ˈdare-all
[f. dare v.1 + all: cf. dare-devil.]
One who or that which dares all; a covering that braves all weather, a ‘dread-nought’. Also attrib. or as adj.
| 1840 T. Hook Fitzherbert I. xi. 120 Enveloped in mackintoshes, great-coats, dare-alls, boas and oilskins. 1902 Daily Chron. 18 Mar. 3/2 Their dare-all Vikings came sailing over the sea to possess themselves of our homes. 1939 ‘A. Bridge’ Four-Part Setting iii. 29 This had developed in her..a dare-all and try-all attitude which didn't really belong to her character. 1942 Partridge Usage & Abusage 97/1 Venturesome journalists and dareall writers should employ them with care and discretion. |