单词 | pallu |
释义 | pallun. South Asian. The loose end of a sari that is worn over the head and shoulder.Usually decorated, but in some quots. the pallu is explicitly distinguished from the ornamented border of the cloth. ΚΠ 1880 G. C. M. Birdwood Industrial Arts India II. 280 The cone ornament..forms the most prominent feature of the pala. 1955 R. P. Jhabvala To whom she Will ix. 65 Such a plain sari: it was a pale yellow chiffon with..no decoration at all, not even on the pallu. 1971 Femina (Bombay) 2 Apr. 31/2 If you have a bulging tummy, avoid wearing buckles, brooches and belts on the centre line. Throw the saree pallav across the shoulder so that the border cuts down the bulge. 1999 P. Mishra Romantics (2001) i. iii. 37 Sitadevi, a tall, thin woman in her mid-twenties, would raise her angular face from under her pallu to throw me a sharp searching glance. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880 |
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