单词 | corseting |
释义 | corsetingn. The fitting with, or wearing of, a corset. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing underwear tight-lacing1834 corseting1845 underwear1872 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making other clothing > [noun] > making corsets > fitting with corseting1845 1845 M. M. Noah Gleanings 15 Then commences the herculean task of corsetting, racking, bracing and bending. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 3 Mar. 3/1 That careful corseting..the French woman understands so much better than we. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 29 Oct. 8/2 Intelligent physical exercises and better corseting can do wonders. 1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game i. v A plumpness..kept within the bounds of beauty by admirable corsetting. Derivatives ˈcorset v. [as a back-formation] esp. in figurative use, to place restraints or controls on (something); to force into. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > restrict in free action [verb (transitive)] bindc1200 hamper?a1366 chain1377 coarctc1400 prison?a1425 tether?a1505 fetter1526 imprisona1533 strait1533 swaddle1539 measure1560 shacklea1568 to tie up1570 manacle1577 straitena1586 hopple1586 immew16.. scant1600 cabina1616 criba1616 trammela1616 copse1617 cramp1625 cloister1627 incarcerate1640 hidebind1642 strait-lace1662 perstringe1679 hough-band1688 cabin1780 pin1795 strait jacket1814 peg1832 befetter1837 to tie the hands of1866 corset1935 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > restrict or limit [verb (transitive)] > in free action bind971 hamper?a1366 chain1377 coarctc1400 prison?a1425 tether?a1505 fetter1526 imprisona1533 strait1533 swaddle1539 measure1560 shacklea1568 to tie up1570 manacle1577 straitena1586 hopple1586 immew16.. scant1600 cabina1616 criba1616 trammela1616 copse1617 cramp1625 cloister1627 incarcerate1640 hidebind1642 to box up1659 strait-lace1662 perstringe1679 hough-band1688 cabin1780 pin1795 strait jacket1814 peg1832 befetter1837 to tie the hands of1866 hog-tie1924 corset1935 1935 D. Thomas in Life & Letters Today Dec. XIII. ii. 74 Corset the bone-yards of a crooked lad? 1961 Time 31 Mar. 43/1 Every girl is tight-corseted with the propaganda that she must have a slim, svelte figure. 1961 Time 27 July 28/3 Corseting the careless middle-class spread of the community-controlled school. 1970 B. M. H. Strang Hist. Eng. p. xv The ceaselessly..flowing, ungraspable mass that historians corset into manageable chunks on to which quasi-scientific labels can be stuck. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1845 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。