单词 | catskin |
释义 | catskinn. 1. a. The skin of the cat (wild or tame), used for fur, etc. Chiefly attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of cat wild cat14.. cat1656 catskin1692 1692 London Gaz. No. 2805/4 2 Purses, one a Catskin, and the other a colour'd Purse. 1805 W. Scott Let. 5 Sept. (1932) I. 258 If Mrs. Ellis takes a fancy for cat-skin fur, now is the time. 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 231 We want no more wars for cat-skins. b. catskin earl n. each of the three senior earls in the House of Lords, viz. the Earls of Shrewsbury, Derby, and Huntingdon. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > earl, count, or countess > [noun] > earl or count > one of three senior earls in House of Lords catskin earl1869 1869 W. F. Hook Lives Archbps. 2nd Ser. III. iv. 264 The Earl of Huntingdon is one of the three catskin earls of the present day,—one of the first three earls in the House of Lords. 1926 G. E. Cokayne Compl. Peerage VI. 655 The robes of an Earl consist now of three rows of ermine, but in some early representations an Earl is depicted with four rows... It seems..probable that the four rows..may have given the name of Catskin (or Quatreskin) to the Earl of ancient creation whose robes were thus described. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > bag > [noun] > skin bladder?c1225 bulgec1230 bouge1387 budget1432 bulgetc1550 paidle1568 catskin1599 budge1606 petaca1648 taureau1794 buffalo-bag1856 mochila1856 parfleche1867 skin bag1910 1599 T. Heywood 2nd Pt. King Edward IV sig. S3v Enter..Iockie Loden... Heres her catte skinne till she come. b. slang. An inferior kind of silk-hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > silk > types of gossamer1836 goss1848 catskin1857 moloker1890 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. v. 100 Tom is arrayed..in a regulation cat-skin at seven-and-sixpence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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