| 单词 | zebra suit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaszebra suit zebra suit n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) a striped uniform worn by prison inmates or convicts; cf. sense 4a. ΚΠ 1853 Madison (Indiana) Dollar Weekly Courier 8 June He was stripped at the prison and provided with a Zebra suit. 1885 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Indian Affairs 105 There are over twenty prisoners who are required to work and who wear the zebra suit. 1939 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos Tribune 22 Oct. 4/2 A very honest man doesn't make much headway in the world and a very crooked one they put in a zebra suit. 2008 T. Fox Drummer Boy Willie McGee ix. 117 Willie received his standard issue zebra suit. < as lemmas |
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