| 单词 | chastity belt |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschastity belt chastity belt n. a belt designed to prevent a woman from having sexual intercourse; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > virginity > [noun] > device for preserving virginity chastity belt1910 belt1973 1910 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1778/1 He can inspect the Historical Cabinet, which includes..a chastity belt, the mummy of the first Mrs. Van Butchell, and pieces of the skin of England's foes once nailed to the doors of parish churches. 1922 Index-Catal. Libr. Surgeon General's Office, U.S. Army 3rd ser. III. 1003/2 ‘Chastity girdle’ improvised by suspicious husband.] 1931 E. J. Dingwall Girdle of Chastity ii. 10 The virgin girdles of antiquity have nothing in common with the chastity belts. 1931 E. J. Dingwall Girdle of Chastity vi. 164 The imposition of chastity belts upon women in order to allay masculine jealousy. 1938 L. MacNeice I crossed Minch ii. xvi. 230 As medieval and even more effective than a chastity belt. 1960 Guardian 17 Dec. 4/6 A traffic plan which enclosed Oxford in, so to speak, a chastity belt. 1969 Sun 19 June 5/6 A Dorset firm who make chastity belts have been told that the belts..must carry purchase tax of 13¾ per cent. They are appealing..that the belts should pay no tax ‘like other safety equipment’. < as lemmas |
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