单词 | retro-merchant |
释义 | > as lemmasretro-merchant a. General attributive, objective, and instrumental, as retro-fest, retro-inspired, retro-merchant, retro-tinged, etc. ΚΠ 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Sept. 1076/1 If any decade of the twentieth century stands out as drably horrible, it is the 1940s; but this has not stopped retro-merchants glamorizing its homely glamour. 1978 Chicago Tribune 11 Sept. ii. 6/2 (caption) Among retro-inspired separates at French Incidentals are tweedy argyle sweaters. 1987 Campaign (Nexis) 22 May Being different in BBH's case is to look noticeably more eighties than the retro-obsessed pack of agencies. 1991 S. Faludi Backlash ii. vii. 179 For the next three years, his five subsequent retro-tinged fashion shows fell flat. 1997 T3 Jan. 18/2 There are plenty of other links to [Rubik] Cube-related sites to whet your retro-appetite. 2003 Mojo Nov. 11/2 London's retro-inclined niterie, Rock'n'Roll. 2004 Independent 10 Mar. (Review section) 19/1 These books will be any good retro-fetishist reaching for their wallet—they are simple, stylish and stapled. 2007 Future Music Feb. 71/2 Valves, transformers and ribbons—what a retro-fest! < as lemmas |
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