† mid-calfn.1
Obsolete.
The pluck (pluck n.1 3a) of a calf.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > calf > [noun] > parts of
race1661
mid-calf1769
maw-skin1784
1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper iv. 88 A good Way to dress a Midcalf.
1789 J. Farley London Art Cookery (ed. 6) i. xi. 116 A Midcalf. Stuff a calf's heart..and send it to the oven... When you dish it up, pour the mincemeat in the bottom... Set the heart in the middle, and lay the [fried] liver and bacon over the minced meat.
c1816 Young Woman's Compan. 1 In a Calf,..the head and inwards are called the pluck; in some places they are called the calf's race, and in others, the mid-calf.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
mid-calfn.2adj.
/ˌmɪdˈkɑːf/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈkæf/ A. n.2
A point halfway down the calf.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific length > other
mid-calf1832
knee-length1895
midi1969
1832 Asiatic Researches 17 534 The people wear a large woollen frock extending to the knees, and trowsers reaching to the mid-calf.
1856 W. Ferguson Amer. by River & Rail xvii. 140 As it was, we sank every step to mid-calf in the mud, while the water was above our knees.
1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island (1884) v. xxvii. 222 I had soon turned the corner of that hill, and not long after waded to the mid-calf across the water-course.
1967 Word Study Dec. 3/2 In contrast to the miniskirt a skirt whose hemline comes as low as midcalf has been called a midiskirt.
1991 J. C. Oates Heat & Other Stories 56 She is wearing..the usual blue jeans, black calfskin boots zippered tightly to mid-calf.
B. adj.
Of a garment: reaching to a point halfway down the calf.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific length
foot-sideOE
sideOE
long-side1575
sidelong1575
nock-shorn1632
talarian1671
three-quarter1713
overknee1831
talaric1853
high water1856
ankle-length1876
long1882
hip-length1893
knee-length1895
thigh-length1895
fingertip1920
mid-calf1931
wrist-length1935
floor-length1939
cropped1954
waltz-length1958
two-thirds1963
calf-length1965
midi1968
1931 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 2 Sept. 14/3 Sport and town dresses remain mid-calf with some variations.
1967 Harper's Bazaar Sept. 45 The mid-calf hem for day.
1974 Country Life 24 Jan. 181/1 Slim, mid-calf dresses in tiny stripes.
1986 Times 13 May 11/2 (caption) Full mid-calf skirt.
1996 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. 23/3 The key looks—unitards, maxi-coats, mid-calf dresses and army-issue tailoring—were still there.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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