Mae Westn.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪ ˈwɛst/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪ ˈwɛst/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mae West.

Etymology: < Mae West, the name of a U.S. film actress and entertainer (1892–1980), noted for her large bust: see quot. 1941.

slang (originally R.A.F.).

An inflatable life jacket, originally one issued to R.A.F. servicemen in the Second World War (1939–45).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > float to support person in water

belt1758

jacket1762

marine collar1764

lifebuoy1783

life-preserver1804

life jacket1819

safety belt1836

lifebelt1841

life vest1848

life ring1911

preserver1912

Mae West1940

1940 Listener 11 Jan. 56/2 A live-saving waistcoat..can be inflated in a few moments by the wearer, and for some obscure reason is known technically as a ‘Mae West’.

1941 N.Y. Times Mag. 27 July 21/2 One can understand..why an airman's life-belt should be a ‘Mae-West’. It..gives the wearer a somewhat feminine figure.

1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 16 May 33 A second more determined pull opened it [sc. the parachute] at about 400–500 feet. The pilot did not inflate his Mae West.

1945 Daily Mirror 15 Aug. 3/3 McGarvey discarded his Mae West and swam to the vessel.

1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard x. 152 I'm glad I wasn't in your submarine, Ben. I'd have worn a Mae West all the time.

1974 Times 4 Sept. 1/8 One of them had a Mae West on with the words, ‘Morning Cloud’ written across it.

1990 D. Poyer Gulf 407 The guy..had his Mae West on..but it wasn't inflated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mae west
释义	Mae Westn. Brit. /ˌmeɪ ˈwɛst/, U.S. /ˈmeɪ ˈwɛst/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mae West. Etymology: < Mae West, the name of a U.S. film actress and entertainer (1892–1980), noted for her large bust: see quot. 1941. slang (originally R.A.F.). An inflatable life jacket, originally one issued to R.A.F. servicemen in the Second World War (1939–45). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > float to support person in water belt1758 jacket1762 marine collar1764 lifebuoy1783 life-preserver1804 life jacket1819 safety belt1836 lifebelt1841 life vest1848 life ring1911 preserver1912 Mae West1940 1940 Listener 11 Jan. 56/2 A live-saving waistcoat..can be inflated in a few moments by the wearer, and for some obscure reason is known technically as a ‘Mae West’. 1941 N.Y. Times Mag. 27 July 21/2 One can understand..why an airman's life-belt should be a ‘Mae-West’. It..gives the wearer a somewhat feminine figure. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 16 May 33 A second more determined pull opened it [sc. the parachute] at about 400–500 feet. The pilot did not inflate his Mae West. 1945 Daily Mirror 15 Aug. 3/3 McGarvey discarded his Mae West and swam to the vessel. 1958 M. Dickens Man Overboard x. 152 I'm glad I wasn't in your submarine, Ben. I'd have worn a Mae West all the time. 1974 Times 4 Sept. 1/8 One of them had a Mae West on with the words, ‘Morning Cloud’ written across it. 1990 D. Poyer Gulf 407 The guy..had his Mae West on..but it wasn't inflated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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