英语词汇“greycoat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

greycoat

/ˈɡreɪkəʊt/

Now chiefly historical

noun

1A member of a military or police force whose uniform includes, or consists of, a grey coat; specifically (US ) a soldier of the Confederate army in the American Civil War (1861–5).

2 British. A person distinguished by wearing a grey woollen coat; specifically (a) a yeoman in the former county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria); (b) a clothier in Kent. Now historical.

Origin

Mid 17th century. From grey + coat. Compare grey-coated.

单词	greycoat
释义	greycoat /ˈɡreɪkəʊt/ Now chiefly historical noun 1A member of a military or police force whose uniform includes, or consists of, a grey coat; specifically (US ) a soldier of the Confederate army in the American Civil War (1861–5). 2 British. A person distinguished by wearing a grey woollen coat; specifically (a) a yeoman in the former county of Cumberland (now part of Cumbria); (b) a clothier in Kent. Now historical. Origin Mid 17th century. From grey + coat. Compare grey-coated.
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