Butterickn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌt(ə)rɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbədərɪk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Butterick.

Etymology: < the name of the Butterick Publishing Company (earlier E. Butterick & Co.), U.S. publisher of dressmaking patterns and fashion magazines.Graded sewing patterns were developed and sold by Ebenezer Butterick and his wife Ellen Augusta Pollard Butterick from the early 1860s.

1. A proprietary name for: a commercially available dressmaking pattern.

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1892 Belfast News-let. 16 Dec. A cosy corner next to the laces is devoted to Buttericks; our lady readers will know what that means, as we do not.

a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Rolling Stones (1912) 175 A buttonless flannel dressing sacque whose lines had been cut by no tape or butterick known to mortal woman.

2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Oct. (A2 section) 9 Lock up the Buttericks. Secure a professional dressmaker before it gets ugly.

†2. A picture typical of those found in a fashion magazine. Obsolete.

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1901 J. L. Ford in Munsey's Mag. July 490/1 What is technically known as the ‘butterick’, a picture of two or more persons in conversational attire, and usually amid the most luxurious surroundings.

1921 J. L. Ford Forty-odd Years in Literary Shop viii. 126 We used to call Life's pictures ‘Buttericks’, because of their resemblance to pictures in a fashion magazine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butterick
释义	Butterickn. Brit. /ˈbʌt(ə)rɪk/, U.S. /ˈbədərɪk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Butterick. Etymology: < the name of the Butterick Publishing Company (earlier E. Butterick & Co.), U.S. publisher of dressmaking patterns and fashion magazines.Graded sewing patterns were developed and sold by Ebenezer Butterick and his wife Ellen Augusta Pollard Butterick from the early 1860s. 1. A proprietary name for: a commercially available dressmaking pattern. ΚΠ 1892 Belfast News-let. 16 Dec. A cosy corner next to the laces is devoted to Buttericks; our lady readers will know what that means, as we do not. a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Rolling Stones (1912) 175 A buttonless flannel dressing sacque whose lines had been cut by no tape or butterick known to mortal woman. 2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Oct. (A2 section) 9 Lock up the Buttericks. Secure a professional dressmaker before it gets ugly. †2. A picture typical of those found in a fashion magazine. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1901 J. L. Ford in Munsey's Mag. July 490/1 What is technically known as the ‘butterick’, a picture of two or more persons in conversational attire, and usually amid the most luxurious surroundings. 1921 J. L. Ford Forty-odd Years in Literary Shop viii. 126 We used to call Life's pictures ‘Buttericks’, because of their resemblance to pictures in a fashion magazine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1892
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