straight-cutadj.n.¹

Brit.

/ˈstreɪtkʌt/, U.S.

/ˈstreɪtˌkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: straight adv., cut adj.

Etymology: < straight adv. + cut adj.

A. adj.

1. Of clothing: cut on straight lines; not full, flared, or fitting too closely to the body. Later also more generally: cut along straight lines; having straight edges.

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the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]

rightOE

straightc1350

rightfulc1384

line-rightc1400

rule-righta1450

streckc1480

unbent1483

straight forth1536

unwried1558

steel-straighta1560

untwisted1575

uncurled1597

rectified1598

cornerless1605

uncrooked1611

unbended1648

retent1656

uninflected1713

curveless1800

arrow-straight1834

unconvoluted1839

unwarped1855

curlless1861

undistorted1881

poker-straight1949

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made in specific way > other

windproof1616

buckramed1793

made to measure1851

spring weight1869

princess cut1875

mackintoshy1898

Magyar1911

deboned1922

breathable1933

Trubenized1933

preshrunka1963

unconstructed1973

1814 J. B. Scott Diary 20 Sept. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) iv. 106 This man, with his crimson stockings and straight-cut purple coat, appears to me the most fawning, hypocritical courtier I have ever seen.

1868 G. M. Hopkins Jrnls. & Papers (1959) 185 Fine. There were the travelling stack clouds with straight-cut under-sides.

1900 H. Hart Cent. Typogr. 8 The above and also the plate used as a Frontispiece to the 1695..and 1706 Specimens, have no flanges or bevels, but are almost straight-cut at the edges.

1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 90/1 (advt.) Front view shows high divided bustline, slenderizing midriff, straight-cut skirt that can't ride up.

1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 10 Oct. 15 The potatoes are processed into straight-cut chips, crinkle-cut chips,..and baked potatoes.

2008 U. Frith Autism: Very Short Introd. vi. 87 The non-autistic children were interested in making up the picture and were pleased when they could use the pieces with straight cut edges and did not have to fiddle with the tricky edges.

2013 E. Mangum Paige Torn iii. 41 He's wearing tan work boots, straight-cut jeans with worn patches in the knees,..and a thick, warm-looking vest.

2. Of tobacco: cut lengthwise into long strands. Of a cigarette: made from this type of tobacco.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco

bright1660

fine-cut1755

dark leaf1829

loose-leaf1831

golden1832

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [adjective] > type of cigarette

bird's eye1877

gold-tipped1890

mentholated1895

cork-tipped1907

king-size1909

roll-your-own1911

tailor-made1924

filter-tipped1927

king-sized1940

roll-up1948

filterless1956

tipped1964

untipped1968

unfiltered1976

1875 Sci. Amer. 31 July 74/1 This is a machine for removing straight-cut tobacco from the cutting machine, and boxing or bunching it, without allowing its fibers to become disordered or entangled.

1882 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Aug. 770/2 It is evident that when the terms is applied to cigarettes it implies that they are made of straight-cut tobacco.

1895 Irish Times 16 July 3 (advt.) Kinney's straight-cut cigarettes.

1942 Victoria (Brit. Columbia) Daily Times 26 Nov. 7/4 (advt.) Canada straight cut cigarette tobacco.

1985 C. Higham Orson Welles i. 44 Foxley was fascinated by Richard's chain-smoking, for he used one Virginia straight-cut cigarette to light another.

3. slang. Virtuous, respectable.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper

seemly?c1225

comelya1350

seemc1400

ablea1500

setting1535

decent1545

civil1582

proper1738

gradely1763

decorous1792

nice1799

correctc1800

proprietous1815

1911 San Francisco News Let. 24 June 7/1 He was one of the characteristic figures of the West—a good winner and a good loser; a straight-cut man in every fighting, virile atom of him.

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 156 As british as bondstrict and as straightcut as when that broken-arched traveller from Nuzuland.

