| 单词 | rig and fur |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrig and fur rig and fur n. [compare ridge and furrow at ridge n.1 5d and β. forms at furrow n.] a ribbed pattern in knitted stockings or socks; frequently attributive.In quot. 1855 as an adverbial phrase. ΚΠ 1764 Caled. Mercury 24 Oct. 519 He had on rig'd and fur'd blue stockings.] 1808 [see sense 5]. 1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie I. x. 74 He had on a pair o' dark-blue..rig-and-fur..worsted stockings. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 173 Rig and Fur, ribbed; as ‘rig and fur'd stockings’. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 154 ‘Do you knit your stockings rig and fur?’ that is, with an alternate rib and indent longways. a1894 J. Shaw in R. Wallace Country Schoolmaster (1899) i. 66 The black wool ‘rig and fur’ galligaskins on the legs. 1919 ‘R. Dehan’ Sailor's Home x. 199 His serge reefer coat,..Scotch heather-mixture rig-and-fur stockings and lace-up boots. 1973 A. S. Fraser Hills of Home vii. 123 My mother knitted these in ‘rig and fur’ till we learned to knit our own. < as lemmas |
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