Moabn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊab/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊæb/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Moab.

Etymology: Humorously < the name of Moab (see Moabite adj. and n.) occurring in the biblical phrase ‘Moab is my washpot’ (Psalm 60:8 and 108:9, where David compares the subjugated nation of Moab to a vessel used for washing the feet).In sense 1 with reference to the pot-like shape of the hat; compare pot hat n. at pot n.¹ Compounds 2.

slang. Now chiefly historical.

1. A kind of hat shaped like a turban.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other

cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475

hat1483

wishing-hat1600

cockle hat1603

porringer1623

poke1632

custard-cap1649

bonnet1675

muff-box1678

Caroline1687

Quaker1778

meat safe1782

balloon hat1784

gypsy hat1785

cabriolet1797

gypsy bonnet1803

Gypsy1806

Wellington hat1809

fan-tail-hat1810

umbrella hat1817

radical1828

caubeen1831

topi1835

montera1838

Petersham1845

squash hat1860

Moab1864

kiddy1865

flap-hat1866

Dolly Varden1872

brush-hata1877

potae1881

Pope's-hat1886

plateau1890

kelly1915

push-back1920

kiss-me-quick hat1963

pakul1982

tinfoil hat1982

1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Moab, a name applied to the turban-shaped hat fashionable among ladies, and ladylike swells of the other sex, in 1858–9. From the Scripture phrase ‘Moab is my washpot’ (Ps. lx. 8), which article the hat in question is supposed to resemble.—University.

1884 Graphic 20 Sept. 307/2 His stiff brown ‘Moab’ of the newest fashion.

1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 137/1 Moab, a turban hat with a bowl-shaped crown.

2. Chiefly in English public schools: an outdoor conduit for washing; a tub, trough, or other container for water; a washroom.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > place for washing > room for washing in

lavatory1594

washing-room1838

washroom1854

Moab1865

salle d'eau?1957

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in

laver1340

washela1375

lavatory1447

baina1492

bath-fatc1540

bathing-tub1583

batha1616

tub1776

Moab1865

bath-tub1869

bath vat1874

bogy1893

1865 W. L. Collins Etoniana 21 Two by two they ‘went down’ to wash, probably at some outdoor conduit or fountain like the old Winchester Moab.

1866 R. B. Mansfield School Life Winchester Coll. 190 On the west side of school court, a spacious room, nicknamed Moab, has been erected, with numerous marble basins, and an unlimited supply of fresh water.

1867 W. L. Collins Public Schools 45 It was not pleasant to have to wash at the old Moab..—an open conduit in the quadrangle, where it was necessary, on a severe winter morning, for a junior to melt the ice on the stop-cock with a lighted faggot before any water could be got to flow at all.

1940 M. Marples Public School Slang Moab, a receptacle (e.g. a sink, a tub) for dirty plates: Haileybury.

1979 R. Towler & A. P. M. Coxon Fate Anglican Clergy v. 126 Other terms enjoyed wide currency in the 1960s, such as ‘Moab’ (wash-place) [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moab
释义	Moabn. Brit. /ˈməʊab/, U.S. /ˈmoʊæb/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Moab. Etymology: Humorously < the name of Moab (see Moabite adj. and n.) occurring in the biblical phrase ‘Moab is my washpot’ (Psalm 60:8 and 108:9, where David compares the subjugated nation of Moab to a vessel used for washing the feet).In sense 1 with reference to the pot-like shape of the hat; compare pot hat n. at pot n.¹ Compounds 2. slang. Now chiefly historical. 1. A kind of hat shaped like a turban. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 hat1483 wishing-hat1600 cockle hat1603 porringer1623 poke1632 custard-cap1649 bonnet1675 muff-box1678 Caroline1687 Quaker1778 meat safe1782 balloon hat1784 gypsy hat1785 cabriolet1797 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 Wellington hat1809 fan-tail-hat1810 umbrella hat1817 radical1828 caubeen1831 topi1835 montera1838 Petersham1845 squash hat1860 Moab1864 kiddy1865 flap-hat1866 Dolly Varden1872 brush-hata1877 potae1881 Pope's-hat1886 plateau1890 kelly1915 push-back1920 kiss-me-quick hat1963 pakul1982 tinfoil hat1982 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Moab, a name applied to the turban-shaped hat fashionable among ladies, and ladylike swells of the other sex, in 1858–9. From the Scripture phrase ‘Moab is my washpot’ (Ps. lx. 8), which article the hat in question is supposed to resemble.—University. 1884 Graphic 20 Sept. 307/2 His stiff brown ‘Moab’ of the newest fashion. 1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 137/1 Moab, a turban hat with a bowl-shaped crown. 2. Chiefly in English public schools: an outdoor conduit for washing; a tub, trough, or other container for water; a washroom. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > place for washing > room for washing in lavatory1594 washing-room1838 washroom1854 Moab1865 salle d'eau?1957 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in laver1340 washela1375 lavatory1447 baina1492 bath-fatc1540 bathing-tub1583 batha1616 tub1776 Moab1865 bath-tub1869 bath vat1874 bogy1893 1865 W. L. Collins Etoniana 21 Two by two they ‘went down’ to wash, probably at some outdoor conduit or fountain like the old Winchester Moab. 1866 R. B. Mansfield School Life Winchester Coll. 190 On the west side of school court, a spacious room, nicknamed Moab, has been erected, with numerous marble basins, and an unlimited supply of fresh water. 1867 W. L. Collins Public Schools 45 It was not pleasant to have to wash at the old Moab..—an open conduit in the quadrangle, where it was necessary, on a severe winter morning, for a junior to melt the ice on the stop-cock with a lighted faggot before any water could be got to flow at all. 1940 M. Marples Public School Slang Moab, a receptacle (e.g. a sink, a tub) for dirty plates: Haileybury. 1979 R. Towler & A. P. M. Coxon Fate Anglican Clergy v. 126 Other terms enjoyed wide currency in the 1960s, such as ‘Moab’ (wash-place) [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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