| 单词 | shirt lap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshirt lap shirt lap n. now somewhat rare (chiefly British regional) the lower part of a shirt, extending below the waist, esp. at the back; = shirttail n.; see lap n.1 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > part of > tail(s) shirt lapc1300 shirttail1659 tails1845 c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Laud) (1901) l. 1244 Hys schirt lappe [a1350 Harl. shurte lappe] he gan take And wiped awey þat blake. 1856 ‘G. Eliot’ Scenes Clerical Life ii Tell the most impassioned orator, suddenly, that his wig is awry, or his shirt-lap hanging out,..and you would infallibly dry up the spring of his eloquence. 2003 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 16 Sept. 32 The shirt laps had been cut off to give a straight edge. < as lemmas |
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