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Brugesn.Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Bruges. Etymology: < the name of Bruges (French Bruges , Dutch Brugge < brugghe bridge n.1), a city in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and the centre of the Flemish textile trade until the 15th cent.The name of the city of Bruges is attested in English contexts from Old English onwards (Old English Brycg , Bricg , Brigg , Brig , Middle English Bruges , Brugis , Bruge ). Earlier currency in sense 1c is suggested by the following instance in a Latin context:1481 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 176 Filum Brug'. I. Compounds. 1. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > made from flax, hemp, or jute > linen 1473 in T. Dickson (1877) I. 64 Birgis threde to mend the vestamentis. 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas (1830) 151 Di' lb' of white threde; di' lb' of Bruges threde. c1503 R. Arnold f. lxxxxv/2 Brugis threde. 1611 sig. H4 Threed called Birges threed. 1721 C. King I. 290 Thred Bruges, 22 Dozen. Tregar, 306 Pieces. Verdigrease, 327 lib. 1794 D. Steel (new ed.) 13 Bruges Thread, the dozen pound. 1840 Rep. Select Comm. Import Duties 19 in (H.C. 601) V. 99 Have you any knowledge how far smuggling in Bruges thread takes place? 1911 H. Douglas-Irvine 172 He received..Bruges thread white and blue. 1976 T. S. Willan i. 9 Quantities of cantelet lace, crewel fringe and yarn, Bruges thread, caddas and incle were sent to Canterbury by land. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > other silk mixtures the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > with glossy or shiny surface > satin > types of 1502 in J. Raine (1859) 338 Saten of Bruges, blake. 1517 T. Allen Let. (modernized text) in E. Lodge (1838) I. 26 Two black satin brigs. 1538 MS Rec. Aberdeen in J. Jamieson (1825) Suppl. at Brug satine Half ellin of Brug satine. 1552 Inventory Church Goods in (1903) New Ser. VI. i. 187 Itm on vestement of saten bruges. 1559 Inventory in C. Innes (1845) I. Pref. p. xc Item, the covering of the sacrament house, with ane antipend for the lady altare of blew and yellow broig satin. 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne i. xvi. 127 To those that know it not, it is good Satin, to others that know it, it is Satin of Bruges. 1728 E. Chambers (at cited word) The Sattins of Bruges have their Warp of Silk, and their Woof of Thread. 1830 H. Smith I. 165 Over a figured farthingale of red Bruges satin she wore a French gown of black damask, with wide Venice sleeves. 1922 A. Tilley i. 39 They sent for gold-thread spinners and glass blowers from Italy and weavers of high warp tapestry, of Bruges satins, and of fine linen stuffs from Flanders. 2011 C. Erickson 146 Jane! Where is my cloak of Bruges satin? Find it! the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric from specific place > [adjective] c1503 R. Arnold f. lxxxxv/1 Brug' clothis. 1517 T. Alen Let. in E. Lodge (1791) I. 23 On blacke brygs hat. 1582 (new ed.) sig. E.iiii Silk called Bridges silk the pound xv. s. 1751 W. Beawes 383 Thread, called black and brown, or Bridges Outnal. 1839 L. Sawyer II. xv. 191 Lay me out my travelling suit of Bruges cloth. 1865 F. B. Palliser vii. 120 Bruges lace, too, washes thick. 1902 XXX. 110/2 ‘Duchesse’ and Bruges lace are the chief pillow-made laces. 1976 T. S. Willan i. 9 Sandwich shipped to London quantities of cloth (Hasbrough linen, bustian, cambric, bombasines, Bruges fustian), Bruges thread, hemp, teazels and ten dozen fans. 1983 S. Baxter & A. Mitchell 71 Is that not the veil you wore at your wedding, Ena? It's really quaite a good imitation of Bruges lace. 1997 T. Pynchon 516 A coördinator in a single-breasted Soutane, or Cassock, of black Bruges Velvet and lin'd with Wolverine Fur, stands upon a small podium. 1989 31 Jan. 12/1 Tomorrow week the Reform Club sees the launch of yet another influential, right-thinking think-tank. It calls itself the Bruges Group—after the venue of Mrs T's recent speech at which she put the boot into creeping Euro-federalism—and will gather under the leadership of Ralph Harris to do battle against such iniquities as common European currencies, Eurocracy and apostate Tories led by Lord Cockfield. 1991 10 Jan. 17/1 Joining forces under the auspices of the Bruges Group—a cross-party pressure group. 2012 24 Nov. 2/1 Last Monday, the Maastricht rebels received a standing ovation from the Eurosceptic Bruges Group. †II. Simple uses. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > with glossy or shiny surface > satin > types of 1552 in W. Page (1897) 42 One greine vestment of sattene in Burges. 1560 in F. G. Emmison (1982) (modernized text) I. 94 My best gown..faced with ‘bridge’. 1596 in F. G. Emmison (2000) (modernized text) XII. 156 1 featherbed in the parlour with a coverlet of ‘Bredges’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1473 |