单词 | outfitting |
释义 | outfittingn. The action or process of fitting out or equipping (a person or thing); spec. the business of providing clothing. Also: outfits, clothing, equipment; an establishment selling such items, an outfitter. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > action of providing or supplying > equipping or fitting out furniture1529 reparelling1534 outsetting1561 equipage1598 arming1599 accoutring1653 equipping1704 equipment1748 outfit1748 outfitting1822 fixing out1883 1822 W. Combe Hist. Johnny Quæ Genus 57 Terrific forms, and beauty's charms, All mov'd along, together hurl'd, Th' outfittings of a mimic world. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xiv. 167 An outfitting warehouse of the first respectability. 1871 A. D. Whitney Real Folks (1872) xii. 132 The trimming-up and outfitting place. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Apr. 7/4 Until the cold weather and overcoats finally disappear there will be no improvement in outfitting. 1932 D. L. Sayers Have his Carcase xxxi. 409 I went to the men's outfitting and asked for collars. 1964 A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping xii. 130 Outfitting was the euphemism employed for both men's and women's underclothes. 1990 Outdoor Life Apr. 119/3 (advt.) Canoe trips in North America. Group outfitting and personalized individual outfitting all at reasonable rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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