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单词 turn-up
释义 turn-up, n. and a.|ˈtɜːnʌp|
[f. the verbal phr. turn up (turn v. 81).]
A. n.
1. See quot., and cf. turn up, turn v. 81 ***. Obs. rare—1.
1612Benvenuto's Passenger i. iv. 315 They are whores, harlots, trulls, baggages, bayards, turne-vps, curtesanes.
2. The turned up part of anything, esp. of a garment. spec. The turned-up cuff of a trouser-leg.
1688R. Holme Armoury iv. iv. (Roxb.) 295/2 A pilgrims hat of St. James,..on the turne-vp, two staves in salter debrused with an Escalop shell Or.Ibid. v. 307/1, I haue obserued that sleeues both in coates and crests haue had their Turn-vps of diuerse fashions.1764Foote Patron i. 5 He found the turn-up of her nose too exactly resemble the bust of the princess Popæa.1901Daily Record 21 Dec. 4 They..have velvet collars, narrow turn-ups at the cuffs, and are well shaped to the waist.1902E. Banks Newspaper Girl 230 A hat..that'd suit you to a T! It's exactly made for you, turn-up on the side and all!1925Minister's Rep. of Fashion for Gentlemen Feb. 8/2 Permanent turn-ups are still worn for outdoor wear.1933J. E. Liberty Practical Tailoring vi. 77 For turned-up bottoms, called permanent turn-ups, go down on the seam from the mark the width of turn-up required..and make a straight line across the bottom.a1944K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) xiii. 81 He had..beautifully cut narrow trousers of fawn cavalry twill, without turn ups.1969B. Malamud Pictures of Fidelman (U.K. ed.) i. 25 His blue gabardine suit—a one-button jacket affair, the trousers a little frayed at the turn-ups.1972G. Durrell Catch me a Colobus vii. 142 She..nosed round our legs eagerly, searching in our turn-ups to see whether she could find anything to eat.
3. a. The turning up of a particular card or die in games of chance; the card or die turned up; hence fig., a mere chance, a ‘toss-up’; a result which is purely a matter of chance; also, an unexpected appearance or phenomenon; an unexpected occurrence, a surprise. Cf. sense 3 b.
1810Sporting Mag. XXXVI. 265 He..recorded turns up of all the chances.1820W. Irving Sketch Bk., Stratford (1865) 327 It is often a turn-up of a die, in the gambling freaks of fate, whether a natural genius shall turn out a great rogue or a great poet.1844J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & W. vi, What the ‘turn-up’ would be I knew no more than a card-player, who has just had the pack cut to him.1870Hardy & Ware Mod. Hoyle, Cribbage 79 If the turn up should also be of the same suit, you count one extra.1884J. Burroughs in Century Mag. XXVII. 926 The type of men of which Emerson and Carlyle are the most pronounced..examples..are comparatively a new turn-up in literature.1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §178/1 Surprise..bob-up, springer, turn-up.1961R. Park Hole in Hill (1962) x. 79 ‘Well, this is a turn-up,’ said Dunk in disgust. ‘How do we get out?’1972Jazz & Blues Oct. 26/3 What a turn-up then to find there's another version.
b. spec. in Racing: see quot. 1873. Freq. in phr. a turn-up for the book(s); also in gen. use (colloq.), an unexpected turn of fortune, a surprise.
1873Slang Dict., Turn up,..an unexpected slice of luck. Among sporting men bookmakers are said to have a turn up when an unbacked horse wins.1895Westm. Gaz. 10 Sept. 7/2 With such a moderate field nobody will be surprised if the result is a ‘turn-up’ as astonishing as was the victory of Throstle last year.1900Ibid. 15 May 8/1 The Jubilee Handicap on Saturday ended in a tremendous turn-up for the fielders.1948‘J. Tey’ Franchise Affair xviii. 209 Won by a length and a half on a tight rein; and was that a turn up for the book!1951People 3 June 2/2 What a Derby Day it was! And what a turn up for the books!1959P. Bull I know Face ii. 35, I reported my findings to Mr Huth, who said..perhaps I would like to write the script. Now this was quite a turn-up for the book, as very few people..are allowed to say what they write.1968‘C. Franklin’ Escape viii. 104 This was indeed a turn up for the book. ‘Penelope!’ he exclaimed.1978J. Wainwright Jury People v. 16 A bit of a turn up for the book, isn't it? Murder, I mean.1983Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 8/7 Even..the Labour group's spokesman..could not hide his surprise... ‘This is a real turnup for the books. I am quite amazed by it..,’ he said.
4. A boxing contest; hence, loosely, a fight, a set-to, esp. with the fists; also, a tussle, struggle; a disturbance, row.
1810Sporting Mag. XXXVI. 195 The next amusement was a turn-up betwixt Crib and Richman.1827Scott Two Drovers ii, We must have a turn-up, or we shall be the talk of the countryside... Come, stand forward like a man.c1874G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. vi. (1900) 160 Campbell, however, had a turn-up with a grizzly.1891S. J. Duncan Amer. Girl in Lond. 78 The why and the wherefore of all this turn-up.
5. The curve of the projecting lower jaw of a bull-dog.
1905[see lay-back 1].1922R. Leighton Compl. Bk. Dog v. 64 It [sc. a type of bulldog] has certain well-defined characteristics, notably the extreme width and turn-up of underjaw.1973J. F. Gordon Bulldog (rev. ed.) iv. 53 (caption) Nice head and skull, good ‘turn-up’.
B. attrib. or adj. That is turned up, or turns up, in various senses.
1685Lond. Gaz. No. 2032/4 A small Spaniel Lap Dog.., with..a short turn-up Nose.c1690Roxb. Ball. (1895) VIII. 17 Turn-up stockings they constantly wear.1767in Daily Chron. 19 Nov. (1908) 4/7 You may sit in their Royal presence, not in pews, but in turn-up seats on the side of them.1800Hull Advertiser 19 Apr. 3/2 An infant..was smothered..with the bed-clothes of a turn-up bedstead.1809Malkin Gil Blas xi. ii. (Rtldg.) 397 The sharp-pointed, turn-up chin of a pantaloon.1821Lamb Elia Ser. i. Mrs. Battle on Whist, She would not take advantage of the turn-up knave.1848Rickman Archit. 211 Stalls with turn-up seats and benches.1874Burnand My Time xix. 166 It was neatly furnished, with a small table, a turn-up bedstead, etc.1909Daily Graphic 20 Oct. 13/1 The hat with the turn-up brim.
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