单词 | trench coat |
释义 | trench coatn. 1. A lined or padded waterproof coat worn by soldiers, originally in the trenches during the First World War (1914–18). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > naval, military, etc. > types of regimentals1728 undress1748 regiments1759 regimental1764 dress uniform1774 kit1785 roast beef coat1802 butternut1810 frock-uniform1810 fatigue-dress1834 fatigue1836 fatigue-uniform1836 shirtsleeve order1854 grey1862 scarlet runnerc1864 square-rig1875 rig of the day1877 swagger-dress1901 trench coat1914 hospital blue1919 romper1922 suntan1937 battle-dress1938 army greens1945 mess kit1953 tiger suit1970 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jacket > weatherproof > waterproof trench coat1914 rain jacket1923 cagoule1952 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > weatherproof > waterproof > other Burberry1903 trench coat1914 trench1917 plastic maca1944 1914 Punch 30 Dec. (advt.) The ‘Thresher’ Trench Coat. Shell made of a hard Khaki drill, lined sheepskin, and a special interlining rendering it absolutely waterproof. 1916 W. Owen Let. 16 Aug. (1967) 405 My poor troops were wet to the bone. (But I had my Trench Coat.) 1943 Washington Post 6 Mar. 3/3 Some of the actresses in her party..wore helmets and trench coats while close to the front. 1978 W. F. Buckley Stained Glass xi. 109 A young man dressed in an old army trenchcoat walked slowly out, dragging his wooden leg like a ball and chain. 2009 C. Pleshakov There is no Freedom without Bread! i. 18 It is not fair to assume that Marxism reached Eastern Europe dressed in a Red Army trench coat. 2. A long loose coat, worn especially to keep off rain, typically double-breasted and with a belt and pockets in a style reminiscent of a military coat (see sense 1). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > weatherproof > waterproof raincoat1830 mackintosh coat1835 mackintosh1836 nor'-wester1853 slicker1884 mac1901 gabardine1909 rain slicker1910 trench coat1921 pac-a-mac1951 1921 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 430/1 Every young man in Ireland nowadays wears a so-called trench-coat. 1927 Observer 18 Dec. 9/4 The tendency for women is also towards a costume consisting of a ‘trench coat’ in the new colour, with ‘riding breeches’. 1978 Country Life 28 Dec. 2237/1 The basic Burberry trenchcoat..now costs around £99. 2005 Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 19/2 Slim trench-coats, embellished with printed panels of ‘pashmina’. Derivatives ˈtrench-coated adj. that is wearing a trench coat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a coat > types of blue-coateda1594 russet-coated1596 grey-coated1597 parti-coated1598 black-coated1600 red-coated1641 greatcoated1748 short-coated1813 frock-coated1850 tail-coated1850 buff-coated1856 overcoated1856 tunicked1876 raincoated1901 trench-coated1923 Crombie-coated1951 slickered1972 1923 N.Y. Times 14 Jan. 4/1 Six armed, trench-coated men motored to his house in Donnybrook, knocked him down and dragged him..into an auto. 1941 N. Alley I Witness xxxv. 296 I compensated my desire with the wishful thought that I'd be running across his familiar trench-coated figure some time later. 2007 Church Times 12 Jan. 16/4 They have luridly coloured covers—usually a close-up of a terrified blonde..with a creepy old house or a trench-coated man in the background. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914 |
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