单词 | stand-away |
释义 | stand-awayn.adj. A. n. ΚΠ 1704 S. Knight Jrnl. 7 Oct. (1825) 41 Those uncomely Stand aways are too much in Vougue among the English in this (Indulgent Colony). 2. Short for stand-away collar, stand-away neck, etc. Cf. sense B. 2. Now rare. ΚΠ 1954 Freeport (Illinois) Jrnl.-Standard 15 Sept. Collars..range from the small, high and close fitting club, Peter Pan or semi-turtleneck types to stand-aways and big capelets. 1968 Lima (Ohio) News 7 Jan. c 2/2 Collars might be throat bands to frame the neck like wide cuffs or chiseled standaways. B. adj. 1. ΚΠ 1897 Examiner (San Francisco) 13 Mar. 10/4 If Siler had decided that there should be no hitting in the clinches it would have suited me just as well. I think I can take care of myself in a stand-away fight. 1913 Referee (Sydney) 29 Oct. 9/3 It was in the stand away work that Azevedo got in his best licks. b. Of a person, a person's behaviour, etc.: distant or cold in manner; standoffish. rare. ΚΠ 1938 J. Cary Castle Corner iii. 155 Rifty had Bridget for his partner but Bridget was even more standaway than usual. 2011 Telegraph (New Delhi, India) (Nexis) 15 Nov. A sort of a stand-away attitude, you know. 2. Of a collar, the neck of a garment, etc.: that lies or rises away from the neck of the wearer. ΚΠ 1914 Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram 20 Feb. 3/6 This was trimmed with a Japanese standaway collar of green taffeta. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour i. 12/1 Stand-away collars, collarless styles and V- or U-shaped necklines will make the neck seem longer. 1971 Cincinnati Mag. July 7 (advt.) Long-sleeved with a zip up to the standaway neckline. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Magazine section) Carmel Snow..claimed he created the stand-away collar for her ‘because I have no neck’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1704 |
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