单词 | khus khus tatty |
释义 | > as lemmaskhus khus tatty As a modifier designating items made from khus khus, esp. in khus khus tatty (cf. tatty n.). ΚΠ 1807 Prospectus Indian Sportsman 21 (caption) Jewassah, or cuscuss tatties to cool houses during the hot winds. 1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 247 A large cuscus mat. 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 177 Hurdles of dried straw called khas-khas tatties were put across the open doors to the verandah within reach of the chowkidar in the compound who would fling water periodically during the night on the tatties to cool the air that passed through it into the house. 2014 Times of India (Nexis) 20 May Using khas-khas curtains or air-coolers is a better option for they don't bring the temperature down drastically. < as lemmas |
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