| 单词 | nigger cloth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnigger cloth nigger cloth n. now historical any hard-wearing, durable cloth designed to be worn by black slaves (cf. Negro cloth at Negro adj. 3(a)). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for clothing > for clothing for specific people shepherd's greyc1640 Negro cloth1653 parish blue1830 negro felt1847 nigger cloth1857 stuff1889 1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 Jan. 3/2 The garments of..copper-coloured nigger cloth. 1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career iv. 61 You see he sells some of his nigger cloth for goods. 1955 W. Foster-Harris Look of Old West i. 38 Typically the cloth was linsey-woolsey... ‘Nigger cloth’ it was called. It had been much used for slaves' garments, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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