单词 | Zouave |
释义 | Zouave/zuːˈɑːv / /zwɑːv /noun 1A member of a light-infantry corps in the French army, originally of Algerians and long retaining their oriental uniform.In an attempt to avoid further bloodshed Pius asked his own army, the Zouaves, to lay down their arms, fled the Quirinal (papal palace) and shut himself up in the Vatican....
2 (zouaves) Women’s trousers with wide tops, tapering to a narrow ankle. OriginMid 19th century: from French, from Kabyle Zouaoua, the name of a tribe. Rhymes |
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