| 单词 | a two-thirds majority |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa two-thirds majority c. As multiplier before an ordinal expressing an aliquot part (i.e. as numerator of a fraction), as two-thirds; spec. in Fashion, applied to a garment that is shorter than the standard full length by about a third; also attributive as a two-thirds majority. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific length foot-sideOE sideOE long-side1575 sidelong1575 nock-shorn1632 talarian1671 three-quarter1713 overknee1831 talaric1853 high water1856 ankle-length1876 long1882 hip-length1893 knee-length1895 thigh-length1895 fingertip1920 mid-calf1931 wrist-length1935 floor-length1939 cropped1954 waltz-length1958 two-thirds1963 calf-length1965 midi1968 a1648 Ld. Herbert Life (1976) 32 The other two third parts.] 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. xi. 288 In the Saxon times, the fleece was estimated at two-fifths of the value of the whole sheep. View more context for this quotation 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) III. 263 All laws..must be approved of by two-thirds of the members. 1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 3 The wire is then bent to about two-thirds of a circle. 1910 H. W. Steed in Encycl. Brit. III. 38/2 The German parties..stipulated that a two-thirds majority should be necessary for any alteration of the law. 1963 Harper's Bazaar Oct. 56/2 This dreamy two-thirds coat. 1980 Washington Post 4 Dec. d3 The writers are really more interested in who's being reassigned to the Ottawa bureau than in whether two-thirds stockings are a trend or not. < as lemmas |
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