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Sidcot|ˈsɪdkət|
Also sidcot, (erron.) Sidcott.
[f. the name of the Australian-born aviator Sidney Cotton (1894–1969), who designed it.]
In full Sidcot (flying) suit. A warm one-piece suit worn by aviators or the like (see quot. 1969). Hence ˈSidcotted a., dressed in a Sidcot.
1921Flight XIII. 635/2 When Mr. Courtney was testing the ‘D.H.6’ fuselage fitted with the experimental ‘Alula’ wing at Brough..the weather was rather cold, and he was wearing his ‘Sidcot’ suit. 1927T. E. Lawrence Let. 30 Dec. (1938) 563, I often think of you, and always as a rather shapeless Sidcotted bundle, peering over the rim..of a Virgin in mid air. 1928Motor-Cycling 11 Jan. 240/1 An objection frequently raised against it, is that the Sidcot leaves the ankles entirely unprotected. 1940War Illustr. 26 Jan. 19 Here are the two pilots of the Meteorological Flight, wearing warm Sidcot flying suits and oxygen masks, before taking to the air. 1942R. Hillary Last Enemy ii 45, I pulled on my sidcot and gloves and slipped my feet into the comforting warmth of my fur-lined boots. 1954W. Faulkner Fable 113 He took the pistol from the Sidcott's knee-pocket. 1964G. Lyall Most Dangerous Game xxii. 186 Climbing into the Sidcot suit and slinging a Sten gun round my neck. 1969Barker & Cotton Aviator Extraordinary iii. 33 The suit had a warm lining of thin fur, then a layer of airproof silk, then an outside layer of light Burberry material, the whole being made in one piece just like a set of overalls... For a name I took the first three letters of my Christian and surnames—‘Sidcot’. |