| 单词 | lovat tweed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLovat tweed 1. Designating a type of tweed or a garment made of this; (also) designating a muted shade of a colour characteristic of this tweed, or something having this colour. Frequently in Lovat green, Lovat tweed. Lovat mixture n. a variegated tweed cloth of subdued browns, blues, and yellows; the colour of this cloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific colour subfusc1820 blue-collared1837 thunder and lightning1837 subfusc1853 Lovat1895 nude1922 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric of specific colour > [adjective] motleyc1380 varianta1400 shadowed1639 mixture1784 corbeau1810 Lovat1895 tone-on-tone1939 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [adjective] > other spatterdashed1848 Prince Albert1873 white tie1876 two-piecec1880 man-of-war1883 coat and skirt1895 Lovat1895 plus four1921 black tie1933 Savile Row1972 vested1976 the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > greyish green sage colour1596 sage-green1810 almond green1870 sage1881 Lovat1895 Marina green1935 tea-green1956 1877 Times 9 May 14/1 The new Scotch cheviots we also admire extremely in heather-brown, drab, myrtle-green, the well-known Lord Lovat's mixture, &c.] 1895 Times 1 July 3/1 (advt.) Lovat tweeds and homespuns for gentlemen's and ladies' wear. 1907 Daily Chron. 21 Nov. 7/4 The famous ‘Lovat’ shades of tweed are very popular among lady motorists. 1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iii. xi. 719 This world of light-green Lovat tweeds, of fashionable rusticity. 1922 J. Buchan Huntingtower i. 16 A most disreputable tweed suit..had once been what..is called a Lovat mixture, but was now a nondescript sub-fusc. 1930 H. Nicolson Diary 22 Feb. (1966) 42 The Prime Minister appears in Lovat plus-fours. 1934 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 27 Mar. 13/4 Gabardines..are shown in many new shades such as..lovat green, eel-grey, platinum and many other soft and deep shades. 1953 J. Trench Docken Dead vi. 81 He wore a shapeless suit of Lovat tweed. 1959 Times 23 Feb. 10/7 A flock of wild canaries..passed into and though the lovat-blue and silver foliage. 1969 J. Wood Three Blind Mice i. 9 He wore..lovat-green socks. 1992 M. Bence-Jones Catholic Families x. 250 Khaki cloth for the uniforms..was only obtained after arrangements had been made to use the tweed known as Lovat Mixture as a substitute. 1998 Independent 19 May i. 18/4 He is burly, bearded and dapper, draped in a lovat suit topped off by correspondent shoes at one end and a large fedora at the other. < as lemmas |
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