| 单词 | sam browne belt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSam Browne belt 1. In full Sam Browne belt. A leather belt with a supporting strap that passes diagonally over the right shoulder, worn by army and police officers (originally commissioned officers of the British Army). Also more generally: any belt of this style. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > other breechgirdlea1300 demiceint1483 demi-girdle1533 bracing-girdle1552 purse-girdle1559 yellow ribbon1651 burdash1707 body belt1823 subcingulum1824 zoster1824 bell-girdle1833 hip girdle1853 Sam Browne belt1878 belly-band1888 waspie1957 tie belt1964 1878 Standard 27 June 3/1 A waist-belt (the Sam Brown belt it is called in India)..has the further support of a narrow cross belt to keep it taut. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 592/2 Somewhat similar to British ‘Sam Browne’, but with sword slings. 1916 E. C. Middleton Aircraft xvi. 114 Should he be posted to the Army wing he will probably present himself to an astonished and apoplectic adjutant wearing two cross straps to his ‘Sam Browne’. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags i. 55 Taking in every detail of his uniform, the riding boots, Sam Browne belt, the enamelled stars of rank. 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) i. 16 I loosened my Sam Browne for the joy of eating. 2001 Independent 10 Dec. (Monday Review section) 4/1 I study other people's machines [sc. bicycles] for clever wheezes. It didn't take me long to acquire the three-mode rear-light, or the fluorescent Sam Browne. 2013 Master Detective Apr. 15/3 Before he strapped on his Sam Browne belt with a .357-calibre Magnum revolver, he donned his bullet-proof vest. < as lemmas |
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