| 单词 |
mummy-cloth |
| 释义 |
ˈmummy-cloth 1. The cloth in which Egyptian mummies were wrapped.
1843Wathen Arts, Antiq. & Chronol. Egypt 143 Painted mummy-cloths, scarabei [etc.]. 2. U.S. Used as a trade name for certain modern fabrics more or less resembling the material used for mummy-cloths. Also momie-cloth and ellipt.
1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork i. 46 (heading) Raw silk momie cloth, for draperies,..fifty inches wide, at $3.50... Cotton momie cloth..in all the new shades for $1.10,..Basket momie cloth, in woollen, costs $3. 1886Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. (1889) ii. 652 Mummy cloth. 1890in Century Dict. 1895Montgomery Ward Catal. 4/2 Blade Crepon..similar to Momie or Armure. 1960Cunnington & Beard Dict. Eng. Costume 264/2 Momie cloth,..of cotton or silk warp and woollen weft, resembling a fine crepe; usually black and used for mourning. |

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