单词 | wear yellow breeches |
释义 | > as lemmasto wear yellow hose(or breeches) e. to wear the breeches: see breech n. 2. to wear yellow hose(or breeches): see yellow adj. 3a. to wear the willow: see to wear (the) willow at willow n. 1d. to wear the trousers: see to wear the trousers at trousers n. Phrases 1. to wear yellow hose (also breeches, etc.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > jealous jealousc1385 yellowc1405 jealisom1599 green-eyed1600 indlinga1614 zelotypinga1660 the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > be or become jealous or envious [verb (intransitive)] > be jealous to wear yellow hose (also breeches, etc.)1607 c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1071 Ialousye That wered of yelowe gooldes a gerland. a1600 T. Deloney Thomas of Reading (1612) ii. sig. A4v Fie, fie, vpon these yellow hose..haue wee thus long bin your wiues, and do you now mistrust vs? 1602 T. Dekker Blurt Master-Constable sig. G4 Ha, ha, ha; by my ventoy (yellow Lady) you take your marke improper. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe i. sig. B2v Iealous men are eyther knaues or Coxcombes, bee you neither: you weare yellow hose without cause. 1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine iv. ii. sig. I1v If I were The Duke..I should weare yellow breeches. ?1629 M. Parker Houshold Talke (single sheet) Why therefore, Shouldst thou deplore, Or weare stockings that are yellow. 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry iii. sig. F4 If my Lord Bee now growne yellow. 1665 R. Brathwait Comment Two Tales Chaucer 91 Your yellow humour interprets this to be too much familiarity. 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. I. xx. 248 Yet tho' your Kinsman be a jolly Fellow, Am I i'th' least (as Women call it) Yellow? 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 226 Yellow, jealous; a jealous husband is called a yellow gloak. 1858 H. Aïdé Rita II. i. 7 Well, the filly's cut you out, Rita: won in a canter, you see! You've got to wear the yellow shoes, and all your own fault. < as lemmas |
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