The train or tail-like portion of a woman's dress (in later use colloquial); the pendent posterior part of a man's dress-coat or a peasant's long…
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > parts of > tail or skirt (5) tail1532 The train or tail-like portion of a woman's dress (in later use colloquial); the pendent posterior part of a man's dress-coat or a peasant's long… coat-taila1600 The tail of a coat. to sit,etc., on one's own coat-tail: ‘to live, or to do any thing, at one's personal expense’ (Jamieson). Scottish. to drag his c… lappet1726 The flap or skirt (of a coat). Also, the lapel. sparrow-tail1888 a long narrow coat-tail; also attributive. swallowtail1894 The tail or skirt of such a coat. rare. |
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