释义 |
ˈyellowplush Plush of a yellow colour, as worn by footmen; hence transf. as a humorous appellation for a footman.
[1837Thackeray (title) The Yellowplush Correspondence.] 1841― Gt. Hoggarty Diam. ii, A great powdered fellow in yellowplush breeches. 1842Punch III. 133 He fetched the dishes, drew the corks and performed all the duties of His Majesty's yellowplush. |