单词 | rig-out |
释义 | rig-outn. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). Somewhat archaic in later use. A set of clothes, an outfit; a costume. Cf. rig n.3 3. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] habita1420 standc1450 suitc1475 sluch1582 standard1631 rig-out1824 outfit1840 suiting1863 shape1886 rig-up1896 bag of fruit1924 ensemble1927 whistle and flute1931 vine1932 drape1945 1824 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry i. iv. 10 This toggery of yours will never fit—you must have a new rig out. 1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne in New Monthly Mag. June 146 I bought this rig-out yesterday, second-hand. Two pounds for the lot! 1874 W. Simpson Meeting the Sun xxiii. 313 An Inverness cape and a Glengarry bonnet is a favourite rig-out with many. 1922 F. Hamilton P. J.: Secret Service Boy vii. 277 O crumbs! Did he really say that I didn't mind wearing that rig-out? 1978 T. Murphy Crucial Week in Life Grocer's Assistant 78 Oh, the rig-out Mrs Mullins had on last Wednesday wasn't new at all; a cast-off, bought by her sister in Seattle. 1987 B. MacLaverty Great Profundo 102 A rig-out like one of those bull-fighters, gold braid on scarlet, epaulettes, the long black hair. 2005 D. McWilliams Pope's Children xx. 238 It is not unusual to see feisty old ladies in full old cantankerous woman's rig-out—all purple hats and tartan shopping trolleys. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824 |
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