| 单词 | vest-pocket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvest-pocket vest-pocket n. a pocket in a vest (sense 3b); also attributive as adj.: small enough to fit into a vest pocket, very small of its kind; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container pocket?1576 cabinet1696 pocketable1699 pocket-size1820 vest-pocket1823 cabinet-sized1883 suitcase1910 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > waistcoat > parts of waistcoat button1787 vest-pocket1823 Basque1860 1823 Massachusetts Spy 3 Dec. He found him asleep, took from his vest pocket the key [etc.]. 1848 Sporting Life 29 July 274/1 This vest pocket companion for cricketers. 1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator 629 Toy peaks, and a dainty little vest-pocket Matterhorn. 1912 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 5 July 525 The vest-pocket ‘Tenax’ camera. 1931 Times 16 Mar. 1/3 (advt.) Unique vest-pocket treatment for catarrh. 1947 Horizon Apr. 152 Our provincial hotels with their vest~pocket electric fires. 1983 Chicago Sun-Times 9 July 15 Vest-pocket garden-parks provide relaxed places for people to interact with one another. 1984 Newslet. Amer. Dial. Soc. Sept. 23/1 He was responsible for..a series of popular vest-pocket dictionaries and reference books. < as lemmas |
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