| 单词 | blue-ribbonist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue-ˈribbonist blue-ˈribbonist n. now rare (also with capital initials) = blue ribboner n.In quot. 1858: a person who adheres mechanically to official rules and formalities. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > abstention from drinking > [noun] > total abstinence > total abstainer water-drinker1440 abstainerc1475 Rechabite1637 drink-watera1641 hydropotist1678 hydropot1727 teetotal1834 teetotaller1834 teetotalist1840 Washingtonian1842 Good Templar1853 teetotalleress1854 blue-ribbonist1858 nephalist1861 total abstainer1862 blue-ribbonite1867 totec1870 Templar1874 blue ribboner1878 total abstinent1882 water butt1882 white ribboner1886 non-drinker1910 pioneer1912 T.T.1922 1858 Liverpool Mercury 5 Mar. It may be well to remind the red-tapists or blue-ribbonists of the Foreign Office that, even from their point of view, Parliamentary control over diplomatic business would not be without a certain convenience. 1882 Knowledge 29 Sept. 300/1 I am no ‘Blue Ribbonist’, but I do think that there is no state of man where alcohol is really essential. 1961 J. M. S. Baljon Mod. Muslim Koran Interpr. (1968) i. 1 He [sc. a Christian] may be a blue-ribbonist, despite an undeniable appreciation of wine by the Bible. < as lemmas |
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