lutestringn.²

Brit.

/ˈl(j)uːtstrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlutˌstrɪŋ/

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of lustring n.¹ (which, however, appears later in our quots.), assimilated to lute-string n.¹

a. A kind of glossy silk fabric; a dress or a ribbon of this material.

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 silk > [noun] > types of > with glossy or shiny surface

lutestring1661

lute1676

lustréea1684

lustring1697

lustrine1851

charmeuse1907

ciré1921

charmante1922

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > made of specific material

farandine1672

tabby1726

satin1730

lutestring1756

silk1793

muslinc1794

zephyrine1820

merino1839

mousseline1847

moire1851

velvet1851

tarlatan1852

velveteen1873

tussore1884

paper dress1886

Gloria1895

Tibet1900

tub-dress1909

tub-frock1909

1661 S. Pepys Diary 18 Feb. (1970) II. 38 We went to a Mercers..and there she bought a suit of Lutestring for herself.

1686 London Gaz. No. 2126/4 To be sold..a parcel of very good black narrow Lute-Strings, and Alamode-Silks.

1716 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 381 Think..of flouncing the petticoat so very deep, that it looks like an entire coat of lutestring.

1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (new ed.) II. ii. 43 To draw a pattern for a silver brocade lutestring.

1767 P. Gibbes Woman of Fashion I. 78 She was dressed in a flowing Negligee of white Lutestring.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vi. 255 As if you had..held your trailing lutestring up yourself.

1887 Macmillan's Mag. LV. 108 A suit of white lutestring trimmed with large bunches of acorns.

†b. to speak in lutestring: (meaning uncertain).The phrase ‘which I met with in the course of my reading’ is several times derisively quoted by Junius as used by the Duke of Grafton. Cf. quot. a1797 at sense c.

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1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 178 I was led to trouble you with these observations by a passage, which, to speak in lutestring, I met with this morning in the course of my reading.

c. attributive.

ΚΠ

1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 222 Dressed in a white lutestring gown and petticoat.

1768 Countess Cowper in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 186 Lord Spencer had a pale blue lutestring domino.

a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xiv. 210 He [Chas. Townshend] had said of the last arrangement before Fox was set at the head, that it was a pretty lutestring administration which would do very well for summer wear.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lutestring
释义	lutestringn.² Brit. /ˈl(j)uːtstrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlutˌstrɪŋ/ Etymology: Apparently an alteration of lustring n.¹ (which, however, appears later in our quots.), assimilated to lute-string n.¹ a. A kind of glossy silk fabric; a dress or a ribbon of this material. 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 silk > [noun] > types of > with glossy or shiny surface lutestring1661 lute1676 lustréea1684 lustring1697 lustrine1851 charmeuse1907 ciré1921 charmante1922 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > made of specific material farandine1672 tabby1726 satin1730 lutestring1756 silk1793 muslinc1794 zephyrine1820 merino1839 mousseline1847 moire1851 velvet1851 tarlatan1852 velveteen1873 tussore1884 paper dress1886 Gloria1895 Tibet1900 tub-dress1909 tub-frock1909 1661 S. Pepys Diary 18 Feb. (1970) II. 38 We went to a Mercers..and there she bought a suit of Lutestring for herself. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2126/4 To be sold..a parcel of very good black narrow Lute-Strings, and Alamode-Silks. 1716 A. Pope Corr. (1956) I. 381 Think..of flouncing the petticoat so very deep, that it looks like an entire coat of lutestring. 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (new ed.) II. ii. 43 To draw a pattern for a silver brocade lutestring. 1767 P. Gibbes Woman of Fashion I. 78 She was dressed in a flowing Negligee of white Lutestring. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vi. 255 As if you had..held your trailing lutestring up yourself. 1887 Macmillan's Mag. LV. 108 A suit of white lutestring trimmed with large bunches of acorns. †b. to speak in lutestring: (meaning uncertain).The phrase ‘which I met with in the course of my reading’ is several times derisively quoted by Junius as used by the Duke of Grafton. Cf. quot. a1797 at sense c. ΚΠ 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 178 I was led to trouble you with these observations by a passage, which, to speak in lutestring, I met with this morning in the course of my reading. c. attributive. ΚΠ 1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 222 Dressed in a white lutestring gown and petticoat. 1768 Countess Cowper in M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1862) 2nd Ser. I. 186 Lord Spencer had a pale blue lutestring domino. a1797 H. Walpole Mem. George III (1845) I. xiv. 210 He [Chas. Townshend] had said of the last arrangement before Fox was set at the head, that it was a pretty lutestring administration which would do very well for summer wear. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : lute-stringn.¹ < n.²1661 see also
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