figurative and in extended use. Something likened to clothing or an item of clothing; a covering; a guise, an appearance. Also as a mass noun. Obs…
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > like a garment (16) weedOE figurative and in extended use. Something likened to clothing or an item of clothing; a covering; a guise, an appearance. Also as a mass noun. Obs… robec1225 A long loose outer garment reaching to the feet or ankles; a gown. kirtle1398 figurative. A coat or covering of any kind; a coating of paint. vestment1483 transferred and figurative. Something which covers as a garment; a covering. vesture1526 That with which a person is clothed or dressed. transferred and figurative. (Frequently in the 19th cent.) apron1535 An article of dress, originally of linen, but now also of stuff, leather, or other material, worn in front of the body, to protect the clothes from… gabardine1542 figurative and in extended use: something likened to a gabardine, esp. in covering or protecting a person or thing; a cloak. garment1585 figurative. The outward dress or covering in which anything is seen or manifested. tire1594 transferred and figurative. ‘Vesture’, ‘attire’. Obsolete. dress1608 figurative. The outward form under which something is presented, esp. to advantage; guise. garb1613 figurative and in figurative contexts. Something likened to clothing, esp. in that it covers or conceals. cowl1658 transferred and figurative. investiture1660 concrete. That which clothes someone; a garment, a set of clothes; (figurative) something likened to clothing. Also: that which covers something… dressing1835 Angling. The covering or adornment given to an artificial fly in fishing. pinafore1845 figurative. Something resembling a pinafore, esp. in covering the front. Now rare. cloak1876 A cloak-like covering. |
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