单词 | pinafore |
释义 | pinaforen. 1. a. An apron, esp. one with a bib, originally pinned to the front of a dress; (later also) a collarless and sleeveless garment with fastenings at the back, worn (formerly esp. by young children) to protect the clothes from dirt. in pinafores: at a very young age, childish, inexperienced.Children's pinafores were originally worn by both boys and girls. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > pinafore pincloth1580 daidle17.. pinafore1782 pinbefore1793 daidlie1828 pinny1850 dab1877 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. x. 345 A pin-a-fore for Master Mortimer Delvile, lest he should daub his pappy when he is feeding him. 1792 C. H. Wilson Wandering Islander II. 83 His uncle filled his pinafore with corn, and sent him to scatter it for them. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 282 She is still pretty, but not so elegant as when she wore frocks and pin-a-fores. 1866 H. James in Nation 1 Feb. 148/1 We firmly believe that children in pinafores..do not indulge in extemporaneous prayer. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xliii. 45 Two girls..their forms enshrouded in Hessian ‘wroppers’—sleeved brown pinafores. 1918 W. Cather My Ántonia ii. iv. 188 She should still have been in pinafores. 1996 P. Godwin Mukiwa (1997) xviii. 340 She was wearing the candy-striped pinafore of a hospital cleaner. b. More fully pinafore dress. A collarless, sleeveless dress resembling a pinafore, worn over a blouse or jumper. 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 > pinafore dress slip1690 pinny1850 pinafore dress1895 pinafore frock1899 jumper suit1908 jumper dress1939 pinarette1951 jumper1967 1895 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 Apr. 3/1 Guimpes, yokes, gretchen bodices and pinafore dresses prevail. 1943 Lima (Ohio) News 7 Mar. 14/3 (caption) Smart pinafore dress. 1960 Vogue Pattern Bk. Autumn 46 Dark grey pinafore tops a gay printed blouse. 1974 Country Life 21 Feb. 398/1 Dark brown pinafore in fine corduroy worn with white cotton shirt. 1990 Vogue Sept. 127 (caption) Vaporous black silk chiffon blouse over orange trimmed black silk pinafore. 1997 H. Kureishi Love in Blue Time 65 She's dressed for work in a long, baggy, purple pinafore dress with black stockings. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] maiden-childeOE maidenOE maidc1275 maid-childc1275 wenchc1290 thernec1300 lassc1325 maidenkinc1330 child-womana1382 girlc1400 pucelle1439 maidkin1440 mawther1440 mop1466 woman-child?1515 bonnea1529 urchina1535 kinchin-mort1567 dandiprat1582 prill1587 sluta1592 little girl1603 maggie1603 tendril1603 squall1607 childa1616 filly1616 vriester1652 miss1668 gilpie1720 lassie1725 laddess1768 jeune fillea1777 bitch1785 girly?1786 gal1795 ladyling1807 missikin1815 colleen1828 girleen1833 snowdrop1833 pinafore1836 chica1843 fillette1847 charity-girl1848 urchiness1852 Mädchen1854 gel1857 pusill1884 backfisch1888 girly-girly1888 cliner1895 tittie1918 weeny1929 bobby-soxer1944 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. iii. 153 The pinafores were gone to bed. 3. figurative. Something resembling a pinafore, esp. in covering the front. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > like a garment weedOE robec1225 kirtle1398 vestment1483 vesture1526 apron1535 gabardine1542 garment1585 tire1594 dress1608 garb1613 cowl1658 investiture1660 dressing1835 pinafore1845 cloak1876 1845 Athenæum 4 Jan. 17 Exhibiting perhaps a smart architectural ‘pinafore’ in front, which turns out to be a mere ‘coverslut’ intended to hide meanness and deformity. 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 28 The chicks are large,..entirely shining black, except a pinafore of white on the breast. 1872 Times 7 May 4/6 The present flaunting pinafore of vulgarity [sc. a new boundary wall] which now masks the ancient structure. 1919 ‘K. Mansfield’ Let. 11 Oct. (1993) III. 17 First thing I saw was a large daisy at the bottom of our steps—in a pinafore—you know the kind. CompoundsΚΠ 1898 Westm. Gaz. 28 Apr. 3/2 A navy blue serge frock..one of the pinafore build to slip over shirts. pinafore frock n. = sense 1b. 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 > pinafore dress slip1690 pinny1850 pinafore dress1895 pinafore frock1899 jumper suit1908 jumper dress1939 pinarette1951 jumper1967 1899 Nebraska State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 3 Jan. 7/3 Pinafore frocks are wonderfully becoming to small maidens. 1952 C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing iii. 91 The Pinafore frock is revived [in 1909], worn over a tucked chemisette. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 Jan. 15 Older children can choose from denim pinafore frocks, blouson jackets, baggy denims, [etc.]. pinafore gown n. a dress in the style of a pinafore, esp. an evening dress. ΚΠ 1893 Lima (Ohio) Times Democrat 9 Dec. 2/5 ‘Pinafore’ gowns are the latest evolution of style in the English capital. 1932 Mod. Weekly 30 Apr. 118 Her adorable, black velvet, pinafore gown. The tiny puff-sleeves are of silver tissue. 2001 WWD (Nexis) 27 Aug. 38 s Another collection full of the billowing pinafore gowns and sprightly florals. ΚΠ 1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 181 Skill in pinafore-ironing. pinafore stage n. childhood; also figurative. ΚΠ 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. x. 307 Younger folk..in the pinafore stage of existence. 1934 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 9 May 4/2 We have passed the pinafore stage as represented by jazz music. 1986 Record (Nexis) 21 Mar. s17 They are hardly worth getting excited over, unless the person who's picked them for you is still in the pinafore stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). pinaforev. 1. transitive (usually in passive). To dress in a pinafore. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > with specific garments > other wimple?c1225 pricka1275 clothe1382 addressa1393 haspc1400 to-cloutc1430 shirtc1450 gownc1485 tuft1535 passement1539 kerchief1600 muff1607 inshirt1611 insmock1611 mode1656 costume1802 slop1803 shawl1812 cravat1818 sur-invest1827 frock1828 pinafore1843 smock1847 panoply1851 underclothe1857 upholster1873 fancy dress1878 sleeve1887 to suit up1912 crinoline1915 1843 S. Phillips Caleb Stukely in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 218/1 The family were bibbed and pinafored. 1894 G. Meredith Lord Ormont I. i. 8 Fair girls..when they mean to look serious,..pinafore a jigging eagerness, or hoist propriety on a chubby flaxen grin. 1916 Lima (Ohio) Times Democrat 21 July 6/6 Here she was—pinafored and bare-legged, made up for her first picture. ΚΠ 1893 Daily News 11 Jan. 2/2 There were hundreds..feeding as one, and pinaforing the fragments that remained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1782v.1843 |
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