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单词 pinafore
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pinaforen.

Brit. /ˈpɪnəfɔː/, U.S. /ˈpɪnəˌfɔr/
Forms: 1700s–1800s pin-a-fore, 1700s– pinafore.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin v.2, afore adv.
Etymology: < pin v.2 + afore adv., so called because it was originally pinned upon the front of a dress. Compare pinbefore n.
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.
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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.
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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.
2. In extended use: the wearer of a pinafore; spec. a child. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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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.

Compounds

pinafore build n. Obsolete rare the type of a dress made to resemble a pinafore.
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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.
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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.
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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.
pinafore-ironing n. Obsolete the ironing of pinafores.
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1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 181 Skill in pinafore-ironing.
pinafore stage n. childhood; also figurative.
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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.

Brit. /ˈpɪnəfɔː/, U.S. /ˈpɪnəˌfɔr/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pinafore n.
Etymology: < pinafore n. Compare earlier pinafored adj.
1. transitive (usually in passive). To dress in a pinafore. Also figurative. Now rare.
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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.
2. transitive. To put into the skirt or pocket of one's pinafore. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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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).
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