2023年1月14日 星期六

top drawer, bottom drawer, kaftan or caftan; Moccasins

Through it all, Mr. Talley wrote in his memoir, he navigated in his “armor” — specifically, “Banana cable knee socks and elegant moccasins” and “Turnbull & Asser shirts.”


Efficiency wasn't the only reason. Frost didn't have to say aloud what everyone at the firm already appreciated. Financial Products had become the "go-to" for credit-default swaps in part because of its knowledge and reliability, but also because it had AIG's backing. The parent company's top-drawer, Triple A credit rating and its deep pockets assured customers that they could rest easy. 




Kaftan - Wikipedia
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A kaftan or caftan is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years.
卡夫坦是一種長袍大衣,不同樣式的卡夫坦在世界許多不同文化的地區中存在了幾千年。它主要用來當作外套來使用,衣長到腳踝處,長袖。它可用羊毛、羊絨、絲綢或棉布製成,可配上飾帶。這種衣服源自古代的兩河流域,當時被許多中東的民族所穿著。 通過不斷傳播和演化,卡夫坦變成了按照文化而來的不同風格、用途和名稱的服裝。 維基百科
A female kaftan offered by Ali Pacha of Algeria to the crown of Sweden on the occasion of a peace treaty, 1731.



Osage (Native American). Pair of Moccasins, early 20th century. Brooklyn Museum


  top drawer adj.

Of the highest importance, rank, privilege, or merit.

top drawer
/ˌtɒp ˈdrɔː/
INFORMALBRITISH
noun
  1. used in reference to high social position or class.
    "George and Madge were not out of the top drawer"
adjective
  1. of the highest quality or social class.
    "a top-drawer performance"




bottom drawer UK OLD-FASHIONED 
noun [C usually singular] (US hope chest, AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH ALSO 
glory box) clothes, linens, etc. that a young women traditionally collects for use after she is married: Kate's grandmother has given her a quilt for her bottom drawer.

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