2009 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Mar. (TV Guide section) 3 Many of the characters I have played before have been boisterous womanisers, and I loved how this guy was so straight-cut.

B. n.¹

1. A cigarette made from straight-cut tobacco.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > other types of cigarette

Russian cigarette1851

papirosa1856

Egyptian1892

Russian1892

tickler1904

joystick1911

gyppy1920

king-size1920

Sobranie1923

virgin1923

Turk1926

roll-your-own1932

ready roll1949

roll-up1950

filter1956

filterless1956

rollie1964

Virginia1964

untipped1968

primo1986

1883 Times (Philadelphia) 15 Apr. 8/6 (advt.) Smoke the best. Kinney Tobacco Company... Straight cuts in full dress packages.

1913 Punch 8 Jan. 24/1 A young gentleman of fashion who..toyed with a priceless straight-cut.

1927 W. Deeping Kitty ii. 21 I want some cigarettes,—straight-cuts—.

1994 L. Argiri God in Flight ix. 284 He riffled with a numb hand in his book bag and found a pack of Straight Cuts with one left, and this he shakily lit.

2. slang. A virtuous or respectable person. rare.

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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > respectability > person

pillarc1330

barona1400

Christian1693

respectable1770

respectability1837

square John1934

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid xiv. 139 He could..pick up a girl, even a straight-cut, and have her walk arm-in-arm with him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	straight-cut
释义	straight-cutadj.n.¹ Brit. /ˈstreɪtkʌt/, U.S. /ˈstreɪtˌkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: straight adv., cut adj. Etymology: < straight adv. + cut adj. A. adj. 1. Of clothing: cut on straight lines; not full, flared, or fitting too closely to the body. Later also more generally: cut along straight lines; having straight edges. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] rightOE straightc1350 rightfulc1384 line-rightc1400 rule-righta1450 streckc1480 unbent1483 straight forth1536 unwried1558 steel-straighta1560 untwisted1575 uncurled1597 rectified1598 cornerless1605 uncrooked1611 unbended1648 retent1656 uninflected1713 curveless1800 arrow-straight1834 unconvoluted1839 unwarped1855 curlless1861 undistorted1881 poker-straight1949 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > made in specific way > other windproof1616 buckramed1793 made to measure1851 spring weight1869 princess cut1875 mackintoshy1898 Magyar1911 deboned1922 breathable1933 Trubenized1933 preshrunka1963 unconstructed1973 1814 J. B. Scott Diary 20 Sept. in E. Mann Englishman at Home & Abroad (1930) iv. 106 This man, with his crimson stockings and straight-cut purple coat, appears to me the most fawning, hypocritical courtier I have ever seen. 1868 G. M. Hopkins Jrnls. & Papers (1959) 185 Fine. There were the travelling stack clouds with straight-cut under-sides. 1900 H. Hart Cent. Typogr. 8 The above and also the plate used as a Frontispiece to the 1695..and 1706 Specimens, have no flanges or bevels, but are almost straight-cut at the edges. 1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 90/1 (advt.) Front view shows high divided bustline, slenderizing midriff, straight-cut skirt that can't ride up. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 10 Oct. 15 The potatoes are processed into straight-cut chips, crinkle-cut chips,..and baked potatoes. 2008 U. Frith Autism: Very Short Introd. vi. 87 The non-autistic children were interested in making up the picture and were pleased when they could use the pieces with straight cut edges and did not have to fiddle with the tricky edges. 2013 E. Mangum Paige Torn iii. 41 He's wearing tan work boots, straight-cut jeans with worn patches in the knees,..and a thick, warm-looking vest. 2. Of tobacco: cut lengthwise into long strands. Of a cigarette: made from this type of tobacco. