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Definition of Bristol fashion in English: Bristol fashionadjective British dated, informal predicative In good order; neat and clean. it gave him pleasure to keep things shipshape and Bristol fashion Example sentencesExamples - As well as making sure everything is shipshape and Bristol fashion, the crew will be involved in a great deal of entertaining.
- She was keen to make things ship shape but, alas, things were never Bristol fashion.
- Except for a few humidity-induced twinges, I'm feeling all ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
Origin Mid 19th century: originally in nautical use, referring to the commercial prosperity brought to Bristol by its shipping. |