单词 | paper dress |
释义 | > as lemmaspaper dress paper dress n. (in early use probably) a dress made of a paperlike fabric (cf. paper taffeta n.); (later) a dress made of paper, esp. an inexpensive disposable one. 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 > made of specific material farandine1672 tabby1726 satin1730 lutestring1756 silk1793 muslinc1794 zephyrine1820 merino1839 mousseline1847 moire1851 velvet1851 tarlatan1852 velveteen1873 tussore1884 paper dress1886 Gloria1895 Tibet1900 tub-dress1909 tub-frock1909 1886 ‘V. Lee’ Let. 22 June (1937) 215 A curious being in a very tight blue paper dress suggestive of divided skirts & ulster to match. 1966 Listener 15 Dec. 893/1 This..is the year of the paper dress that can be worn and then tossed in the waste basket. 1992 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. 20 Dec. n1/5 Also on display are humorous cards from the Depression, greetings for World War II soldiers, flower-covered paper dresses from the '60s, holograms from the '80s. < as lemmas |
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