α. (In plural form) 1800s– trouserettes.
β. (In singular form) 1800s– trouserette.
单词 | trouserettes |
释义 | trouserettesn.α. (In plural form) 1800s– trouserettes. β. (In singular form) 1800s– trouserette. 1. Women's and girls' loose-fitting trousers, typically gathered at the knee or ankle, and sometimes worn under a short skirt; cf. bloomer n.2 1b. Now rare (historical in later use).Typically adopted for outdoor pursuits, esp. cycling; cf. rational dress n. at rational adj. and adv. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > wide or loose > for cycling, etc. pantaloon1814 pants1851 trouserettes1857 pantalettes1881 rationals1889 bloomer1895 pantalettes1897 1857 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 492/2 Rude boys would follow in her wake, as the virgin of fifty-five trotted manfully along in shortest skirt and trouserettes. 1894 Bearings (Cycling Authority of America) 6 July Excuse me,..but I don't call them bloomers. They are—a—trouserettes. I first saw them in Paris this spring. 1931 Agnostic (Agnes Scott Coll., Decatur, Georgia) 11 Mar. 2/2 The stylish miss [was] clothed in ample trouserettes, tight-fitting bodice, high collar and sailor hat. 1951 R. N. Kerr 100 Years of Costumes in Amer. 38 [With reference to cycling costume at the end of the 19th cent.] Plaids were prominent in suits, jackets, circular skirts and in bloomers or trouserettes. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > underpants > for women (and children) knickerbocker1872 trouserettes1874 knickers1882 trolly1891 knicks1895 panties1904 skirt-knicker1908 Directoire knickers1911 panties1922 step-in1922 French knickers1925 scanty1928 passion-killer1943 parapants1944 tap pants1977 1874 J. Ashby-Sterry Tiny Trav. 284 Troublesome Twelve, in..the frilliest of frilled trouserettes, is romping about. 1894 Theatre Feb. 106 Exceedingly attractive young ladies in the muslin frocks and frilled trouserettes of forty years since. 1926 Yorks. Evening Post 7 Apr. 6/5 The quaint trouserettes which veiled women's ankles from the vulgar gaze in decorous early Victorian days. 3. Any trousers which are not full-length, such as knickerbockers, breeches, short trousers, shorts, etc. Later also: trousers for small children, esp. boys. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > short trousers or shorts short1826 half pants1838 trouserettes1875 chuddies1885 shorty1942 short shorts1946 stubby1977 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches breecha1100 breeka1300 femoralc1450 hosec1460 breecha1500 overstocks1543 strossers1598 strouses1600 breeching1604 brogues1615 trousies1652 small clothes1770 knee-breeches1829 smalls1836 breekums1839 culotte1842 sine qua nons1850 terminations1863 trouserettes1875 strides1889 knee-breech1904 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches > knickerbockers knickerbocker1859 trouserettes1875 plus fours1920 plus twos1928 1875 Jedburgh Gaz. 17 July The children..enjoy themselves in games mysterious..to elderly people, yet to them suggestive of dim recollections of long ago, short petticoats, and jackets and trouserettes copiously adorned with shiny buttons. 1911 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 20 Aug. (Sporting section) 2/5 He grabbed Coulson by the seat of his baseball trouserettes, experimented with a modified strangle hold.., and abused our poor young outfielder. 1924 W. de la Mare Ding Dong Bell 30 A little boy in velveteen trouserettes. 1951 Boston (Lincs.) Guardian 26 Sept. 10/1 (advt.) Coat with Peter Pan collar, snug trouserettes complete with braces and permanent turn ups, and a neat beret. To fit boys aged 3 to 5. 2008 N.Y. Sun (Nexis) 9 Sept. 18 The show was dominated by formal wear, with a few dressed-up separates such as metallic knee-length pants or ‘trouserettes’ paired with shrunken jackets that winged out in the back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1857 |
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