Free Wi-Fi, but Speed Comes at a Price
By SUSAN STELLIN
Trying to meet customer demand and cope with the costs of expanding
bandwidth, hotels and airports, like Denver International, above, are
adopting tiered pricing models.
harlequin (HAHR-luh-kwin, -kin)
adjective: In varied colors.
noun: A clown.
noun: A stock comic character, masked, and dressed in a diamond-patterned multicolored costume.
Etymology
Via French and Italian, after Herla king, a mythical figure sometimes identified as Woden.
Usage
"Long, multicolored armbands and stringy dresses added flashy flair, and diamond-patterned tights resembled what a harlequin might wear." — Jamey Keaten; Galliano Aims For Hippies at Fashion Show; Associated Press (New York); Oct 9, 2004.
"Another designer had her models parading down the catwalk in 'traditional, flounced peasant blouses and full-tiered skirts in brilliant red-and-white gingham, zigzag knit and harlequin patchwork'." — Rona Dougall; Someone Save Us From Frocky Horror Shows; The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland); Sep 28, 2004.
Gingham is a medium-weight balanced plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn.[1]
The name originates from an adjective in the Malay language, ging-gang, meaning striped.[2] Some sources say that the name came into English via Dutch.[3][4] When originally imported into Europe in the 17th century it was a striped fabric, though now it is distinguished by its checkered pattern. From the mid 18th century, when it was being produced in the mills of Manchester, England, it started to be woven into checked or plaid patterns (often blue and white). Checked gingham became more common over time, though striped gingham was still available in the late Victorian period.[5]
Gingham is made of carded or combed, medium or fine yarns, where the coloring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain. Gingham has no right or wrong side with respect to color.
Along with muslin, gingham is often used as a test fabric while designing fashion, or used for making an inexpensive fitting shell prior to making the clothing in fashion fabric.
Gingham shirts have been worn by mods since the 1960s and continue to be identified with fans of indie and mod music with brands like Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green, Fred Perry, Rough Trade and Merc producing gingham shirts.
- tier
- [名]1 ((〜s))（層状に並んだ）列, 段, 階.2 （劇場などの）階段席の一列.3 層(layer)；段階；階層.4 《海事》錨索(びょうさく)の輪（をしまう所）.━━[動](他)(自)…...
- tier
- [名]((米方言))（子供の）前掛け.
- tiered
- [形]層になった；〈席が〉階段式の；((複合語で))…層の.
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