单词 | velveteen |
释义 | velveteenn. 1. a. A fabric having the appearance or surface of velvet, but made from cotton in place of silk. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [noun] > with nap > cotton velvet tripec1430 beggar's plush1688 beggar's velvet1711 velveret1769 velveteen1776 cotton velvet1777 1776 Woolstenholme Specif. Patent 1123 For his new kind of goods called velvateans, being an improvement on velveretts. 1795 J. Aikin Descr. Country round Manch. 299 Velvets, velveteens, thicksets. 1843 Ld. Melbourne in Benson & Esher Lett. Q. Victoria (1908) I. 467 George Byng came the other morning in a waistcoat of Peel's velveteen. 1860 All Year Round 28 Apr. 63 The barragons and fustians,..dimities and velveteens, for which Bolton was famous. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 511/1 Velveteen, a description of fustian, made of twilled cotton, and having a raised pile, and of finer cotton, and better finish than the latter. b. attributive. Made of this material. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > cotton > [adjective] > other fustian1537 calico1612 Surat1643 corduroy1789 velveteen1824 blue jean1826 dungaree1836 blue jeans1871 percale1880 Aertex1896 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 200 He..generally sticks to his velveteen jacket. 1841 E. Bulwer-Lytton Night & Morning i. i A man..plainly clad in a velveteen shooting~jacket. 1860 All Year Round 26 May 156 He wore a fur cap, and shorts, and was of the velveteen race, velveteeny. 1888 A. Conan Doyle Study in Scarlet i. ii. 18 A railway porter in his velveteen uniform. c. A dress of velveteen. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > made of specific material farandine1672 tabby1726 satin1730 lutestring1756 silk1793 muslinc1794 zephyrine1820 merino1839 mousseline1847 moire1851 velvet1851 tarlatan1852 velveteen1873 tussore1884 paper dress1886 Gloria1895 Tibet1900 tub-dress1909 tub-frock1909 1873 Young Englishwoman Aug. 414/1 Would a black velveteen be suitable for the autumn? 1932 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Thank Heaven Fasting ii. i. 156 Run upstairs and put on the green velveteen. It suits you. 2. plural. a. Trousers or knickerbockers made of velveteen. 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 > made from specific material shiverines1663 nankeen1770 overall1782 corduroys1791 ducks1825 webs1825 kerseys1833 moleskin1836 cord1837 kerseymeres1840 blue jeans1842 grey1860 mole trousers1860 chaparreras1861 Bedford cord1862 velveteens1862 dungarees1872 moles1879 chaps1884 chaparejos1887 oiler1889 greyers1900 flannels1911 Levi's1926 denim1932 chino1943 wrangler1947 Bedfords1954 sweats1956 sweatpants1957 1862 C. Kingsley Water-babies i, in Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 273/2 He..thought of the fine times coming, when he would be a man..and wear velveteens and ankle-jacks. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ii. 10 ‘The man,’ Mortimer goes on,..‘..was only son of a tremendous old rascal who made his money by Dust.’ ‘Red velveteens and a bell?’ the gloomy Eugene inquires. b. transferred. A gamekeeper (as commonly wearing velveteen clothes). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > gamekeeping > [noun] > gamekeeper warrener1297 ranger1327 walker1482 underkeeper1502 browser1538 tineman1577 waterkeeper1590 gamekeeper1645 rider1647 preserver1749 garde champêtre1814 field ranger1835 warden1835 velveteens1857 keeper1863 game warden1876 pisteur1936 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ix. 223 What business is that of yours, old Velveteens? 1880 W. Carnegie Pract. Trapping 23 Be it known that Velveteens placed those ‘brammels’ there in order that we might move them. Derivatives velveˈteened adj. dressed in velveteen. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing specific material woolwardc1315 under line (occasionally in line)c1330 fox-furred1592 furred1592 tuftaffeta1598 tissued?16.. satin1603 silk1603 russet1604 tuftaffety1612 plush1615 sericated1623 sheepskinned1628 silken1640 lawny1647 plushed1650 satined1652 harden1654 sackclotheda1656 bearskinned1694 well-furred?1707 furry1717 brocaded1767 flannelled1784 lawned1798 buckskinned1829 corduroyed1832 silked1837 silkened1841 friezy1849 fustianed1849 velveted1850 buffed1863 buckramed1880 craped1880 crapy1891 velveteened1896 mohaired1914 tweeded1921 tweedy1923 leather1961 1896 Daily News 10 Nov. 2/1 In the procession thereafter were the velveteened foresters. velveˈteeny adj. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1860Velveteeny [see sense 1b]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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