Mother Hubbardn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌðə ˈhʌbəd/, U.S.

/ˌməðər ˈhəbərd/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mother Hubbard.

Etymology: < the name of Old Mother Hubbard, a character in a well-known nursery rhyme.The nursery rhyme is first found in S. C. Martin Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard & her Dog (1805). The character of Mother Hubbard, however, is of older origin (compare Spenser's satire Prosopopoia, or Mother Hubberds Tale (1591)).

I. Compounds.

1. attributive, designating various items of clothing associated with traditional representations of Mother Hubbard (esp. a kind of loose-fitting woman's dress or smock), as Mother Hubbard bonnet, Mother Hubbard cloak, Mother Hubbard dress, etc.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > like a cap > types of cap

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1871 ‘S. May’ Prudy keeping House 43 As she had decided to call herself Mother Hubbard, she made an ample cap, by folding a ‘pillow-sham’, and putting two of its ruffled edges around her face for a double border.]

1877 Godey's Lady's Bk Nov. 445/1 Two bonnets that appear so far to be the most desired are the Mother Hubbard and Dame Trot: they are both pretty and becoming.

1878 F. M. A. Roe Army Lett. (1909) 186 I made a Mother Hubbard apron of white paper-cambric.

1882 Wide Awake (Boston, Mass.) Jan. 18/2 A little girl in a sort of Mother Hubbard cap..is starting off on a journey.

1884 E. A. Hunter in M. M. Dodge Baby World 125 Miss Polly Betsey Patterson, In a Mother Hubbard cloak And a Mother Hubbard bonnet, With a most bewitching poke.

1884 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 30 Aug. 12/3 Mattoon's Chief of Police issued an order that any woman appearing on the streets wearing a Mother Hubbard dress would be arrested and lodged in jail.

1907 Primary Educ. June 298/1 They wear simple white dresses or Mother Hubbard slips of leaf-green cambric.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 19 Apr. 24/4 Overall Aprons, of navy print with white dots, made in Mother Hubbard style.

1970 C. W. Cunnington & P. Cunnington Handbk. Eng. Costume 19th Cent. (ed. 3) 528 The ‘Mother Hubbard’ cloak, fashionable during the first half of the decade, was three-quarter-length, tied at the neck, the back slightly up with a ribbon bow across it, and long loose sleeves.

1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 450 There are many obese ladies, wearing the all-enveloping Mother Hubbard smocks forced upon them by Western missionaries.

2. Canadian Mother Hubbard parka n. = sense 4.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > long

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Mother Hubbard1961

Mother Hubbard parka1992

1992 Arctic Circle (Iqaluit, N. W. Territories) Fall 25/1 Their Mother Hubbard parkas were beautiful, and I wanted to have one for myself.

2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 28 Apr. a3 Teenagers eye each other and rev their snowmobiles like Harley-Davidsons while disapproving grannies in Mother Hubbard parkas treat the grandkids to preserved berries and caribou burgers.

II. Simple uses.

3. A Mother Hubbard dress or smock.

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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 > loose-fitting

sack1599

slammerkin1729

trollopee1756

Levite1779

roundabout1856

Mother Hubbard1877

Mother Hubbard1883

muumuu1888

caftan1965

1883 Demorest's Family Mag. Jan. 197/1 Some mothers preserve the picturesque effect by making straight sacque cloaks..in the style of the Mother Hubbard.

1885 Overland Monthly Oct. 371/2 They were radiant in vermilion Mother Hubbards, relieved by white yokes and sleeves.

1894 Outing 24 271/1 Six years ago the finest dress to be seen was a calico Mother Hubbard.

1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence xlix. 212 Tiaré Johnson..was dressed usually in a pink Mother Hubbard.

1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath viii. 99 Ma..wore a loose Mother Hubbard of grey cloth... The dress came down to her ankles.

1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack viii. 87 I can persuade you to swim wearing a Mother Hubbard over your swimsuit. Then I'll be able to concentrate.

1992 A. Walker Possessing Secret of Joy i. 8 Both Tashi and her mother dressed in new pink gingham Mother Hubbards with high collars.

2005 S. E. Wood Freedom of Streets Introd. 5 The Mother Hubbard, a loose gown of gathered fabric falling from a round yoke, worn without a corset.

4. Canadian. A women's parka made from duffel covered in a bright print fabric and edged with fur at the hood and cuffs.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > long

parka1625

peplum1866

dicky1894

Mother Hubbard1961

Mother Hubbard parka1992

1961 J. D. Ferguson Human Ecol. Tuktoyaktuk 60 The men wear ‘motorcycle’ jackets, the women slacks and short parkas, unlike the otherwise universal ‘Mother Hubbards’.

