plural. Ulstermen (forming a regiment). rare.
| 单词 | θ162403 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British (46) Ulsters1649 plural. Ulstermen (forming a regiment). rare. Scots Guardsa1675 In plural. A British Army infantry regiment, chiefly composed of Scottish soldiers or soldiers with Scottish sympathies, now part of the Guards… fusilier1680 Originally, a soldier armed with a fusil (see fusil, n.2 2). In the British army, the designation of ‘Fusiliers’ is still retained by certain… guards1682 plural. (Frequently with capital initial.) The household troops of the English army, consisting of the footguard, n., the horse guards (horse guard… Scots Dragoons1689 Military. Designating a regiment of the British Army chiefly composed of Scottish soldiers or soldiers with Scottish sympathies. Frequently in the… Scots Fusiliers1689 Military. Designating a regiment of the British Army chiefly composed of Scottish soldiers or soldiers with Scottish sympathies. Frequently in the… Inniskilling1715 Used attributively or absol. to designate a regiment originally raised for the defence of Inniskilling in 1689. Scots Greys1728 In plural. In full Scots Greys (also, now historical, Scotch Greys). A Scottish regiment of dragoons, raised in 1681 as the Royal Regiment of Scots… blue1737 A person in a blue uniform. Usually in plural and with capital initial: any of various soldiers distinguished by the wearing of blue; spec. (a) a… Black Watch1739 (formerly) the Royal Highland Regiment of the British army; (now) the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Oxford blues1766 In plural. The Royal Horse Guards (see Blues and Royals n. at blue, adj. n.phrases 11). Now historical. green linnets1793 In plural. With capital initials. The members of the 39th Regiment of Foot of the British Army, and its successors, whose uniform had green… Grenadiers1800 Originally: a soldier trained to throw grenades. Now (in the British army) only in the name of the Grenadier Guards (colloquial. Grenadiers), the… slashers1802 plural. (See quot. 1802.) the Buffs1806 the Buffs: a popular name given, from the former colour of their facings (see buff, adj.1), to the old 3rd regiment of the line in the British army… tartan1817 transferred. Applied to one who wears tartan; a Highlander; collectively, those who wear tartan; the body of Highlanders; the men of a Highland… Gay Gordons1823 (with the) (a) the Gordon Highlanders (see quot. 1925); (b) an old-time dance performed in couples (originally to a tune called ‘The Gordon… cheesemongers1824 In plural. The (First) Life Guards (see lifeguard, n. 1). Cf. cheese, n.1 6. Now historical. Green Jacket1824 (a) a member of any of various former or current regiments and other divisions of the British Army who originally wore dark green uniforms, esp… The Bays1837 The Bays: see quots. RHA1837 Royal Horse Artillery. dirty half-hundred1841 dirty half-hundred: applied to the 50th foot (1st Battalion Royal West Kent), from the fact that, during the Peninsular war, the men wiped their… die-hard1844 One that dies hard; spec. an appellation of the 57th Regiment of Foot in the British Army. lifeguard1849 A bodyguard of soldiers; (in modern use in plural) (in form Life Guards) the senior cavalry regiment of the British Army, now (with the Blues and… cherry-picker1865 slang. In plural = cherry-breeches n. at cherry, n. compounds 3. Cf. also cherub, n. 3e. lancer-regiment1868 cheeses1877 In plural. With the. The (First) Life Guards (see lifeguard, n. 1). Cf. cheesemonger, n. 2. Now historical. Territorial Regiment1877 (a) any of the infantry regiments of the British army, each of which, under the scheme of Army reorganization of 1881, was associated in name… the Sweeps1879 the Sweeps: a nickname for the Rifle Brigade. dirty shirts1887 dirty half-hundred: applied to the 50th foot (1st Battalion Royal West Kent), from the fact that, during the Peninsular war, the men wiped their… Scottish Rifles1888 Military. = Scots, adj. 6b. Also: designating a similar regiment in a Commonwealth army. Frequently in the names of such regiments, as Scottish Rifles… shiner1891 One who shines. plural. A nickname for the Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly the 5th Foot. Yorkshire1898 elliptical as the designation of a thick coarse cloth made in Yorkshire, a breed of canary, (plural) soldiers of a Yorkshire regiment; also short for… imperials1899 In plural. British troops; spec. (a) (more fully City Imperials) a regiment of volunteers enlisted for the Boer War (1899–1902); (b) the British… Irish guards1902 In plural, with capital initials. An infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1900 during the Boer War (1899–1902). Also in singular: a… Hampshires1904 plural. The Royal Hampshire Regiment. BEF1914 British Expeditionary Force. Old Contemptibles1915 (a popular name for) the British army of regulars and special reserves which made up the expeditionary force, under the command of General… contemptibles1917 In plural. A popular name for: the British army of regulars and special reserves (as distinguished from conscripts) which made up the… Tank Corps1917 the tank regiment of the British Army. the Tins1918 slang. a nickname of the Household Cavalry (from their cuirasses). skins1928 In plural. With the and capital initial. (A nickname for) the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards; (also) the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers… pioneer corps1939 spec. (usually in form Pioneer Corps): a corps of the regular British army; the Royal Pioneer Corps. Now disused. red devils1943 In plural. Usually with the and capital initials: (a name for) the Parachute Regiment of the British Army; (now more usually) the Parachute… Blues and Royals1968 a cavalry regiment of the British Army, now (with the Life Guards) part of the Household Cavalry. U.D.R.1969 Ulster Defence Regiment. |
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