| 单词 | paris cup |
| 释义 | > as lemmasParis cup a. attributive. Designating articles or materials made in Paris, as Paris cloth, Paris cup, †Paris mantle, Paris net, Paris shirt, Paris silk, †Paris thread, etc.; (now) esp. designating garments or fashions produced in or associated with Paris, often with connotation of exclusiveness or expensiveness, as Paris cut, Paris dress, Paris felt, Paris gown, Paris hat, etc. Also locative in Paris-made adj. ΚΠ 1382 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 475 (MED) [A certain veil, called a] Parys kuverchief. 1384 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Wills Court of Husting (1890) II. 241 [Two hoods, one of silk and the other of] Paristhred. 1445–6 Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall No. A71.11a (MED) Parys silk, i litill fardell. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. cijv Paris mantyls the pece. 1552 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1913) X. 123 Item, v unce Paris silk to styk the samin [cloik]. 1582 Rates Custome House (new ed.) sig. Av Blankets called Paris mantles, red or coloured the peece xiii.s. iiiid. 1598 J. Stow Svrvay of London 222 A song called London Lickepennie, made by Lidgate... In westcheape (saith the song) he was called on to buy fine lawne, Paris thread, cotton Vmple, and other linnen clothes. 1603 Draperies sold at Norwich in 38th Rep. Deputy Keeper Public Rec. (1907) 444 Fustyans of Naples..Paris clothes..sattins of Cipres, Spanish sattins. 1612 Bk. Customs & Valuation in A. Halyburton Ledger (1867) 331 Lyons or Pareis threid. 1662 in Statutes at Large, Ireland (1765) II. 464 Fyllozell or Paris silk. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 80 In the evening, [I] dressed myself in a plain suit of the true Paris cut. 1759 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury 26 June 4/3 To be sold by James Richardson,..plain Gauze, Parisnets, gimp and floss Garland. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 247 A Paris-made wig. a1809 H. Cowley Day in Turkey II. iii, in Wks. (1813) 27 They may be the last Paris cut for aught I know—I have not been there exactly lately. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 5th Ser. 172 The plush for the larger number of silk hats is woven in Lancashire; but for ‘Paris hats’, as they are called, it is woven in France. 1853 J. B. Felt Customs New Eng. 119 They were at first called sombreros,..slouches, and California hats,..but latterly, by some, Paris felts. 1870 ‘F. Fern’ Ginger-snaps 238 Her husband was in the hot, smoky city, earning more money for more ‘Paris’ dresses. 1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin xiii. 141 The commanding presence in the Paris gown. 1937 N. Coward Present Indicative i. 28 I can smell the eau-de-Cologne, see..the stripes on his Paris shirt. 1951 C. Porter Kiss me Kate 108 Mr. Harris, plutocrat, Wants to give my cheek a pat, If the Harris pat Means a Paris hat—Bé-bé. 1991 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Sept. k17 Queen Narriman, whose Paris-made gown was embroidered with 20,000 diamonds. 2003 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 1 June 14 It was common for women bringing back expensive Paris dresses to remove the labels to avoid paying heavy duties. < as lemmas |
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