 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 21 Oct. 11/3 (advt.) Men's ‘Olympian’ jackets... Completely washable. Roll-away hood. 1961 Salt Lake Tribune 20 Aug. a5/3 (advt.) Roll-away hood stores out of sight under the collar. 1997 Trail May 107/1 It's got zipped ventilator pockets, a rollaway hood and Velcro-adjustable cuffs. 2007 Adventure Trav. Jan.–Feb. 88/1 For twenty-five smackers you get a..piece of kit that's insulated,..features a comfortable fleece lining, a roll away hood and hem draw cords. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. That may be moved on wheels or castors. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > rolling along > that may be rolled along rollable1729 rollaway1910 roll-around1928 rollout1934 1910 Archit. Rec. Aug. 36/1 (advt.) Rollaway Window Screens are handsome in appearance. 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Oct. 11/3 Mr. Latham invented the ‘roll-away’ stage over the footlights which is used in many motion-picture houses. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. 119/1 There are no litter problems, eggs are laid in rollaway nests, the floor area per bird is only 1 sq ft. 1966 A. Cavanaugh Children are Gone ii. iii. 30 A musty old building... Three rooms with a rollaway bed, which she and two other girls had taken turns occupying. 1969 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Nov. 2/2 The charming young hostess..offered to get a roll~away cot for me. 2002 T. Shimoda Fourth Treasure (2003) 31 Until she was eight, Tina slept on a rollaway bed in her mother's room. B. n. Originally and chiefly North American. A bed fitted with wheels or castors, allowing it to be moved easily. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > truckle-bed truckle-bed1459 tirl-bed1487 trundle-bed1542 wheel-bed1556 trundle bedstead1590 truckle1637 truckle bedstead1895 rollaway1958 1958 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 4 June 14/2 Cots and roll-aways donated by townspeople after a radio appeal. 1971 A. A. Michele You don't have to Ache ix. 188 Frequently the ‘rollaways’ that motels keep for the use of children are harder and better for your back than the regular bed mattress. 1984 L. Erdrich Love Med. iv. 71 They had to be carried off and fit together on the rollaway, neat puzzles of arms and legs. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 10 Nov. viii. 21/2 What we've done in Puerto Rico several times [during hurricanes] is convert the ballroom..into a shelter. We set up rollaways and bunk beds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1882 |
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