| 单词 | gold braid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgold braid gold braid n. (a) gold-coloured braid, or a piece of this, esp. decorative edging on a uniform worn as a mark of rank; (b) slang a collective name for army or naval officers, senior prison warders, or other officials wearing gold braid. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > commissioned officers collectively gold braid1753 wardroom1801 wardroom officer1850 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > jailer > senior jailers gold braid1753 lieutenant1942 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. ix. 47 Unbuttoning his coat two buttons to let a gold braid appear upon his waistcoat. 1872 Gaz. Fashion Mar. 84/1 Collar and pointed cuffs the colour of the regimental facings, and trimmed with gold braid according to rank. 1916 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune May 2/2 Pretty debutantes, sub-debs..and..much army and navy gold braid, were on display here today. 1933 ‘G. Ingram’ ‘Stir’ iii. 52 The chief warder... All the screws get their orders through him. The other gold braid you 'ave to be careful of are the principals, those blokes with the gold braid on the peaks of their caps. 1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo (1989) 102 A rig-out like one of those bull-fighters, gold braid on scarlet. 2007 Independent 2 Apr. 2/3 The gold braid of the Ministry of Defence produce a complexity of maps to prove our boys were in Iraqi waters. < as lemmas |
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