Synonyms for etons
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : eet-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈit n |
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Définition of etons
Origin :- collar (1887), jacket (1881, formerly worn by the younger boys there), etc., from Eton College, public school for boys on the Thames opposite Windsor, founded by Henry VI. The place name is Old English ea "river" (see ea) + tun "farm, settlement."
- As in collar : noun neck attire
- I was hardly eligible for "Etons" when our present King was married.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
- He was only a little chap in Etons when I knew him at Hacket's.
- Extract from : « A Bottle in the Smoke » by Milne Rae
- She took Dick's topper that he wears with his Etons, and a skirt of Mrs. Pettigrew's.
- Extract from : « The Wouldbegoods » by E. Nesbit
- Let's go home and patch the carpet with your Etons—something really strong—and send it to fetch them.'
- Extract from : « The Phoenix and the Carpet » by E. Nesbit
- I know that the boy in "Etons" is stiff with a rather silly and sentimental stoicism, called being a man of the world.
- Extract from : « What's Wrong With The World » by G.K. Chesterton
- He wished that his arms and legs were not so thin, and he looked forward to the time when like Rodber he would wear Etons.
- Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 1 » by Compton Mackenzie
- Sylvia wandered about the streets in a suit of Etons that was rapidly showing signs of wear.
- Extract from : « The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett » by Compton Mackenzie
- There comes in a small, well groomed, bullet headed boy in Etons.
- Extract from : « Three Plays by Granville-Barker » by Harley Granville-Barker
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