单词 | dare-all |
释义 | ˈdare-all [f. dare v.1 + all: cf. dare-devil.] One who or that which dares all; a covering that braves all weather, a ‘dread-nought’. Also attrib. or as adj.
1840T. Hook Fitzherbert I. xi. 120 Enveloped in mackintoshes, great-coats, dare-alls, boas and oilskins. 1902Daily Chron. 18 Mar. 3/2 Their dare-all Vikings came sailing over the sea to possess themselves of our homes. 1939‘A. Bridge’ Four-Part Setting iii. 29 This had developed in her..a dare-all and try-all attitude which didn't really belong to her character. 1942Partridge Usage & Abusage 97/1 Venturesome journalists and dareall writers should employ them with care and discretion. |

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