Petticoat Lanen.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪkəʊt ˈleɪn/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɛdiˌkoʊt ˈleɪn/,

/ˈˌpɛdəˌkoʊt ˈleɪn/

Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Petticoat Lane.

Etymology: < Petticoat Lane, the former name of a street in the City of London.The street was in the 16th cent. called Hog Lane (see E. Ekwall Street-names of City of London (1954) 106), but became principally known as Petticoat Lane from the end of the 16th cent. The official name was changed to Middlesex Street in the early 19th cent., but Petticoat Lane remained dominant in common use (see e.g. quots. 1959 and 1972):1591 ‘A. Foulweather’ Wonderfull Astrol. Prognostication sig. Bi^v It may be hoped that Peticote lane may be lesse pestered with ill aires then it was woont: and the houses there so cleere cleansed, that honest women may dwell there without any dread of the whip and the carte.1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse i. i. 60 in Wks. II We will suruay the Suburbs, and make forth our sallyes, Downe Petticoate-lane, and vp the Smock-allies, To Shoreditch, Whitechappell, and so to Saint Kathernes.1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 295 The next time I try'd it in White-Chappel just by the Corner of Petty-Coat-Lane, where the Coaches stand that go out to Stratford and Bow.1836 Times 11 Jan. 6/5 Well, I waited at the corner of Petticoat-lane until I became so precious cold that I went to look after her, but I soon found that she had bolted.1959 News Chron. 16 Nov. 5 As well as in Petticoat Lane, they operate in many of the seaside towns during the summer.1972 Police Rev. 17 Nov. 1495/3 The man who had been given the licence had described the street..as ‘Petticoat Lane’. Section 21 (1) required that the particular street must be named, and Petticoat Lane has become Middlesex Street.

allusively. A street market resembling that held in Petticoat Lane.

ΚΠ

1863 A. MacDonald Let. in A. W. Baldwin MacDonald Sisters (1960) v. 79 This room..is rapidly assuming the appearance of a broker's shop. Upstairs is like the upstairs of petticoat lane or Rag Fair.

1927 B. Diqui Visit to Bombay 62 In this bazaar—the Petticoat Lane of Bombay—you can buy secondhand articles of any description.

1976 Oadby & Wigston Advertiser 26 Nov. 10/1 Glen Parva Borstal was like a ‘small Petticoat Lane’ with items being offered for sale all the time, Rutland magistrates heard on Monday.

Compounds

attributive. Designating items bought and sold on, or resembling those found on, Petticoat Lane.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > street where specific goods traded

Watling Street1569

carrion-row1728

Mincing Lane1880

Petticoat Lane1967

1967 M. Waddell Otley Pursued xii. 109 It was 6.42 by my Petticoat Lane watch, give or take ten minutes or so.

2000 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 12 Oct. 15 A ‘Petticoat Lane’ stall crammed with everyday bargains is also available to tempt visitors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petticoat lane
释义	Petticoat Lanen. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪkəʊt ˈleɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛdiˌkoʊt ˈleɪn/, /ˈˌpɛdəˌkoʊt ˈleɪn/ Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Petticoat Lane. Etymology: < Petticoat Lane, the former name of a street in the City of London.The street was in the 16th cent. called Hog Lane (see E. Ekwall Street-names of City of London (1954) 106), but became principally known as Petticoat Lane from the end of the 16th cent. The official name was changed to Middlesex Street in the early 19th cent., but Petticoat Lane remained dominant in common use (see e.g. quots. 1959 and 1972):1591 ‘A. Foulweather’ Wonderfull Astrol. Prognostication sig. Bi^v It may be hoped that Peticote lane may be lesse pestered with ill aires then it was woont: and the houses there so cleere cleansed, that honest women may dwell there without any dread of the whip and the carte.1631 B. Jonson Divell is Asse i. i. 60 in Wks. II We will suruay the Suburbs, and make forth our sallyes, Downe Petticoate-lane, and vp the Smock-allies, To Shoreditch, Whitechappell, and so to Saint Kathernes.1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 295 The next time I try'd it in White-Chappel just by the Corner of Petty-Coat-Lane, where the Coaches stand that go out to Stratford and Bow.1836 Times 11 Jan. 6/5 Well, I waited at the corner of Petticoat-lane until I became so precious cold that I went to look after her, but I soon found that she had bolted.1959 News Chron. 16 Nov. 5 As well as in Petticoat Lane, they operate in many of the seaside towns during the summer.1972 Police Rev. 17 Nov. 1495/3 The man who had been given the licence had described the street..as ‘Petticoat Lane’. Section 21 (1) required that the particular street must be named, and Petticoat Lane has become Middlesex Street. allusively. A street market resembling that held in Petticoat Lane. ΚΠ 1863 A. MacDonald Let. in A. W. Baldwin MacDonald Sisters (1960) v. 79 This room..is rapidly assuming the appearance of a broker's shop. Upstairs is like the upstairs of petticoat lane or Rag Fair. 1927 B. Diqui Visit to Bombay 62 In this bazaar—the Petticoat Lane of Bombay—you can buy secondhand articles of any description. 1976 Oadby & Wigston Advertiser 26 Nov. 10/1 Glen Parva Borstal was like a ‘small Petticoat Lane’ with items being offered for sale all the time, Rutland magistrates heard on Monday. Compounds attributive. Designating items bought and sold on, or resembling those found on, Petticoat Lane. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > street where specific goods traded Watling Street1569 carrion-row1728 Mincing Lane1880 Petticoat Lane1967 1967 M. Waddell Otley Pursued xii. 109 It was 6.42 by my Petticoat Lane watch, give or take ten minutes or so. 2000 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 12 Oct. 15 A ‘Petticoat Lane’ stall crammed with everyday bargains is also available to tempt visitors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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