† brandenburgsn.

Etymology: Probably so called because worn in the army of the Elector of Brandenburg, afterwards king of Prussia; compare French brandebourg, ‘boutonnière avec ornement’ (Boiste).

Obsolete.

plural.

a. The ornamental facings to the breast of an officer's coat.

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1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 [The Prussian King] in his regimentals, which are a blue cloth frock with silver brandenburgs.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 155 He wore a coat..trimmed with Brandenburgs, now totally deprived of their metal.

b. (Also brande(n)bourgs.) Ornamental trimmings (see quot. 1882) on a woman's dress, in fashion from about 1870 to 1910.

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1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 130/2 One [mantle]..is fastened in front with brandenbourgs, finished off with macarons and round balls of the same style.

1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 44/2 Brandenbourgs. Synonymous with ‘Frogs’. A button formed somewhat in the shape of a long and narrow barrel, smaller at the ends than the middle, and made of silk on a wooden foundation.

1891 Queen 17 Jan. 103/1 Costumes of Hussar-blue cloth with black braid brandebourgs.

1902 Daily Chron. 8 Nov. 8/3 The fulness of the fronts is finished with brandebourgs of silk cords.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 15/1 It hangs rather full from the waist, is open in front, or caught with Brandenburgs of braid or tinsel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	brandenburgs
释义	† brandenburgsn. Etymology: Probably so called because worn in the army of the Elector of Brandenburg, afterwards king of Prussia; compare French brandebourg, ‘boutonnière avec ornement’ (Boiste). Obsolete. plural. a. The ornamental facings to the breast of an officer's coat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > parts of > other ventc1430 buttonhole1709 boot-sleeve1733 brandenburgs1753 scye1830 flash1837 sack-back1854 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 [The Prussian King] in his regimentals, which are a blue cloth frock with silver brandenburgs. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 155 He wore a coat..trimmed with Brandenburgs, now totally deprived of their metal. b. (Also brande(n)bourgs.) Ornamental trimmings (see quot. 1882) on a woman's dress, in fashion from about 1870 to 1910. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > other jace1399 loopa1475 shakers1506 aglet1530 nerve1531 pipe1533 targeting1563 pinion1583 pinioning1597 tzitzit1618 loop-lace1632 button1671 tip1681 fal-lal1703 falbala1705 furbelow1706 jewelling1718 weeper1724 pompom1748 chiffons1765 foliage-trimming1818 mancheron1822 piping1825 manchette1835 patte1835 streamer1838 waterfall1841 paillette1843 brandenburgs1873 motif1882 patch1884 smocking1888 jockey1896 strapping1898 steel1899 sparklet1902 slotting1923 1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 130/2 One [mantle]..is fastened in front with brandenbourgs, finished off with macarons and round balls of the same style. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 44/2 Brandenbourgs. Synonymous with ‘Frogs’. A button formed somewhat in the shape of a long and narrow barrel, smaller at the ends than the middle, and made of silk on a wooden foundation. 1891 Queen 17 Jan. 103/1 Costumes of Hussar-blue cloth with black braid brandebourgs. 1902 Daily Chron. 8 Nov. 8/3 The fulness of the fronts is finished with brandebourgs of silk cords. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 15/1 It hangs rather full from the waist, is open in front, or caught with Brandenburgs of braid or tinsel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1753
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