- peg top
- noun Date: 1788 1. a pear-shaped top that is made to spin on the sharp metal peg in its base by the unwinding of a string wound round its center 2. plural peg trousers
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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} …
