plus fourn.

Brit.

/ˌplʌs ˈfɔː/, U.S.

/ˌpləs ˈfɔr/

Forms: 1900s– plus 4, 1900s– plus four.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plus prep., four n.

Etymology: < plus prep. + four n.The name seems to have arisen among cloth-cutters working for the tailors who first made the garment, as a purely descriptive term, four additional inches of fabric being added to the length of ordinary knickerbockers to produce the characteristic overhang. It is apparently unconnected with the use of plus with a numeral to indicate a golfer's handicap, although this is attested earlier, compare:1901 Times 3 May 12/3 Mr. D. F. Ransom..was second in the handicap from plus four.1902 Times 5 May 14/3 [He] did a wonderful round, and his plus four only made him six down.

In plural. Full, baggy men's knickerbockers, of a style formerly worn generally (and esp. for field sports), but now chiefly for golf.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > knickerbocker suit

knickerbocker suit1868

plus fours1920

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches > knickerbockers

knickerbocker1859

trouserettes1875

plus fours1920

plus twos1928

1920 Isis 25 Feb. 6/2 (caption) ‘Plus Fours’.

1920 Isis 12 May 10/2 The desuetude of the traditional grey flannel ‘bags’ of the undergraduate... ‘Plus fours’ have succeeded them.

1922 J. Cannan Misty Valley 201 A tall man in plus fours and a yellow waistcoat.

1934 G. B. Shaw Village Wooing ii. 119 He is in hiking costume..but wears well cut breeches (not plus fours) instead of shorts.

1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods ii. 53 It [sc. a uniform] consists of a wool shirt, preferably plaid, nicely faded to soft, warm tones; dark pants, either plus-fours, for some unknown reason, or riding breaches, [etc.].

1972 Country Life 12 Oct. 926/2 Rust battle-jacket with plus~fours in Shetland tweed. By Christian Dior Monsieur.

1974 ‘P. B. Yuill’ Bornless Keeper ii. 19 Wood-pigeons strutted like fat old squires in plus fours.

1995 Fashions of Times Spring 24/2 In recent years, Mizrahi has shown such golf staples as tartan plus-fours, polo shirts and patterned socks.

Compounds

attributive. Usually with hyphen. Designating trousers cut in this way, or a suit, etc., with such trousers instead of normal trousers.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [adjective] > other

spatterdashed1848

Prince Albert1873

white tie1876

two-piecec1880

man-of-war1883

coat and skirt1895

Lovat1895

plus four1921

black tie1933

Savile Row1972

vested1976

1921 Isis 1 June p. xii Knicker (plus four) Suits from 8½ gns.

1923 Times 7 Aug. 15/1 (advt.) Jackets made up..with either sports trousers or plus four knickerbockers to match.

1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. i. 67 ‘I wouldn't dare trust an American tailor,’ he said. ‘He would make me plus four knickers.’

1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xxvi. 209 He seemed a nice chap in his plus-four trousers and Fair Isle jumper.

2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 10 Nov. 15 A middle-aged man in a grey plus-four suit was hovering around.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plus four
释义	plus fourn. Brit. /ˌplʌs ˈfɔː/, U.S. /ˌpləs ˈfɔr/ Forms: 1900s– plus 4, 1900s– plus four. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plus prep., four n. Etymology: < plus prep. + four n.The name seems to have arisen among cloth-cutters working for the tailors who first made the garment, as a purely descriptive term, four additional inches of fabric being added to the length of ordinary knickerbockers to produce the characteristic overhang. It is apparently unconnected with the use of plus with a numeral to indicate a golfer's handicap, although this is attested earlier, compare:1901 Times 3 May 12/3 Mr. D. F. Ransom..was second in the handicap from plus four.1902 Times 5 May 14/3 [He] did a wonderful round, and his plus four only made him six down. In plural. Full, baggy men's knickerbockers, of a style formerly worn generally (and esp. for field sports), but now chiefly for golf. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > knickerbocker suit knickerbocker suit1868 plus fours1920 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > breeches > knickerbockers knickerbocker1859 trouserettes1875 plus fours1920 plus twos1928 1920 Isis 25 Feb. 6/2 (caption) ‘Plus Fours’. 1920 Isis 12 May 10/2 The desuetude of the traditional grey flannel ‘bags’ of the undergraduate... ‘Plus fours’ have succeeded them. 1922 J. Cannan Misty Valley 201 A tall man in plus fours and a yellow waistcoat. 1934 G. B. Shaw Village Wooing ii. 119 He is in hiking costume..but wears well cut breeches (not plus fours) instead of shorts. 1942 L. D. Rich We took to Woods ii. 53 It [sc. a uniform] consists of a wool shirt, preferably plaid, nicely faded to soft, warm tones; dark pants, either plus-fours, for some unknown reason, or riding breaches, [etc.]. 1972 Country Life 12 Oct. 926/2 Rust battle-jacket with plus~fours in Shetland tweed. By Christian Dior Monsieur. 1974 ‘P. B. Yuill’ Bornless Keeper ii. 19 Wood-pigeons strutted like fat old squires in plus fours. 1995 Fashions of Times Spring 24/2 In recent years, Mizrahi has shown such golf staples as tartan plus-fours, polo shirts and patterned socks. Compounds attributive. Usually with hyphen. Designating trousers cut in this way, or a suit, etc., with such trousers instead of normal trousers. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [adjective] > other spatterdashed1848 Prince Albert1873 white tie1876 two-piecec1880 man-of-war1883 coat and skirt1895 Lovat1895 plus four1921 black tie1933 Savile Row1972 vested1976 1921 Isis 1 June p. xii Knicker (plus four) Suits from 8½ gns. 1923 Times 7 Aug. 15/1 (advt.) Jackets made up..with either sports trousers or plus four knickerbockers to match. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. i. 67 ‘I wouldn't dare trust an American tailor,’ he said. ‘He would make me plus four knickers.’ 1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xxvi. 209 He seemed a nice chap in his plus-four trousers and Fair Isle jumper. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 10 Nov. 15 A middle-aged man in a grey plus-four suit was hovering around. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920
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