| 单词 | paraphernalia |
| 释义 | paraphernalia (once / 3994 pages) n Having lunch in the park might require you to first gather together a lot of picnic paraphernalia, such as blankets, coolers, Frisbees, and other miscellaneous items that are relevant to that activity. This term dates back to the 17th century when it referred specifically to a woman’s personal belongings, not including her dowry. Now, it can refer to any gear or equipment necessary for a sport or any undertaking. For example, a hockey player’s paraphernalia would include various pieces of protective padding, while a pastry chef has a different set of articles she needs for her task, such as baking tins and mixers. WORD FAMILYparaphernalia USAGE EXAMPLESWatching is free, and there will be chess books and paraphernalia on sale at the site. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Katzfey accused Mendoza-Chaparro of trying to steal drug paraphernalia, though he denied it as he was beaten on Dec. 19. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The driver, Joseph Tyler Henry, was located in Chattanooga, arrested and charged with felony hit and run, possession of drug paraphernalia and other charges. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) n equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper appurtenance, gear fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig, tackle gear used in fishing kit, outfitgear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose regaliaparaphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office) riggear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise rigging, tacklegear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails saddlery, stable gear, tackgear for a horse bitpiece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding caparison, housing, trappingstable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse carpenter's kit, tool kita set of carpenter's tools cinch, girthstable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place crown jewelsregalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig, oilrigrig used in drilling for oil or gas first-aid kitkit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid hamestable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces harnessstable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart headgearstable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head layettekit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby martingalea harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head mess kitkit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers horse blanket, saddle blanket, saddleclothstable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle sewing kita kit of articles used in sewing yokestable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team equipment an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service |
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