单词 | lavallière |
释义 | Lavallièren. 1. Used absol. or attributively to designate certain styles in clothing and jewellery. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective] > specific fashions pompadour1756 regency1811 Lavallière1873 greenery-yallery1881 empire1887 Régence1891 sporty1895 Gibson1901 Beatle1963 mod1964 1873 Young Englishwoman July 350/1 (heading) White chip Lavalliere Hat. The crown is moderately high, with a rather broad brim, turned up in front and down at the back. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 2/1 (advt.) Our stock of moderately priced Necklets, Pendants and La Valieres is most attractive. 1942 Horizon Oct. 250 His collar and ready-made tie (a lavallière). 1951 E. Paul Springtime in Paris (U.K. ed.) vii. 136 Noel, with broad-brimmed felt hat, seersucker jacket and flowing lavallière, personified the artistic type. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 122 Any minor bauble such as a lavaliere..is a dangler. 1959 Times 28 Apr. 20/6 A diamond lavalliere. 1969 D. M. Disney Fatal Choice (1970) x. 80 Marcy was wearing John's farewell gift, a lavaliere set with an aquamarine..and seed pearls. 1970 New Yorker 12 Sept. 32/2 Mr. Siegel, whose clothes for public appearances are striking, running to vests and lavalieres, had a big grin on his face. 2. transferred. A small microphone. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > sound magnification or reproduction > [noun] > microphone carbon transmitter1878 microphone1878 carbon microphone1879 pantelephone1881 phonoscope1890 mike1911 condenser microphone1921 magnetophone1922 radio microphone1922 ionophone1924 crystal microphone1925 ribbon microphone1925 radio mike1926 laryngophone1927 velocity microphone1931 ribbon mike1933 pressure microphone1934 bug1936 eight ball1937 ribbon1937 throat microphone1937 throat mike1937 rifle microphone1938 parabolic microphone1939 lip microphone1941 intercept1942 spike mike1950 spy-mike1955 spy-microphone1960 mic1961 rifle mike1961 gun microphone1962 spike microphone1962 shotgun microphone1968 Lavallière1972 wire1973 sneaky1974 multi-mikes1990 1972 R. Hendrickson Human Words 179 Today the small television microphone that hangs on a cord from the neck is also called a lavaliere, taking its name from the pendant necklace. 1974 Amer. Speech 1971 46 55 A low impedance, unidirectional microphone is, I feel, better than a lavalier microphone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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