| 单词 | trouser-making |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrouser-making b. With agent nouns and verbal nouns, forming compounds relating to the manufacture of trousers, in which trouser expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in trouser-finisher, trouser maker, trouser-making, etc. ΚΠ 1831 Morning Post 23 Aug. S. K. Solomon, Breeches and Trouser Maker and Tailor. 1843 Belfast News Let. 1 Dec. Employing Foremen of experience in every department, Coat-making, Vest-making, Trouser-making, Hunting Breeches making, &c. &c. 1859 Western Daily Press 19 Apr. 2/1 Constant Employment for good Machine Hands, Baisters, Trouser Finishers, and Coat Finishers. 1947 Southern Econ. Jrnl. 14 26 The trouser manufacturers urge us to ‘Sit Down More’, while the shoe manufacturers beseech us to ‘Stand Up More’. 2008 Independent 9 Dec. (Life section) 4/1 On a three-piece suit, you'll have a salesman, the cutter; the coat-maker; the waistcoatmaker, the trousermaker. < as lemmas |
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