ruffle shirtn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfl ʃəːt/, U.S.

/ˈrəf(ə)l ˌʃərt/

Forms: see ruffle n.¹ and shirt n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruffle n.¹, shirt n.

Etymology: < ruffle n.¹ + shirt n.

1. A shirt adorned with ruffles. Cf. ruffled shirt n. at ruffled adj.² Compounds 1.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > types of > other

bloody shirta1586

ruffle shirt1749

ruffled shirt1754

dicky1781

overshirt1805

camise1812

mill tog1821

boiled shirt1853

Crimean shirt1853

Crimea shirt1857

shirtwaist1859

shirt1867

polo shirt1887

zephyr1887

Ghost Shirt1890

Henley1890

negligée shirt1895

turtle-neck1897

rugby shirt1902

bush shirt1909

tunic shirt1918

safari shirt1921

button-down1924

thousand-miler1929

aloha shirt1936

buba1937

zoot shirt1942

Hawaiian shirt1955

sweater-shirt1964

beach shirt1966

kimono shirt1968

dashiki1969

1749 Let. J. Pigott 17 Mrs. Pigott brought me home..the new worked ruffle Shirt and six others.

1779 J. Penn Surry Cottage 63 The porter of a shop no longer wears the forest cloth, and the dirty mechanic will have the ruffle shirt.

1838 B. Drake Tales & Sketches 64 The colonists presented..a curiously grotesque appearance, loitering about the station in ruffle shirts and coon-skin caps.

1848 Knickerbocker 18 520 It was asserted..that he wore a ruffle-shirt and overshoes.

1993 Face Sept. 147/3 Naff tunics, two-tone bellbottoms, ruffle shirts, afros, and Seventies superfly pimp chic all the way.

2. U.S. A person who wears a ruffle shirt; (hence) a person of means; a snobbish person. Now historical.The term is characteristic of the 1830s in America.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of

optimate1574

gentle blood1575

patrician1631

grandlinga1637

(man, woman) of fashion1702

Brahmani1704

ruffled shirt1754

aristocrat1789

thoroughbred1817

Brahmin1823

big bug1826

ruffle shirt1830

ruffle-shirter1842

blue blood1850

aristo1864

upper1955

1830 Amer. Sentinel (Philadelphia) 27 Aug. 2/2 Where a dinner is to be got up, a few mechanics are procured to take the first rank, and the ruffle shirts fall into the rear.

1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet xii. 158 If he does get on with his business, and makes a little fortune, we can call him a..Ruffle Shirt.

1956 M. L. Settle O Beulah Land (1995) ii. iv. 258 We-uns come out hyar to git away from ruffle shirts..settin up like back East.

Derivatives

ˈruffle-shirted adj.

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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adjective]

aristocratic1596

select1602

qualified1604

patrician?1614

classical1629

aristocratical1742

ruffle-shirted1805

connected1817

thoroughbred1821

upper1825

eupatrid1833

optimate1846

classy1870

silver-tailed1890

upper-bracket1945

upscale1966

1805 E. Coxe Misc. Poetry 12 The poor parson be deserted, Because he is not ruffle-shirted.

1876 Harper's Weekly 26 Aug. 691/1 They belonged to the class which the ward politicians of to-day sneer at as ruffle-shirted and silk-stockinged.

1948 Billboard 28 Feb. 46/1 He gives an excellent account of himself as the ruffle-shirted Victorian eldest.

2006 C. Sandford McCartney iii. 75 A ruffle-shirted MC would bound on stage and ask, ‘Do you want to see John?’ (Roars). ‘George?’ (Roars). ‘Ringo?’ (Roars). ‘Paul?’ (Mayhem).

