单词 | button-up |
释义 | button-upadj.n. A. adj. Of an item of clothing or footwear: fastened with buttons. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > that is put on or fastens in specific way slip-on1815 button-up1836 pullover1908 pull-on1919 step-in1922 popover1942 pull-up1989 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fastened in specific way > buttoned buttoned1657 button-up1836 buttoned-down1871 button-through1881 button-down1883 1836 Bell's New Weekly Messenger 21 Aug. 541/3 The deceased was dressed in a black coat, drab trousers, dark silk waistcoat, and button-up coat. 1894 Cornhill Mag. May 497 Tom's little button-up shoes patter up the staircase. 1915 Amer. Exporter Oct. 65/2 (caption) Bedford Boucle coat with button-up collar of silk velvet. 1943 K. Tennant Ride on Stranger ii. 13 Anyway there would be trouble..over the soggy state of her button-up boots. 1956 A. Miller Mem. Two Mondays (1958) 360 He wears a blue button-up sweater. 1988 L. Nordan in S. Ravenel New Stories from South 1989 (1989) 12 I dressed in fresh blue jeans and a button-up shirt. 2003 J. Lahiri Namesake (2004) iv. 95 A girl emerges, a pretty, slender girl wearing a button-up polka-dotted thrift store dress. B. n. An item of clothing or footwear fastened with buttons; (in early use) spec. a set of clothes designed for young boys consisting of a jacket and trousers that button together around the waist. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific people > for boys skeleton suit1836 button-up1839 shell suit1860 trouser suit1864 monkey suit1876 skeleton1879 1839 Daily Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 4 Dec. The metempsychosis or transmigration process from bib and button-ups to round jacket and trousers, suspenders inclusive. 1870 Tinsley's Mag. Nov. 385/1 We can well remember him in ‘button-ups’ or knickerbockers, picking heartsease and marigolds with his nurse. 1880 Judy 22 Dec. 297/1 You've brought me odd boots. One's a button up and the other spring sides, and both are lefts. 1908 C. McEvoy When Devil was Ill i. 10 His boots are shapely button-ups with cloth tops. 1951 J. Frame Lagoon 67 O for button-ups! O for a dress with a cape collar! 2013 Smith Jrnl. Spring 138/2 Their range includes sweatshirts, checked flannel button-ups, flight jackets, denim jeans and belts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1836 |
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