hug-me-tightn.
/ˈhʌɡmiːtʌɪt/ 1. A woman's short close-fitting jacket, usually made of wool. Originally U.S.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > close-fitting
jackanapes coat1626
waistcoata1628
monkey jacket1822
polka1845
reefing jacket1846
polka jacket1849
monkey coat1859
hug-me-tight1860
reefer1870
jersey1889
reefer coat1901
shrug1957
Nehru jacket1962
1860 Godey's Lady's Bk. Dec. 544 Hug me tight. A garment to be worn under a cloak.
1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. v. 68 She..used to..make him..demand fiercely the meaning of a ‘hug-me-tight’.
1910 N.Y. Evening Post 24 Dec. (Suppl.) 3 Hug-me-tights and mittens, all knit at home by grandmother.
1924 Mod. Draper II. 94 Articles, such as spencers, hug-me-tights, etc., which are worn above the undergarment, and under the outer garment.
1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 130 Mrs. Archworth sat propped up in bed in a hug-me-tight trimmed with marabout.
1959 Guardian 25 Nov. 6/4 For that extra degree of warmth..over the shoulders..this cuffed hug-me-tight of the same tweed as the dress.
1972 F. B. Maynard Raisins & Almonds 45 A variety of cozy garments called hug-me-tights.
2. A type of buggy. Also attributive. U.S. History.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > light carriage > buggy
buggy1758
tray-buggy1890
hug-me-tight1901
1901 W. N. Harben Westerfelt i I seed 'em takin' a ride in his new hug-me-tight buggy yesterday.
1902 W. N. Harben Abner Daniel v He's got a new buggy—a regular hug-me-tight.
1948 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 61 212 Those roads were so bad..that they kept making the buggies narrower and narrower... Some of them got so narrow they used to call them ‘Hug-Me-Tights’.
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