单词 | negligée |
释义 | negligéeadj.n. A. adj. Of a person: †dressed informally (obsolete). Of or in relation to clothing: that is in the style of a negligée; informal; revealing. (In quot. 1889 as postmodifier.) Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other smalleOE lightc1230 round1402 side-necked1430 wanton1489 Spanish1530 tucked1530 lustya1555 civil1582 open-breasted1598 full1601 everlasting1607 sheeten1611 nothinga1616 burly1651 pin-up1677 slouching1691 double-breasted1701 negligée1718 translated1727 uniform1746 undress1777 single-breasted1796 unworn1798 mamalone1799 costumic1801 safeguard1822 Tom and Jerry1830 lightweight1837 fancy dress1844 wrap-1845 hen-skin1846 Mary Stuart1846 well-cut1849 mousquetaire1851 empire1852 costumary1853 solid1859 spring weight1869 Henri II1870 western1881 hard-boiled1882 man-of-war1883 Henley1886 demi-season1890 Gretchen1890 toreador1892 crossover1893 French cut1896 drifty1897 boxy1898 Buster Brown1902 Romney1903 modistic1907 Peter Pan1908 classic1909 Fauntleroy1911 baby doll1912 flared1928 flare1929 tuck-in1929 unpressed1932 Edwardian1934 swingy1937 topless1937 wraparound1937 dressed-down1939 cover-up1942 Sun Yat-sen1942 utility1942 non-utility1948 sudsable1951 off-the-shoulder1953 peasant1953 flareless1954 A-line1955 matador1955 stretch1956 wash-and-wear1959 layered1962 Tom Jones1964 Carnaby Street1965 Action Man1966 Mao-style1967 wear-dated1968 thermal1970 bondage1980 swaggery1980 hoochie1990 mitumba1990 kinderwhore1994 1718 J. Breval Play is Plot i. i. 5 Never more like an Angel than at this instant..thus negligee as you are, if I would not take you before a Dutchess..I'm a Villain. 1757 N.-Y. Mercury 3 Jan. (advt.) Negligees, negligee-night-gowns, plain night-gowns [etc.]. 1859 L. Oliphant China & Japan II. v. 113 The women wore a sort of jacket above their skirt, which was however constructed upon a rather negligé principle. 1889 Sartorial Art Jrnl. Dec. 97/1 The ‘Tuxedo’ or dress sack is steadily growing in favor for dress negligee purposes. 1913 E. M. Forster Let. 1 Jan. in Hill of Devi (1953) 24 Her dress was on the negligée side, but she had not been intending to receive. 1954 A. H. Gardiner Theory of Proper Names (ed. 2) p. v The bulk of this book is an exact reprint of a..booklet published..in 1940. Doubtless owing to the circumstances of the times, but possibly also to the original publication's somewhat négligé apparel, this passed almost unnoticed. 1997 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) May 187/2 Wear a long-line strapless bra or corset under spaghetti-strap negligée dresses. B. n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > other specific types of Chedreux1678 caxy1729 cauliflower wig1753 negligée1753 caxona1761 fright wig1904 weave1958 1753 London Mag. Aug. 380 He prepares perriwigs frized in the following taste and fashion, all of which are now worn at Paris, viz. en ailes de pigeon..en bequille, en neglige. [Note] Tho' the above are truly technical terms in the perriwig-maker's art, we shall endeavour for the sake of our country readers to translate them. The pigeons wing..the crutch, the neglegee. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > informal wear > other > article of negligée1755 niggledigée1755 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > other stolec950 paramentc1385 stolea1387 vestmentc1386 chimer1487 shemewe1517 parliament1537 Turkey gown1558 slop1570 blue gown1578 dolman1585 palliament1593 synthesis1606 vest1613 paramentoa1640 brandenburgh1676 khilat1684 spagnoleta1685 sultanea1685 sultana1693 garter-robes1702 under-robe1725 wrapper1725 stola1728 talar1738 negligée1755 jama1776 dust-gown1802 yukata1822 manga1824 gandoura1851 pheran1851 riga1851 shamma1862 choga1869 kanzu1870 kimono1886 holoku1893 mammy-cloth1952 1755 Boston Evening Post 24 Nov. 4/2 Horse-hair quilted coats to wear with negligees. 1756 Connoisseur No. 134. 810 I saw several Negligeès, with furbelow'd aprons. 1776 R. Graves Euphrosyne I. 194 Such as now-a-days one sees, In gauze and lace and negligées. 1795 tr. K. P. Moritz Trav. Eng. 87 In the morning, it is usual to walk out in a sort of negligèe [sic], or morning-dress, your hair not dressed, but merely rolled up in rollers, and in a frock and boots. 1823 R. Chambers Trad. Edinb. (1847) 193 The negligee was a gown projecting in loose and ample folds from the back. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. I. 83 I believe that sacks and negligées, and toupees were going out. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. vii. 113 No toilette was so becoming as the azure négligé of softest Indian texture. 3. A necklace or girdle of (usually irregularly set) beads, pearls, etc. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar > other types of necklace esclavage1758 negligée1824 rivière1833 sautoir1936 1824 ‘Ann of Swansea’ Woman's a Riddle III. iii. 164 Lady Osbright then threw on her neck a negligee of pearls. 1841 Mrs. Mozley Fairy Bower xlv. 336 My uncle had given her a very handsome long negligée, of Venetian beads. