单词 | lay-over |
释义 | lay-overn. 1. An additional cloth laid over a tablecloth. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > tablecloth > cloth laid over tablecloth sanap1312 serviette1490 lay-over1777 slip-cloth1889 overcloth1895 1777 Monthly Rev. 55 108 Two servants appeared with a small table.., and laid a cloth and a lay-over upon it, in our English fashion, of the finest damask. 2. A stop or stay in a place, esp. overnight; a halt, rest, delay. North American. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > break in a journey resting?a1425 arresta1500 bait1580 alto1591 halt1598 station1604 stop1650 stoppage1840 noon halt1843 stop-off1869 lay-over1873 stop-over1881 water stop1896 overnight1936 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxxv. 756 Two invalids and myself..applied for a ‘lay over’, unable to go further. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy viii. 53 Their cattle having grown restless during their enforced lay-over. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 Apr. (Mag. section) 7/4 The object of this [sc. an extra train]..is to allow those going through to Alberni to reach their destination the same day. This will do away with the present lay-over en route. 1968 Listener 27 June 841/2 Meanwhile, some principal themes of Beat mythology are being laid down:..the pastoral theme of travelling on along the American highways with layovers for pot, mescalin. 1969 ‘R. Stark’ Blackbird (1970) iii. 23 We have an airline ticket for this evening..with a change at New York. A four-hour lay~over there, I'm afraid. 1972 National Observer (U.S.) 27 May 13/5 Mrs. Bartels parks at Gateway for the three-hour layover. 3. A transplanted oyster. ΚΠ 1891 Scribner's Mag. 10 472 Young oysters so treated are termed ‘lay-overs’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmaslay-over lay-over adj. = lay-down adj. (a). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > turn-down fall-down1741 laid-down1839 to lay down1839 lay-over1852 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xii. lxvi. 365 The three Master Baskets in coats and lay-over collars. < as lemmas |
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