单词 | statue dress |
释义 | > as lemmasstatue dress statue dress n. now rare a type of one-piece dress covering the body and legs; (Theatre) a costume intended to make the wearer resemble a statue. ΚΠ 1820 A. Opie Tales of Heart III. 235 She returned attired in a splendid mantle, which seemed in modesty thrown over her statue dress. 1894 Blackburn Standard 31 Mar. 3/1 The statue dress of pure white. 1906 Cent. Dict. & Cycl. VII. 5914/3 Statue-dress, a dress for the body and legs, made in one piece, worn in representations of statuary. 1942 W. Empson Royal Beasts (1986) 192 He would then have to change into the statue dress (which might simply be pulled over the top). < as lemmas |
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