turnbackn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtəːnbak/, U.S.

/ˈtərnˌbæk/

Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn back (to turn back at turn v. Phrasal verbs).

One who or that which turns back or is turned back; an act of turning back.

a. n. (a) One who faint-heartedly retreats, or gives up an enterprise. (b) That part of anything which is folded back. (c) The return of something borrowed or rented. (d) A reduction in price; a reversal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > turn-up

reversa1382

tirvingc1400

turfc1440

turn-up1688

turnback1843

reverse1859

upturn1923

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > skulking > skulker

skulkc1320

skulker1387

flincher1598

quitter1665

slink1824

turnback1843

sneakaway1900

trouble-shirker1908

the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [noun] > that which is or may be folded > a folded part > part folded in specific way

turn-up1688

turnback1843

turn-down1849

turn-in1873

the mind > possession > giving > giving back or restitution > [noun] > of something borrowed or rented

turnback1943

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [noun] > decline in prices

fall1551

falling1571

sag1891

rolling back1942

turnback1977

1843 Vermont Militia Act 1842 61 Coat—dark blue, double breasted;..the skirts to reach to the bend of the knee, with buff kerseymere turnbacks.

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Turnback, a coward.

1879 Unif. Regul. in Navy List July (1882) 489/2 Stand-up collar, with a white turn-back on each side of the collar.

1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland II. 232 The unfavourable reports of these turnbacks were..little heeded.

1943 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 19 Nov. 4/1 (heading) 13 billion dollar turnback... The War Department is returning to the Budget Bureau more than 13 billion dollars..from its 1943 appropriation.

1949 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Mar. 1/2 (heading) Second auto turnback.

1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 351/2 A rise in turnbacks of rented machines in recent years has Japanese computer makers uneasy.

1977 Sunday Times Mag. (Perth, Austral.) 16 Jan. 6/5 When the turn back came on the last three days of trading, it was the farm leaders in particular that held their gains.

b. attrib. or adj. That is folded back.

ΚΠ

1900 Westm. Gaz. 29 Nov. 2/2 A little more protection round the throat than a turn-back collar can afford.

1909 Daily Graphic 19 Oct. 17/3 The little turn-back brim in a Dutch baby bonnet.

1909 Daily Graphic 20 Oct. 13/1 The tight-fitting tunic..ends in a turnback fold of the material.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	turnback
释义	turnbackn.adj. Brit. /ˈtəːnbak/, U.S. /ˈtərnˌbæk/ Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn back (to turn back at turn v. Phrasal verbs). One who or that which turns back or is turned back; an act of turning back. a. n. (a) One who faint-heartedly retreats, or gives up an enterprise. (b) That part of anything which is folded back. (c) The return of something borrowed or rented. (d) A reduction in price; a reversal. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > turn-up reversa1382 tirvingc1400 turfc1440 turn-up1688 turnback1843 reverse1859 upturn1923 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > skulking > skulker skulkc1320 skulker1387 flincher1598 quitter1665 slink1824 turnback1843 sneakaway1900 trouble-shirker1908 the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [noun] > that which is or may be folded > a folded part > part folded in specific way turn-up1688 turnback1843 turn-down1849 turn-in1873 the mind > possession > giving > giving back or restitution > [noun] > of something borrowed or rented turnback1943 society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [noun] > decline in prices fall1551 falling1571 sag1891 rolling back1942 turnback1977 1843 Vermont Militia Act 1842 61 Coat—dark blue, double breasted;..the skirts to reach to the bend of the knee, with buff kerseymere turnbacks. 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Turnback, a coward. 1879 Unif. Regul. in Navy List July (1882) 489/2 Stand-up collar, with a white turn-back on each side of the collar. 1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland II. 232 The unfavourable reports of these turnbacks were..little heeded. 1943 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 19 Nov. 4/1 (heading) 13 billion dollar turnback... The War Department is returning to the Budget Bureau more than 13 billion dollars..from its 1943 appropriation. 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Mar. 1/2 (heading) Second auto turnback. 1967 Electronics 6 Mar. 351/2 A rise in turnbacks of rented machines in recent years has Japanese computer makers uneasy. 1977 Sunday Times Mag. (Perth, Austral.) 16 Jan. 6/5 When the turn back came on the last three days of trading, it was the farm leaders in particular that held their gains. b. attrib. or adj. That is folded back. ΚΠ 1900 Westm. Gaz. 29 Nov. 2/2 A little more protection round the throat than a turn-back collar can afford. 1909 Daily Graphic 19 Oct. 17/3 The little turn-back brim in a Dutch baby bonnet. 1909 Daily Graphic 20 Oct. 13/1 The tight-fitting tunic..ends in a turnback fold of the material. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1843
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