| 单词 | trouser cuff |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrouser cuff trouser cuff n. (a) either of a pair of protective bands of cloth, rubber, or leather, worn over the bottoms of a pair of trousers, typically to protect them from dirt, to prevent them from getting caught in the chain of a bicycle, etc. (now rare); (b) the bottom hem of a trouser leg folded upwards on the outside and sometimes stitched in place, cf. turn-up n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > parts of > leg > turn-up trouser cuff1896 cuff1911 turn-up1925 1896 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 8 May 7/2 A newly invented ‘Trouser Cuff’ or guard for bicycle riders; used with the ordinary clisp [read clips]. 1908 Beatrice (Nebraska) Daily Sun 31 Mar. When fickle Dame Fashion dictates that a zone of haughty hosiery must be exposed between the deftly turned trouser cuffs and the saucy shiny shoes, the dandy neophyte, craving favor, makes up to conform to specifications. 1933 Ashburton (N.Z.) Guardian 19 June 1/7 Protection for cyclists. Mudguards from 2/- a pair. Trouser cuffs, cloth, 3d pair. Trouser cuffs, rubber, 1/- pair. Chain protectors, 4/6 each. 1982 H. Engel Murder on Location (1983) xxiii. 207 I squeezed water from my shoes and trouser cuffs. 2015 H. S. Cross Wilberforce xxxviii. 324 His shoes and socks had come off, his trouser cuffs been rolled up, and his feet were dangling off the platform into the smooth canal. < as lemmas |
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