单词 | watteau back |
释义 | Watteau back in British Englishnoun a section at the back of a woman's dress that is caught in pleats or gathers at the neck and falls unbelted to the floor Watteau back in American Englishnoun a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line Word origin [1895–1900; after a type of gown depicted in paintings by watteau]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, calling card, frame of reference, hit-and-run, neon |
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