| 单词 | rowing shorts |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrowing shorts d. Trousers reaching only to the knees or higher (originally knee-breeches). In the U.S. also spec. underpants. rowing shorts: short drawers worn by oarsmen; similarly football shorts. 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 > short trousers or shorts short1826 half pants1838 trouserettes1875 chuddies1885 shorty1942 short shorts1946 stubby1977 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants pants1880 chuddies1885 kecks1900 underpants1931 short1941 underfug1946 gotch1968 underdaks1976 shreddies1989 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. iii. 21 Another..wanted to act the ghost, which he proposed doing in white shorts, and a night-cap. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xlvi. 500 The gentleman who condescended to appear in plush shorts and cottons for a quarterly stipend. 1859 Habits Good Society iii. 150 You may dress like a bargee, in shorts and grey stockings. 1865 Princess Alice Mem. 7 June (1884) 100 Uncle Louis received us in shorts! 1913 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 520 I..stood outside in football ‘shorts’, nailed boots and sweater. 1927 Amer. Speech 2 278/1 Shorts, athletic trousers. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Sept. 14/3 Too long has man..allowed himself to be made miserable by a summer garb which is anything but summery. We thrill to the bold challenge issued by A. Van Dyke.., ‘Shorts for men!’ 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? x. 253 He was stripped down to his silk shorts. 1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It i. 6 He..plucked a tricksie in shorts as she wiggled by. 1973 G. Robyns Wimbledon xx. 137 In the thirties Wimbledon abounded in beauty... Eileen Bennett..was the girl who dared to wear shorts for the first time in public. 1974 Caribbean Contact Mar. 10/5 Bishop's wife came to my hotel and reported that her husband had spent the night in his ‘shorts’ (or underwear)..after being stripped. < as lemmas |
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