| 单词 | black-dress |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack-dress black-dress n. now rare attributive designating a convict who must wear a black uniform as a mark of misconduct. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil person > [adjective] > convict black-dress1875 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [adjective] > distinguished by bad conduct black-dress1875 1875 Sunday Mag. 745/1 The black dress men are now kept separate at work as well as elsewhere, and are only released and returned to the parties when they have given some proof of improvement. 1899 Daily News 3 July 5/6 The convict Billinge is what is known as a ‘Black dress’ man, being thus distinguished because of his bad conduct. 1913 T. Hopkins Wards of State i. iii. 54 The black-dress men have been flogged with the cat-o'-nine tails for an assault on a warder. < as lemmas |
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