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brass-collar

/bras-kol-er, brahs-/US // ˈbræsˈkɒl ər, ˈbrɑs- //

铜领,铜质领带,铜领子,铜铤

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : unwaveringly faithful to a political party; voting the straight ticket: a brass-collar Democrat.

Examples

  • GOP leaders refused; they saw that Duke was pulling blue-collar Democrats to the party.

  • After tightening her collar, Stella assumed slave posture: on her knees, legs slightly spread, palm resting face-up on her thighs.

  • His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.

  • A portrait of him was done once in which the collar point was made to sit in its proper place.

  • The only surprise was the left collar point, which was allowed to curl.

  • His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.

  • Presently there was a clattering of hoofs behind him, and Ribsy came galloping along the road, with nothing on him but his collar.

  • They were provided with sails and twelve oars each, and a falconet, or small brass cannon.

  • "I wonder if 'twas a brass drum, such as has 'Eblubust Unum' printed on't," said Mrs. Slocum.

  • Picture frames, nicely moulded in brass, were made here in 1825, by a modeller named Maurice Garvey.