英语词汇“brothel creeper boot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brothel-creeper n. slang (more fully brothel creeper shoe, brothel creeper boot, etc.) a type of shoe with a suede upper and thick rubber sole. [The precise motivation for the name is uncertain. The second element may allude to walking quietly or stealthily in such shoes, although it may also show a play on crêpe n. 2, with allusion to the crêpe rubber from which the soles of such shoes were originally made.]

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1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang (at cited word) Brothel creepers, Brown suede shoes, much affected by desert warriors. In the navy, it means the same thing, though often specifically crepe-soled shoes worn with plain clothes.

1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal ix. 81 ‘Poncing about the place in those brothel-creepers of his!’.. He always wore plush suede shoes.

1959 ‘A. Fraser’ High Tension ii. 24 He had immaculately creased grey flannel trousers and brothel-creeper shoes.

1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency ix. 85 Suède brothel-creeper boots.

2013 M. Lewisohn Tune In I. vi. 143 There was John Lennon striding around with a DA haircut, brothel-creepers, drape jacket.

单词	brothel creeper boot
释义	> as lemmas brothel creeper boot brothel-creeper n. slang (more fully brothel creeper shoe, brothel creeper boot, etc.) a type of shoe with a suede upper and thick rubber sole. [The precise motivation for the name is uncertain. The second element may allude to walking quietly or stealthily in such shoes, although it may also show a play on crêpe n. 2, with allusion to the crêpe rubber from which the soles of such shoes were originally made.] ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > with specific types of sole > soft sole > shoes creepers1889 brothel-creeper1948 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang (at cited word) Brothel creepers, Brown suede shoes, much affected by desert warriors. In the navy, it means the same thing, though often specifically crepe-soled shoes worn with plain clothes. 1954 G. Smith Flaw in Crystal ix. 81 ‘Poncing about the place in those brothel-creepers of his!’.. He always wore plush suede shoes. 1959 ‘A. Fraser’ High Tension ii. 24 He had immaculately creased grey flannel trousers and brothel-creeper shoes. 1969 J. Fredman Fourth Agency ix. 85 Suède brothel-creeper boots. 2013 M. Lewisohn Tune In I. vi. 143 There was John Lennon striding around with a DA haircut, brothel-creepers, drape jacket. extracted from brotheln. < as lemmas
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