英语词汇“to have silk”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. Used allusively to indicate the rank of a King's (or Queen's) Counsel, marked by the right to wear a silk gown, esp. in the phrases to receive, obtain, or take silk; also (rare), to have silk. Collectively, denoting the persons wearing such gowns. (Cf. 3d.)

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society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > counsellor, barrister, or advocate > K.C. or Q.C. > indication of rank of

silk1821

society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (intransitive)] > be a K.C. or Q.C.

to be called within the bar1768

to receive, obtain, or take silk1875

1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 49 Our solicitor has heard with due attention the speeches delivered from learned silk.

1866 A. J. Munby Diary 2 Nov. in D. Hudson Munby (1972) 229 Dined in Hall..the talk was of who is to have silk presently and make way for us rising juniors.

1875 A. Trollope Prime Minister (1876) I. iii. 36 He had..worked in a stuff gown till he was nearly sixty... He would take his silk as an honour for his declining years.

1882 Daily News 25 May 2/5 He received silk in 1868.

1882 Society 4 Nov. 20/1 Ere long he ‘spoiled silk’ (as the saying is), and was made a Serjeant.

1897 Standard 16 Oct. 3/4 [He] soon obtained great distinction.., which increased on his taking silk.

1925 W. S. Maugham Painted Veil vii. 25 He was still a junior and many younger men than he had already taken silk.

1979 G. Wagner Barnardo viii. 130 Thesiger..had become a QC... He had two juniors..who later took silk.

单词	to have silk
释义	> as lemmas to have silk b. Used allusively to indicate the rank of a King's (or Queen's) Counsel, marked by the right to wear a silk gown, esp. in the phrases to receive, obtain, or take silk; also (rare), to have silk. Collectively, denoting the persons wearing such gowns. (Cf. 3d.) ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] > counsellor, barrister, or advocate > K.C. or Q.C. > indication of rank of silk1821 society > law > legal profession > practice law [verb (intransitive)] > be a K.C. or Q.C. to be called within the bar1768 to receive, obtain, or take silk1875 1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 49 Our solicitor has heard with due attention the speeches delivered from learned silk. 1866 A. J. Munby Diary 2 Nov. in D. Hudson Munby (1972) 229 Dined in Hall..the talk was of who is to have silk presently and make way for us rising juniors. 1875 A. Trollope Prime Minister (1876) I. iii. 36 He had..worked in a stuff gown till he was nearly sixty... He would take his silk as an honour for his declining years. 1882 Daily News 25 May 2/5 He received silk in 1868. 1882 Society 4 Nov. 20/1 Ere long he ‘spoiled silk’ (as the saying is), and was made a Serjeant. 1897 Standard 16 Oct. 3/4 [He] soon obtained great distinction.., which increased on his taking silk. 1925 W. S. Maugham Painted Veil vii. 25 He was still a junior and many younger men than he had already taken silk. 1979 G. Wagner Barnardo viii. 130 Thesiger..had become a QC... He had two juniors..who later took silk. extracted from silkn.adj. < as lemmas
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