单词 | raggie |
释义 | raggien. Military. 1. A mess jacket. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > worn by specific people > the military buff-jerkin1598 shell1802 raggie1828 shell-jacket1840 fatigue-jacket1852 dolman1883 maternity jacket1925 maternity1958 1828 C. D'Oyly Tom Raw, Griffin 242 In short, he'd nothing left him but a raggy. 1843 F. Bellew Mem. Griffin I. ix. 126 As for myself, in my scarlet raggie, brimstone facings,..and regulation sword, in my own opinion, I looked quite the god of war. 1903 Notes & Queries 26 Dec. 512/2 In India, in the early part of last century,..the scarlet ‘shell’ jacket, or mess jacket—almost the only uniform then worn in that country—was invariably called a ‘raggie’, and this not jocularly or as slang, but seriously and as a matter of course. 2. Navy slang. A close friend. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend belamy?c1225 friarc1290 specialc1300 necessaryc1384 familiar?c1400 great frienda1425 gossea1549 particular1577 shopfellow?1577 cockmate1578 privado1584 bosom friend1590 better half1596 ingle1602 inward1607 bully boy1609 bosom-piecea1625 hail-fellow1650 bosom-bird1655 intimate1660 crony1665 intimado1682 chum1684 friend of one's bosom1712 right bower1829 inquaintancea1834 cad1836 chummy1849 bond-friend1860 raggie1901 bosom1913 aceboy1951 boon coon1951 mellow1967 squeeze1980 acegirl2009 1901 G. Goodenough Handy Man Afloat & Ashore 162 Chums are often called raggies, from the fact that they generally establish a partnership in the ‘brass rags’ used for polishing stanchions. 1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xiv. 111 ‘If I don't get no letter this mail—so 'elp me I stops me 'arf pay,’ he confided grimly to a ‘Raggie’. 1946 J. Irving Royal Navalese 143 Raggie, a very close friend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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