| 单词 | silver-tailed |
| 释义 | > as lemmassilver-tailed silver-tailed adj. (see quots.). 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 1890 A. J. Vogan Black Police 116 Those upper circles..termed in Australian parlance ‘silver-tailed’, in distinction to the ‘copper~tailed’ democratic classes. 1902 Bladud 19 Feb. 14/2 During the Peninsular War the 61st were the ‘Silvertailed Dandies’, owing to the unusual amount of silver on the tails of the officers' coatees. < as lemmas |
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