| 单词 | sponge bag trousers |
| 释义 | > as lemmassponge bag trousers Chiefly British. Designating clothing having a very fine, muted black-and-white check pattern. Esp. in sponge bag trousers: men's wool trousers made from fabric of this pattern, of a type worn with formal attire (see sense 2). ΚΠ 1900 ‘Major of To-day’ Clothes & Man 48 In the summer time, if you are middle-aged, you may wear black and white check trousers. The check should, of course, be very small; most men call these ‘sponge bag’ trousers. 1934 V. Woolf Diary 8 May (1982) 218 In every hotel in Ireland sits a military man with..a loud commanding voice, & spongebag coat & red slippers. 1977 A. J. Ayer Part of My Life ii. 35 The members of Pop [i.e. the prefects at Eton] also had the privileges..of wearing coloured waistcoats, sponge-bag trousers.., and sealing wax on their top-hats. 1981 J. Lees-Milne Diary 2 June in Deep Romantic Chasm (2003) 151 Was accosted by Yates the old custodian's son..wearing very smart spongebag suit and old-fashioned square bowler. 1983 N. Mosley Beyond Pale xv. 140 They were further distinguished from the populace by being able to wear coloured waistcoats and sponge-bag trousers (as opposed to dark ones with or without stripes). 2011 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 31 July 2 The groom, best-man and ushers wore black morning suits with sponge bag trousers, by a bespoke London tailor. < as lemmas |
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