| 单词 | a pair of jumps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa pair of jumps 2. A kind of under (or undress) bodice worn by women, esp. during the 18th century, and in rural use in the 19th; usually fitted to the bust, and often used instead of stays. From c1740 usually as plural jumps ( a pair of jumps). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > bodice waistcoat1580 petticoat body1585 bodicea1625 jump1666 jacket bodice1856 camisole1866 spencer1881 bust bodice1889 liberty bodice1892 petticoat bodice1919 cami1995 1666 in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1864) XVIII. 329 I give to my sonn Williams wife, ye jump which was my sister Sarah Caps. 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks v. 61 I'll be sure to send for you, when I have occasion for a new Jump. 1740 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 113 Her jumps will go next Sunday, and I daresay she'll put them on. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Jump, a waistcoat; a kind of loose or limber stays worn by sickly ladies. 1762 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 240 Now a shape in neat stays, now a slattern in jumps. 1784 J. Phillipe Specif. Patent 1444 These springs are for ladies' jumps who do not choose to wear hard incommodious stays. 1825–80 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. Jumps, a kind of easy stays, open before, worn by nurses. < as lemmas |
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