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单词 coverall
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coveralln.adj.

/ˈkʌvərɒl/
Forms: Also cover-all.
Etymology: < cover v.1 + all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj.
Now chiefly U.S.
A. n.
Something that covers entirely, esp. a full-length outer garment. Also in plural form. Cf. overall n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > that covers or wraps > that covers entirely
coverall1830
cover-up1960
1830 J. Stewart Killarney Poor Scholar i. 2 All ready, your honours... Beauty has baskets, hampers, and coveralls galliore [sic] safe stowed.
1901 Daily Chron. 27 July 10/3 Many women prefer to have their cover-all rendered storm~proof by a patent process.
1948 J. Steinbeck Russ. Jrnl. (1949) 13 She wore..a blue coverall and a headcloth.
1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 154/2 Skiing in a colorful coverall of hand-loomed wool.
1957 P. Frank Seven Days to Never i. 13 The man wore black zippered coveralls.
1964 Punch 3 June p. xvi Selfridges..stock..includes..Swedish coveralls.
B. adj.
That covers entirely.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > completely
all-over1771
hide-all1837
encovering1863
coverall1895
1895 Daily News 12 Oct. 9/2 His left fore hoof enveloped in a cover-all shoe.
1901 Daily Chron. 27 July 10/3 A coat of full-length cover-all dimensions.
1964 M. M. Tumin in J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 244/1 A common coverall term which is used to refer to ethnic, national, racial, and cultural groups, etc. is minority or minority group.
1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising iv. 33 ‘Consumer’ here is a coverall term for a vast audience often running into millions.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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