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco bright1660 fine-cut1755 dark leaf1829 loose-leaf1831 golden1832 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [adjective] > type of cigarette bird's eye1877 gold-tipped1890 mentholated1895 cork-tipped1907 king-size1909 roll-your-own1911 tailor-made1924 filter-tipped1927 king-sized1940 roll-up1948 filterless1956 tipped1964 untipped1968 unfiltered1976 1875 Sci. Amer. 31 July 74/1 This is a machine for removing straight-cut tobacco from the cutting machine, and boxing or bunching it, without allowing its fibers to become disordered or entangled. 1882 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 29 Aug. 770/2 It is evident that when the terms is applied to cigarettes it implies that they are made of straight-cut tobacco. 1895 Irish Times 16 July 3 (advt.) Kinney's straight-cut cigarettes. 1942 Victoria (Brit. Columbia) Daily Times 26 Nov. 7/4 (advt.) Canada straight cut cigarette tobacco. 1985 C. Higham Orson Welles i. 44 Foxley was fascinated by Richard's chain-smoking, for he used one Virginia straight-cut cigarette to light another. 3. slang. Virtuous, respectable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper seemly?c1225 comelya1350 seemc1400 ablea1500 setting1535 decent1545 civil1582 proper1738 gradely1763 decorous1792 nice1799 correctc1800 proprietous1815 1911 San Francisco News Let. 24 June 7/1 He was one of the characteristic figures of the West—a good winner and a good loser; a straight-cut man in every fighting, virile atom of him. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 156 As british as bondstrict and as straightcut as when that broken-arched traveller from Nuzuland. 2009 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Mar. (TV Guide section) 3 Many of the characters I have played before have been boisterous womanisers, and I loved how this guy was so straight-cut. B. n.¹ 1. A cigarette made from straight-cut tobacco. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > other types of cigarette Russian cigarette1851 papirosa1856 Egyptian1892 Russian1892 tickler1904 joystick1911 gyppy1920 king-size1920 Sobranie1923 virgin1923 Turk1926 roll-your-own1932 ready roll1949 roll-up1950 filter1956 filterless1956 rollie1964 Virginia1964 untipped1968 primo1986 1883 Times (Philadelphia) 15 Apr. 8/6 (advt.) Smoke the best. Kinney Tobacco Company... Straight cuts in full dress packages. 1913 Punch 8 Jan. 24/1 A young gentleman of fashion who..toyed with a priceless straight-cut. 1927 W. Deeping Kitty ii. 21 I want some cigarettes,—straight-cuts—. 1994 L. Argiri God in Flight ix. 284 He riffled with a numb hand in his book bag and found a pack of Straight Cuts with one left, and this he shakily lit. 2. slang. A virtuous or respectable person. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > respectability > person pillarc1330 barona1400 Christian1693 respectable1770 respectability1837 square John1934 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid xiv. 139 He could..pick up a girl, even a straight-cut, and have her walk arm-in-arm with him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas straight-cut straight-cut adj. extracted from straightadj.n.adv. straight-cut straight-cut adj. (a) cut on straight lines; (b) slang honest, respectable; (c) applied to cigarettes made from tobacco with the leaves cut lengthwise into long strands; frequently absol. as n. Π 1840 W. M. Thackeray Shabby Genteel Story viii He wore..a black straight-cut coat, and light drab breeches. 1868 G. M. Hopkins Jrnls. & Papers (1959) 185 Fine. There were the travelling stack clouds with straight-cut under-sides. 1884 Illustr. London News 18 Oct. 383/1 Cigarette smokers..will find the Richmond Straight Cut No. 1 superior to all others. 1895 Irish Times 16 July 3 (advt.) Kinney's straight-cut cigarettes. 1913 Punch 8 Jan. 24/1 A young gentleman of fashion who..toyed with a priceless straight-cut. 1927 W. Deeping Kitty ii. 21 I want some cigarettes,—straight-cuts—. 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid xiv. 139 He could..pick up a girl, even a straight-cut, and have her walk arm-in-arm with him. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 156 As british as bondstrict and as straightcut as when that broken-arched traveller from Nuzuland. extracted from straightadj.n.adv. < adj.n.¹1814 as lemmas
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