单词 | kerseymere |
释义 | kerseymeren. 1. a. A twilled fine woollen cloth of a peculiar texture, one-third of the warp being always above, and two-thirds below each shoot of the weft. ΘΚΠ 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] > twilled cassimere1774 kerseymere1798 satin de laine1829 ratteen1847 gabardine1886 buckskin1894 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 577 The purple kerseymere, which is essentialy requisite to this senatorial toga. 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 8 254 That kind of cloth called Karsimir is best calculated for retaining the moisture. 1813 R. Wilson Private Diary II. 187 Waggon loads of cotton goods and kerseymeres. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxix. 151 A figure..tall and physically impressive even in his kid and kerseymere. b. plural (rarely singular). Trousers made of kerseymere. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > made from specific material shiverines1663 nankeen1770 overall1782 corduroys1791 ducks1825 webs1825 kerseys1833 moleskin1836 cord1837 kerseymeres1840 blue jeans1842 grey1860 mole trousers1860 chaparreras1861 Bedford cord1862 velveteens1862 dungarees1872 moles1879 chaps1884 chaparejos1887 oiler1889 greyers1900 flannels1911 Levi's1926 denim1932 chino1943 wrangler1947 Bedfords1954 sweats1956 sweatpants1957 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg ii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 257 If he had not lost some inches clear By looking down at his kerseymere. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxiv Stripes..proceeded to gut my portmanteau, and to lay out my black kerseymeres. 2. attributive or as adj. Made of kerseymere. ΘΚΠ 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 > [adjective] > twilled say1531 kerseymere1808 gabardine1888 tweedy1912 1808 J. Austen Let. 30 June (1995) 136 My kerseymere Spencer is quite the comfort of our Eveng walks. 1836 F. Marryat Japhet I. xi. 138 Silk stockings, shoes, and white kerseymere kneed breeches. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xx. 375 A man about sixty, dressed in a grey kerseymere coat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798 |
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