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▪ I. ‖ mono, n.1|ˈmono|
[Sp.]
A boiler-suit, workman's overalls (see also quot. 1937).
1937F. Borkenau Spanish Cockpit ii. 123 The streets and cafés are full of militia, all of them dressed in their monos, the new dark-blue uniforms. 1965C. D. Eby Siege of Alcázar (1966) i. 28 Many of them wore their regular overalls—loose-fitting blue boiler-suits called monos.
▪ II. mono, n.2 and a.|ˈmɒnəʊ|
[The prefix mono- abstracted from compounds in which it occurs.]
1. Colloq. abbrev. of monophonic a. 2; also as n., monophonic recording or reproduction.
1959Manch. Guardian 4 Aug. 3/2 For the benefit of non-stereo collectors, most of these records have appeared also in mono. 1961Times 1 July 11/5 The mono recording is fair enough. 1963Which? Jan. 3/1 When a mono orchestral record..is reproduced, the sound from any one instrument generally appears to come from much the same direction as all the other instruments. 1971M. McCarthy Birds of America 24 ‘Did it have to be stereo?’ Peter groaned, homesick for their old mono set. 1972K. Bonfiglioli Don't point that Thing at Me ii. 16 The Flying Scotsman whooped stereophonically... I competed in mono. 1974Listener 14 Feb. 219/2 A radio play with a surplus of stereo trickery is not likely to be well received by listeners on mono sets.
2. Colloq. abbrev. of mononucleosis.
1964Amer. Speech XXXIX. 120 The general student preoccupation with internal disorders and other forms of illness, especially around examination time (cf. the frequent references among students to mono for ‘mononucleosis’). 1970New Yorker 9 May 45/3 After three sleepless, cold nights..he came down with something resembling mono. 1972F. Knebel Dark Horse (1973) vi. 88, I had a chance to meet the Yugoslav ambassador last summer, but then I came down with mono.
Add:3. colloq. Abbrev. of monochrome n. and a.
1977J. McClure Sunday Hangman ix 95 The monos are about fifty per cent cheaper, depending on this and that. 1983Judge Dredd Annual 1984 12 For mono I use a Rotring with two points, 0.75 and 0.5, and a brush No. 6 or 7 with the tip cut. 1988Amat. Photographer 3 Sept. 73/1 A graphic image in mono conjures up the idea of stark blacks and whites. 1995Daily Tel. 3 Jan. 12/6 The older models had a mono screen, and the batteries lasted for eight hours. On the new colour model, the batteries have a maximum life of four hours.
▪ III. mono
see monosabio. |