| 单词 | drivel-bib |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrivel-bib drivel-bib n. rare a bib for protection from saliva or mucus, often worn by a baby or young child.Chiefly in the works of Thomas Carlyle, or echoing his use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > bib to keep clothes clean muckender1420 bib1574 slabbering-bib1648 slobbering bib1697 drivel-bib1827 feeder1886 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > bib > for a child muckender1420 bib1574 slabbering-bib1648 slobbering bib1697 drivel-bib1827 feeder1886 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 158 A good version of more than one of such paper aprons might..serve her in place of drivel-bib. [No corresponding sentence in the German original.] 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. xi. 27/1 Did he, at one time, wear drivel-bibs, and live on spoon-meat? 1949 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 24 Nov. i. 8/4 A country slob who ought to wear a drivel-bib like a St. Bernard. 1990 Factsheet Five No. 38. 75/2 This narrows the majestic world to a nursery, makes poetry a matter of drivel-bibs and spoon meat. < as lemmas |
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