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Negligee, a long necklace, usually of coral. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 144/2 Négligée, Négligé, a mourning girdle of jet with a 9″ pendant end; worn by women as part of public mourning at the death of Princess Charlotte in 1818. 1981 H. Newman Illustr. Dict. Jewelry (1987) 213 Négligée, a flexible chain of beads, pearls, links of a precious metal, or rope-like strands, about 50 to 75 cm long. 4. Without article: very informal or unceremonious attire, esp. for wear about the house. Now somewhat rare. Cf. dishabille n.Frequently difficult to distinguish from sense B. 5: see, e.g., quots. 1908 and 1945, and cf. quot. 1911 at sense B. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > informal wear > other negligée1835 1835 Court Mag. 6 p. ii/2 Those for elegant negligé are of velvet, with satin linings and trimmings. 1890 Athenæum 4 Oct. 457/3 Lydie Vaillant comes in most compromising négligé from the chamber of Paul Astier. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xviii. 313 Cecile, in distractingly pretty negligee, waved him audacious adieu from her window. 1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane xliii. 319 Jinny weaved in, much too pretty in her negligee. 1984 J. Nunn Fashion in Costume 63 A night-coif, often embroidered, might also be worn during the day as negligée. 5. A woman's light dressing gown, esp. one made of flimsy, semi-transparent fabric trimmed with ruffles, lace, etc.; (also) a nightgown. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > dressing gown > other night-rail1552 peignoir1835 shawl dressing-gown1837 roundabout1856 negligée1862 fire-gown1870 bath-robe1902 bath-gown1909 1862 Harper's Mag. Oct. 720/1 The morning negligée is of white..Cashmere. 1871 H. B. Stowe Pink & White Tyranny 40 She lay in a loose negligé on the bed. 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 117. 1117 (heading) Long kimonos or negligees and bath or lounging robes. 1911 J. M. Barrie Peter & Wendy xi. 171 Tink,..if you don't get up and dress at once I will open the curtains, and then we shall all see you in your négligée. 1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer i. 12 She shrugged and walked lazily over to the kitchenette, her filmy negligée heightening the illusion that she floated. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay iii. 19 She cha-chas around in bikinis, black silk negligees, and gold lamé pajamas. 2000 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Jan. 79/1 He..opened one envelope..which contained a handwritten note and a photo of an admirer..wearing a peach-colored satin negligee cut on the bias. 6. U.S. In the terminology of undertakers: a shroud. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > preparation or treatment of corpse > [noun] > laying or wrapping in shroud > shroud sheetc1000 sendala1300 sudaryc1380 winding-clotha1400 winding-sheetc1420 kellc1425 sindonc1500 shroud1570 shrouding sheet1576 cerement1604 church cloth1639 socking-sheet1691 death cloth1699 sow1763 windinga1825 burial-cloth1876 negligée1927 1927 Amer. Mercury May 33/1 The corpse is not a corpse nor does it wear a shroud. It is the body, or the remains;..and the garment in which it is wrapped, when there is one aside from ordinary clothing, is a negligée. 1963 J. Mitford Amer. Way of Death i. 26 Florence Gowns Inc...exhibited their line of ‘streetwear type garments and negligees’..at a recent convention of the National Funeral Directors Association. CompoundsΚΠ 1759 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 26 June 4/1 Imported from London..the following Goods, viz...Negligee Handkerchiefs, red and blue Duffels. negligée shirt n. North American (now historical) a soft-fronted shirt formerly worn by men. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > types of > other bloody shirta1586 ruffle shirt1749 ruffled shirt1754 dicky1781 overshirt1805 camise1812 mill tog1821 boiled shirt1853 Crimean shirt1853 Crimea shirt1857 shirtwaist1859 shirt1867 polo shirt1887 zephyr1887 Ghost Shirt1890 Henley1890 negligée shirt1895 turtle-neck1897 rugby shirt1902 bush shirt1909 tunic shirt1918 safari shirt1921 button-down1924 thousand-miler1929 aloha shirt1936 buba1937 zoot shirt1942 Hawaiian shirt1955 sweater-shirt1964 beach shirt1966 kimono shirt1968 dashiki1969 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 278/3 Men's negligee shirts. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 19 Oct. 7/2 (advt.) Men, if you want the best shirt..buy..these well made Cambric Negligee Shirts, in neat stripes. 1933 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Dec. 879/2 S. Liebovitz & Sons, Inc., New York... Trubenized for dress and negligee shirts and collars. 1975 C. Calasibetta Fairchild's Dict. Fashion 362/2 Negligee shirt, a man's shirt, white or striped, with white stiff, separate collar and white cuffs; worn early 1900's to about 1925. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1718 |
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