| 释义 |
Sobranie|səˈbrɑːnɪ|
[Proprietary name: cf. next.]
A kind of tobacco or a cigarette made from it. Also Balkan Sobranie, and attrib.
1899Tobacco 1 Mar. p. lxvi/2 Register of specialities{ddd}cigarettes... Balkan Sobranie—Robt. Lewis, 20, St. James St., Lon., S.W. 1923Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 Sept. 1969 Sobraine [sic]... Cigarettes. Isaiah Redstone..cigarette manufacturer. Ibid. 19 Dec. 2707 The Balkan Sobranie... Cigarettes. 1927D. L. Sayers Unnatural Death iii. 31 Lord Peter wriggled into the window seat, lit a Sobranie and clasped his hands about his knees. 1955N. Fitzgerald House is Falling xi. 188 When three Sobranies had been lighted, Lake continued. 1966L. Southworth Felon in Disguise vii. 116, I will leave it at the tobacconists... All you have to do is to..ask for the pound tin of Balkan Sobranie you ordered. 1966‘A. York’ Eliminator iii. 49 She put the pistol away in her bedside drawer and lit a Balkan Sobranie. 1977Punch 31 Aug.–6 Sept. 355/1 Insouciant Senior Lecturers smoked Sobranie. |