1964 North Jan.–Feb. 32/1 The older women and the young girls wear the Mother Hubbard.

1993 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Oct. 54/2 Little girls wear long duffel parkas with colourful calico cotton covers, similar to their mom's Mother Hubbards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mother hubbard
释义	Mother Hubbardn. Brit. /ˌmʌðə ˈhʌbəd/, U.S. /ˌməðər ˈhəbərd/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mother Hubbard. Etymology: < the name of Old Mother Hubbard, a character in a well-known nursery rhyme.The nursery rhyme is first found in S. C. Martin Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard & her Dog (1805). The character of Mother Hubbard, however, is of older origin (compare Spenser's satire Prosopopoia, or Mother Hubberds Tale (1591)). I. Compounds. 1. attributive, designating various items of clothing associated with traditional representations of Mother Hubbard (esp. a kind of loose-fitting woman's dress or smock), as Mother Hubbard bonnet, Mother Hubbard cloak, Mother Hubbard dress, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > like a cap > types of cap lugged1489 marabas1538 tarfed1545 unbanded1570 high-crowned1598 brimless1615 Phrygian1618 poked1631 round-eared1724 winkered1804 peakless1844 shadeless1852 Mother Hubbard1877 visorless1889 fore and aft1940 visored1950 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 > loose-fitting sack1599 slammerkin1729 trollopee1756 Levite1779 roundabout1856 Mother Hubbard1877 Mother Hubbard1883 muumuu1888 caftan1965 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > apron > types of barm-felc1350 barm-skinc1440 ribskin1440 ribbing-skinc1450 fore-smock1536 apron1654 trashbag1688 bib-apron1750 queyu1796 mantlea1825 praskeen1827 dick1838 dicky1847 towser1865 Mother Hubbard1877 barvel1878 waulk-apron1886 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > types of > other cowlc961 rocheta1325 dud1355 paenulaa1400 jornay1495 jornet1502 glaudkin1518 paludament1543 mantoon1623 mantoplicee1672 bavaroy1713 roquelaure1716 poncho1717 manteel1733 pelerine1744 mat1773 wrap-rascal1796 benish1797 nabob1803 scarf cloak1804 ruana1814 witzchoura1823 all-rounder1837 pardessus1843 visitec1847 tilma1851 talma1852 sontag1859 Inverness cape1865 dolman1872 Niçois1873 Mother Hubbard1877 1871 ‘S. May’ Prudy keeping House 43 As she had decided to call herself Mother Hubbard, she made an ample cap, by folding a ‘pillow-sham’, and putting two of its ruffled edges around her face for a double border.] 1877 Godey's Lady's Bk Nov. 445/1 Two bonnets that appear so far to be the most desired are the Mother Hubbard and Dame Trot: they are both pretty and becoming. 1878 F. M. A. Roe Army Lett. (1909) 186 I made a Mother Hubbard apron of white paper-cambric. 1882 Wide Awake (Boston, Mass.) Jan. 18/2 A little girl in a sort of Mother Hubbard cap..is starting off on a journey. 1884 E. A. Hunter in M. M. Dodge Baby World 125 Miss Polly Betsey Patterson, In a Mother Hubbard cloak And a Mother Hubbard bonnet, With a most bewitching poke. 1884 National Police Gaz. (U.S.) 30 Aug. 12/3 Mattoon's Chief of Police issued an order that any woman appearing on the streets wearing a Mother Hubbard dress would be arrested and lodged in jail. 1907 Primary Educ. June 298/1 They wear simple white dresses or Mother Hubbard slips of leaf-green cambric. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 19 Apr. 24/4 Overall Aprons, of navy print with white dots, made in Mother Hubbard style. 1970 C. W. Cunnington & P. Cunnington Handbk. Eng. Costume 19th Cent. (ed. 3) 528 The ‘Mother Hubbard’ cloak, fashionable during the first half of the decade, was three-quarter-length, tied at the neck, the back slightly up with a ribbon bow across it, and long loose sleeves. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 450 There are many obese ladies, wearing the all-enveloping Mother Hubbard smocks forced upon them by Western missionaries. 2. Canadian Mother Hubbard parka n. = sense 4. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > long parka1625 peplum1866 dicky1894 Mother Hubbard1961 Mother Hubbard parka1992 1992 Arctic Circle (Iqaluit, N. W. Territories) Fall 25/1 Their Mother Hubbard parkas were beautiful, and I wanted to have one for myself. 2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 28 Apr. a3 Teenagers eye each other and rev their snowmobiles like Harley-Davidsons while disapproving grannies in Mother Hubbard parkas treat the grandkids to preserved berries and caribou burgers. II. Simple uses. 3. A Mother Hubbard dress or smock. ΘΚΠ 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 > loose-fitting sack1599 slammerkin1729 trollopee1756 Levite1779 roundabout1856 Mother Hubbard1877 Mother Hubbard1883 muumuu1888 caftan1965 1883 Demorest's Family Mag. Jan. 197/1 Some mothers preserve the picturesque effect by making straight sacque cloaks..in the style of the Mother Hubbard. 1885 Overland Monthly Oct. 371/2 They were radiant in vermilion Mother Hubbards, relieved by white yokes and sleeves. 1894 Outing 24 271/1 Six years ago the finest dress to be seen was a calico Mother Hubbard. 1919 W. S. Maugham Moon & Sixpence xlix. 212 Tiaré Johnson..was dressed usually in a pink Mother Hubbard. 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath viii. 99 Ma..wore a loose Mother Hubbard of grey cloth... The dress came down to her ankles. 1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack viii. 87 I can persuade you to swim wearing a Mother Hubbard over your swimsuit. Then I'll be able to concentrate. 1992 A. Walker Possessing Secret of Joy i. 8 Both Tashi and her mother dressed in new pink gingham Mother Hubbards with high collars. 2005 S. E. Wood Freedom of Streets Introd. 5 The Mother Hubbard, a loose gown of gathered fabric falling from a round yoke, worn without a corset. 4. Canadian. A women's parka made from duffel covered in a bright print fabric and edged with fur at the hood and cuffs. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > long parka1625 peplum1866 dicky1894 Mother Hubbard1961 Mother Hubbard parka1992 1961 J. D. Ferguson Human Ecol. Tuktoyaktuk 60 The men wear ‘motorcycle’ jackets, the women slacks and short parkas, unlike the otherwise universal ‘Mother Hubbards’. 1964 North Jan.–Feb. 32/1 The older women and the young girls wear the Mother Hubbard. 1993 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Oct. 54/2 Little girls wear long duffel parkas with colourful calico cotton covers, similar to their mom's Mother Hubbards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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