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Lovat|ˈlʌvət|
The name of a place in Inverness-shire, used attrib. and ellipt. to denote a muted green colour, a tweed (suit), or another garment or material of this colour.
1907Daily Chron. 21 Nov. 7/4 The famous ‘Lovat’ shades of tweed are very popular among lady motorists. 1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 2/5 (Advt.), Sweater Coats—New consignment, white, navy, lovat and camel hair, for ladies and gentlemen. 1914C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iii. xi. 719 This world of light-green Lovat tweeds, of fashionable rusticity. 1922J. Buchan Hunting-tower i. 16 A most disreputable tweed suit..had once been what..is called a Lovat mixture, but was now a nondescript sub-fusc. 1930H. Nicolson Diary 22 Feb. (1966) 42 The Prime Minister appears in Lovat plus-fours. 1937D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon iv. 87 Will you wear the Lovats or the grey suit? 1940Illustr. London News CXCVII. 640 (Advt.), Overcoats... A wide choice of brown, fawns, greys or lovat. 1953J. Trench Docken Dead vi. 81 He wore a shapeless suit of Lovat tweed. 1969J. Wood Three Blind Mice i. 9 He wore..lovat-green socks. |