单词 | white duck |
释义 | > as lemmaswhite duck white duck adj. [duck n.3] ΚΠ 1789 World 29 June A buff coloured and white sprigged and striped waistcoat, white duck trowsers, and a black silk handkerchief. 1836 Metrop. Mag. Jan. 99 Though dressed in the blue jacket and white duck trowsers of the sailor's Sunday best, at a glance, you would pronounce him to be no seaman. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis I. xxxvii. 363 In a blue frock-coat and spotless white duck trowsers. 1925 H. Crane Let. 19 Aug. (1965) 214 White undershirt and loose white duck pants. 1959 L. Zukotsky ‘A’ 1–12 xii. 245 White-duck curtains..Hang at the windows. 2006 N. Stone Mr Clarinet xvii. 204 Even his clothes were wrong—white duck pants, a navy-blue blazer and a maroon and white cravat. < as lemmas |
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