单词 | scrub suit |
释义 | > as lemmasscrub suit attributive. Originally and chiefly U.S. Designating an article or suit of loose-fitting clothing, usually made of cotton or other washable fabric, worn as a uniform by hospital personnel. Chiefly in scrub suit. Cf. scrub v.1 3d. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > for specific people > other motley1566 uniform1807 groomish1843 hooped1898 come-to-Jesus1908 semi-sports1929 casual1939 scrub1954 1954 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 30 May 16/1 A pied piper in a white mask and scrub suit is luring children into the operating room for tonsillectomies at St. Joseph's Hospital these days. 1986 R. H. Coombs et al. Inside Doctoring i. 50 Soon the sheets, the floor, and the resident's scrub shirt were spattered with blood. 1991 S. N. Dyer July Ward in J. Morrow Nebula Awards 28 (1994) 125 The team coming off call will continue to wear wrinkled, blood-spattered scrubsuits, as a visual reminder to everyone else that they are tired. 1998 Village Voice (N.Y.) 25 Aug. 18/2 Walton puts on her cotton scrub pants..and walks to the NYU Medical Center. < as lemmas |
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