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Daks|dæks|
Also daks.
[App. f. dad n.1 + slac)ks (slack n.3 5).]
A proprietary name for a make of clothes, esp. of men's trousers with self-supporting waistband, and subsequently also of suits, jackets, etc.
1933Trade Marks Jrnl. 4 Oct. 1202/2 Daks 543,009. Trousers. S. Simpson, Ltd., 92-100 Stoke Newington Road, London, N.16; Manufacturers. 1938Ibid. 10 Aug. 971/1 Daks 584,941. Suits, being articles of clothing. S. Simpson. 1949A. Wilson Wrong Set 177 In his jade green linen shirt, white silk scarf with green spots and olive green daks, he looked very English intellectual, very Pirates of Penzance. 1959P. Townend Died o' Wednesday vii. 122 The rear door of the car opened slowly and a pair of suède shoes, surmounted by pale green Daks, followed by the man himself, were eased with nonchalant grace on to the dusty road. 1961P. Porter Once Bitten 19 This new Daks suit, greeny-brown, Oyster-coloured buttons. 1970Private Eye 27 Mar. 16 I've got..a pretty clean pair of thunderbags under me daks. |