| 单词 | collar of ss, s's, or esses |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCollar of SS., S's, or Esses c. Collar of SS., S's, or Esses: an ornamental chain consisting of a series of S's either joined together side by side or fastened in a row upon a band or ribbon; originally worn as a badge by the adherents of the House of Lancaster.This still forms part of the official dress of various officers; the name is erroneously applied by Blount and others to the collar of the Order of the Garter. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] ringOE beec1009 languet1378 Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406 tablet?a1425 fetterlock1463 serpent-tongue1488 triangle1529 flory1530 gorget1570 medal1578 tablet jewel1599 sprig1602 bracelet1624 medallion1658 croisette1688 torques1693 scarabaeus1775 crosslet1802 torque1834 teardrop1870 scarab1878 scaraboid1879 scarabaeoid1887 squash blossom1923 clip1937 society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > garment or dress > collar collarc1400 Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406 1406–7 Issue Roll of Excheq. in J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (ed. 3) xviii. 256 Paid 3 November..for a collar of gold worked with the Motto Soveignez, and the letter S. 1519 King's Bk. of Payments Aug. in J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (ed. 3) xviii. 256 To Sir Richard Wingfield for a Collar of Esses. 1532–3 Act 24 Hen. VIII c. 13 That no manne, onelesse he be a knight..weare any coler of golde named a coler of S. 1598 T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer B iij [Gower] lyeth buried..with his image lying ouer him..a collar of esses gold about his necke..being the ornament of a knight. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) § 230 246 About their neck a silver collar of S's. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 776 The Collar of Esses [of the Lord Mayor] and Sword..pass through many hands in..the use of them. 1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) at Collardays On those days the King and the Knights of the Garter wear their Collars of SS. 1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 198 I'll ruffle no Collars of Esses. 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) xviii. 244 The King-at-Arms, and Heralds; the Lord Mayor of London; the two Chief-Justices; the Chief-Baron; the Sergeants-at-Arms, and certain other officers of the Royal Household, still wear a Collar of S.S. as a mark of their official dignity. < as lemmas |
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