Brodrickn.
/ˈbrɒdrɪk/ Applied facetiously to:
a. A soldier enlisted under the lower standard of physique introduced under Brodrick's régime; more explicitly little Brodrick.
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1903 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 8/1 ‘Brodricks’ in South Africa.
1903 Daily Chron. 17 Sept. 7/2 There were comparatively few so-called ‘Little Brodricks’ in these sturdy line battalions of the 1st Army Corps.
b. An army cap invented and introduced by Brodrick.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > military
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1905 Westm. Gaz. 25 May 8/2 The other half in undress uniform, with..its fatigue jackets, its ‘Brodrick’ caps, and riding whips.
1915 A. D. Gillespie Let. 27 Mar. in Lett. from Flanders (1916) 74 The soft ‘Gor’ bli'me' hat..does not give such a mark as the flat-topped ‘Brodrick’.
1960 E. Waugh in Spectator 15 July 95/3 The officials..wore khaki service dress and Brodrick caps.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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