Tucker
['tʌkə] or ['tʌkɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress.
(noun.) a sewer who tucks.
(noun.) United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966).
(noun.) United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939).
Inputed by Gustav--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.
(n.) A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
(v. t.) A fuller.
(v. t.) To tire; to weary; -- usually with out.
Typist: Melba
Examples
- Mr. Casaubon, who had risen early complaining of palpitation, was in the library giving audience to his curate Mr. Tucker. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Perhaps Mr. Tucker was gone and Mr. Casaubon was alone in the library. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mrs. Threadgall dropped her head right into her tucker, and, in a lower voice still, repeated the solemn words, My beloved husband is no more. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Ah, there is Casaubon again, and Tucker with him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He is going to introduce Tucker. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Tucker was the middle-aged curate, one of the inferior clergy, who are usually not wanting in sons. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It's only a morning visit, Tucker, you fool. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And, ma'am, he continued, the laundress tells me some of the girls have two clean tuckers in the week: it is too much; the rules limit them to one. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We can run down there any time, and it's really a pity to trail through the dust in our best bibs and tuckers, when we are tired and cross. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I have always liked the quaintness of the church and congregation; besides, I know the Tuckers: I shall go into their pew. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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