| 单词 | in pinafores |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin pinafores a. An apron, esp. one with a bib, originally pinned to the front of a dress; (later also) a collarless and sleeveless garment with fastenings at the back, worn (formerly esp. by young children) to protect the clothes from dirt. in pinafores: at a very young age, childish, inexperienced.Children's pinafores were originally worn by both boys and girls. ΘΚΠ 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 > pinafore pincloth1580 daidle17.. pinafore1782 pinbefore1793 daidlie1828 pinny1850 dab1877 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. x. 345 A pin-a-fore for Master Mortimer Delvile, lest he should daub his pappy when he is feeding him. 1792 C. H. Wilson Wandering Islander II. 83 His uncle filled his pinafore with corn, and sent him to scatter it for them. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 282 She is still pretty, but not so elegant as when she wore frocks and pin-a-fores. 1866 H. James in Nation 1 Feb. 148/1 We firmly believe that children in pinafores..do not indulge in extemporaneous prayer. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xliii. 45 Two girls..their forms enshrouded in Hessian ‘wroppers’—sleeved brown pinafores. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia ii. iv. 188 She should still have been in pinafores. 1996 P. Godwin Mukiwa (1997) xviii. 340 She was wearing the candy-striped pinafore of a hospital cleaner. < as lemmas |
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