| 单词 | ostrich-feather boa |
| 释义 | > as lemmasostrich-feather boa General attributive, as ostrich-feather boa, ostrich-feather fan, ostrich-feather seller, etc. ΚΠ 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 250/1 Ostrydge fether sellar. 1813 Examiner 11 Jan. 22/1 S. Butler,..ostrich-feather-manufacturer. 1863 V. Penny Employments of Women 269 A manufacturer of ostrich feather dusters told me, he pays girls from $2 to $3 a week for coloring and putting the feathers in handles. 1884 List of Subscribers (London & Globe Telephone Co.) Henry, C. S. & Co... Ostrich Feather Merchants, 12, Jewin Crescent. 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 401/1 A fresco at Herculaneum depicts an ostrich-feather fan. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 27 June 13/1 This suit was worn with a hat and ostrich-feather ruffle of a very charming soft grey tone. 1966 J. Laver Victoriana 131 Towards the end of the [19th] century large ostrich feather fans became fashionable. 1990 Lifestyle Summer 22/2 Jean-Paul Gaultier's latest collection—an eclectic mix of Wellington boots, ostrich feather boas and tailored wool jackets. < as lemmas |
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