- Peg Top
- PEG TOPThis term was originally used as the name of a boy's pear-shaped top. The name is now applied to trousers and skirts that are made wide at the hips and narrow at the bottom.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Peg Top
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Peg top — Peg Peg, n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a point, prickle, and E. peak.] 1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe peg. [1913 Webster] 2. A wooden pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peg-top — /peg top /, adj. wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle: peg top trousers; peg top skirts. [1730 40; adj. use of PEG TOP (def. 1)] * * * … Universalium
peg top — peg′ top n. 1) a child s wooden top that spins on a metal peg 2) clo peg tops, peg top trousers • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
peg-top — peg′ top adj. clo wide or full at the top and tapered narrowly at the bottom:peg top trousers; peg top sleeves. • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
peg-top — [peg′täp΄] adj. pear shaped like a peg top; esp., designating trousers that are full at the hips and narrow at the cuffs … English World dictionary
peg top — n. 1. a child s spinning top having a metal tip on which it spins 2. [pl.] peg top trousers … English World dictionary
peg top — noun a pear shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin • Hypernyms: ↑top, ↑whirligig, ↑teetotum, ↑spinning top * * * noun 1. : a pear shaped wooden top that ends in a sharp metal peg and that is made to spin by the unwinding of a string… … Useful english dictionary
peg-top — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective or peg topped ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ Etymology: peg top from peg top; peg topped from peg top + ed : wide at the top and narrow at the bottom used especially of trousers, skirts, and pockets with pleated or draped fullness at the top … Useful english dictionary
peg top — /ˈpɛg tɒp/ (say peg top) noun 1. a child s wooden top spinning on a metal peg. 2. (plural) peg top trousers. 3. a peg top skirt …
peg top — 1. a child s wooden top that spins on a metal peg. 2. peg tops, peg top trousers. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
peg-top — /ˈpɛg tɒp/ (say peg top) adjective (of trousers, skirts, etc.) wide at the hips and narrowing to the ankle. {from the shape of a peg top, a kind of spinning top, mushroom shaped with a metal central pin, formerly popular} …