† ruffle-shirter n. U.S. Obsolete rare = sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of

optimate1574

gentle blood1575

patrician1631

grandlinga1637

(man, woman) of fashion1702

Brahmani1704

ruffled shirt1754

aristocrat1789

thoroughbred1817

Brahmin1823

big bug1826

ruffle shirt1830

ruffle-shirter1842

blue blood1850

aristo1864

upper1955

1842 Knickerbocker 19 305 Many a taunt, hitherto repressed, was thrown at the ruffle-shirters, as the town boys called them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruffle shirt
释义	ruffle shirtn. Brit. /ˈrʌfl ʃəːt/, U.S. /ˈrəf(ə)l ˌʃərt/ Forms: see ruffle n.¹ and shirt n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruffle n.¹, shirt n. Etymology: < ruffle n.¹ + shirt n. 1. A shirt adorned with ruffles. Cf. ruffled shirt n. at ruffled adj.² Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > types of > other bloody shirta1586 ruffle shirt1749 ruffled shirt1754 dicky1781 overshirt1805 camise1812 mill tog1821 boiled shirt1853 Crimean shirt1853 Crimea shirt1857 shirtwaist1859 shirt1867 polo shirt1887 zephyr1887 Ghost Shirt1890 Henley1890 negligée shirt1895 turtle-neck1897 rugby shirt1902 bush shirt1909 tunic shirt1918 safari shirt1921 button-down1924 thousand-miler1929 aloha shirt1936 buba1937 zoot shirt1942 Hawaiian shirt1955 sweater-shirt1964 beach shirt1966 kimono shirt1968 dashiki1969 1749 Let. J. Pigott 17 Mrs. Pigott brought me home..the new worked ruffle Shirt and six others. 1779 J. Penn Surry Cottage 63 The porter of a shop no longer wears the forest cloth, and the dirty mechanic will have the ruffle shirt. 1838 B. Drake Tales & Sketches 64 The colonists presented..a curiously grotesque appearance, loitering about the station in ruffle shirts and coon-skin caps. 1848 Knickerbocker 18 520 It was asserted..that he wore a ruffle-shirt and overshoes. 1993 Face Sept. 147/3 Naff tunics, two-tone bellbottoms, ruffle shirts, afros, and Seventies superfly pimp chic all the way. 2. U.S. A person who wears a ruffle shirt; (hence) a person of means; a snobbish person. Now historical.The term is characteristic of the 1830s in America. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of optimate1574 gentle blood1575 patrician1631 grandlinga1637 (man, woman) of fashion1702 Brahmani1704 ruffled shirt1754 aristocrat1789 thoroughbred1817 Brahmin1823 big bug1826 ruffle shirt1830 ruffle-shirter1842 blue blood1850 aristo1864 upper1955 1830 Amer. Sentinel (Philadelphia) 27 Aug. 2/2 Where a dinner is to be got up, a few mechanics are procured to take the first rank, and the ruffle shirts fall into the rear. 1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet xii. 158 If he does get on with his business, and makes a little fortune, we can call him a..Ruffle Shirt. 1956 M. L. Settle O Beulah Land (1995) ii. iv. 258 We-uns come out hyar to git away from ruffle shirts..settin up like back East. Derivatives ˈruffle-shirted adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adjective] aristocratic1596 select1602 qualified1604 patrician?1614 classical1629 aristocratical1742 ruffle-shirted1805 connected1817 thoroughbred1821 upper1825 eupatrid1833 optimate1846 classy1870 silver-tailed1890 upper-bracket1945 upscale1966 1805 E. Coxe Misc. Poetry 12 The poor parson be deserted, Because he is not ruffle-shirted. 1876 Harper's Weekly 26 Aug. 691/1 They belonged to the class which the ward politicians of to-day sneer at as ruffle-shirted and silk-stockinged. 1948 Billboard 28 Feb. 46/1 He gives an excellent account of himself as the ruffle-shirted Victorian eldest. 2006 C. Sandford McCartney iii. 75 A ruffle-shirted MC would bound on stage and ask, ‘Do you want to see John?’ (Roars). ‘George?’ (Roars). ‘Ringo?’ (Roars). ‘Paul?’ (Mayhem). † ruffle-shirter n. U.S. Obsolete rare = sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of optimate1574 gentle blood1575 patrician1631 grandlinga1637 (man, woman) of fashion1702 Brahmani1704 ruffled shirt1754 aristocrat1789 thoroughbred1817 Brahmin1823 big bug1826 ruffle shirt1830 ruffle-shirter1842 blue blood1850 aristo1864 upper1955 1842 Knickerbocker 19 305 Many a taunt, hitherto repressed, was thrown at the ruffle-shirters, as the town boys called them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1749
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