Jaegern.¹

Brit.

/ˈjeɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪɡər/

The proprietary name of an all-wool clothing material manufactured originally by Dr. [Gustav] Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System Co. Ltd.; also, a garment made of this material. Also attributive and figurative.

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faldinga1387

serge1583

drugget1670

ferrateen1821

vicuña1851

alpaca1853

calamanco1859

Shetland1870

Jaeger1887

Tibet1900

worsted1905

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Jaeger1887

1887 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Feb. (1965) I. 163 Seeing me arrive, clad in an irresistible new Jaeger samite.

1891 Dr. Jaeger's Sanit. Woollen Syst. Revised Price List 40 Jaeger Corsets.

1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 121 I really suffered during a drive, although encased in the heaviest of Jaeger flannels.

1905 G. K. Chesterton Heretics x. 140 Those who talk to us with interfering eloquence about Jaeger and the pores of the skin.

1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger (1922) vi. i. 300 When the Jaeger nightdress fell comfortable about her.

1912 H. Walpole Prelude to Adventure viii Over Bunning's red wrists the brown ends of a Jaeger vest protruded from under the shirt.

1921 J. Galsworthy To Let i. iv His..feet thrust into Jaeger slippers.

1925 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Oct. 2200 Jaeger... Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted or hair. The Jaeger Company, Limited,..London,..merchants.

1932 Thorne Smith Bishop's Jaegers (1934) 2 If they could not be called things of beauty, these brave long jaegers of the Bishop's, they did..represent the highest expression of the drawers-maker's craftsmanship.

1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. i. 12 A grubby jaeger shroud lay over the first suburbs.

1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air vii. 127 The inspector was wearing a roll-necked Jaegar [sic] pull-over.

1973 A. Morice Death & Dutiful Daughter v. 53 Betsy's old Jaeger dressing-gown.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Jaegern.²

Brit.

/ˈjeɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈjeɪɡər/

Etymology: < the name of E. R. Jaeger von Jastthal (1818–1884), Austrian ophthalmologist.

Used in the possessive (or occasionally attributively) to designate a series of short passages printed in typefaces of different sizes and used for testing visual acuity at reading distances.

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the world > health and disease > healing > ophthalmology or optometry > [adjective] > kinds of eye-test

Snellen1864

Jaeger1869

pseudoisochromatic1879

1869 Trans. Amer. Ophthalmol. Soc. 4th & 5th Ann. Meeting 68 In Jaeger's Schrift-Scalen the numbering is altogether arbitrary and irregular.

1884 G. Hartridge Refraction Eye iii. 45 Snellen and Jaeger's are the types most commonly in use.

1897 W. F. Norris & C. A. Oliver Syst. Dis. Eye II. 28 Jaeger's Schriftscalen consisted of a very complete set of reading tests printed in several languages.

1907 J. H. Parsons Dis. Eye ix. 161 Jaeger's near test types..are simply the ordinary printers' founts of type, from the smallest upwards (nonpareil, minion, etc.).

1962 H. C. Weston Sight, Light & Work (ed. 2) viii. 224 Another series of test types has been selected by the British Faculty of Ophthalmologists and either this or the Jaeger series is readily obtainable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jaeger
释义	Jaegern.¹ Brit. /ˈjeɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈjeɪɡər/ The proprietary name of an all-wool clothing material manufactured originally by Dr. [Gustav] Jaeger's Sanitary Woollen System Co. Ltd.; also, a garment made of this material. Also attributive and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > made from specific material > wool > types of > article of faldinga1387 serge1583 drugget1670 ferrateen1821 vicuña1851 alpaca1853 calamanco1859 Shetland1870 Jaeger1887 Tibet1900 worsted1905 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > from specific place > from specific manufacturer Jaeger1887 1887 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Feb. (1965) I. 163 Seeing me arrive, clad in an irresistible new Jaeger samite. 1891 Dr. Jaeger's Sanit. Woollen Syst. Revised Price List 40 Jaeger Corsets. 1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 121 I really suffered during a drive, although encased in the heaviest of Jaeger flannels. 1905 G. K. Chesterton Heretics x. 140 Those who talk to us with interfering eloquence about Jaeger and the pores of the skin. 1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger (1922) vi. i. 300 When the Jaeger nightdress fell comfortable about her. 1912 H. Walpole Prelude to Adventure viii Over Bunning's red wrists the brown ends of a Jaeger vest protruded from under the shirt. 1921 J. Galsworthy To Let i. iv His..feet thrust into Jaeger slippers. 1925 Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Oct. 2200 Jaeger... Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted or hair. The Jaeger Company, Limited,..London,..merchants. 1932 Thorne Smith Bishop's Jaegers (1934) 2 If they could not be called things of beauty, these brave long jaegers of the Bishop's, they did..represent the highest expression of the drawers-maker's craftsmanship. 1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. i. 12 A grubby jaeger shroud lay over the first suburbs. 1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air vii. 127 The inspector was wearing a roll-necked Jaegar [sic] pull-over. 1973 A. Morice Death & Dutiful Daughter v. 53 Betsy's old Jaeger dressing-gown. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Jaegern.² Brit. /ˈjeɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈjeɪɡər/ Etymology: < the name of E. R. Jaeger von Jastthal (1818–1884), Austrian ophthalmologist. Used in the possessive (or occasionally attributively) to designate a series of short passages printed in typefaces of different sizes and used for testing visual acuity at reading distances. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > ophthalmology or optometry > [adjective] > kinds of eye-test Snellen1864 Jaeger1869 pseudoisochromatic1879 1869 Trans. Amer. Ophthalmol. Soc. 4th & 5th Ann. Meeting 68 In Jaeger's Schrift-Scalen the numbering is altogether arbitrary and irregular. 1884 G. Hartridge Refraction Eye iii. 45 Snellen and Jaeger's are the types most commonly in use. 1897 W. F. Norris & C. A. Oliver Syst. Dis. Eye II. 28 Jaeger's Schriftscalen consisted of a very complete set of reading tests printed in several languages. 1907 J. H. Parsons Dis. Eye ix. 161 Jaeger's near test types..are simply the ordinary printers' founts of type, from the smallest upwards (nonpareil, minion, etc.). 1962 H. C. Weston Sight, Light & Work (ed. 2) viii. 224 Another series of test types has been selected by the British Faculty of Ophthalmologists and either this or the Jaeger series is readily obtainable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : jägerjaegern. < n.¹1887n.²1869 see also
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