释义 |
‖ tête de nègre|tɛːt də nɛːgr| [Fr., lit. ‘Negro's head’.] A dark brown colour approaching black. Usu. attrib. Cf. nigger brown s.v. nigger n. 2 d.
1916in G. Howell In Vogue (1975) 20/1 (Advt.), Tête de Negre..Hat, gold embroidery. 1923Daily Mail 5 Mar. 15/3 A striking gown..is worn over a slip of tete de negre silk. 1973Country Life 22 Feb. 455/1 Design of baskets of spring flowers..on a tete de nègre (that is a not dead black) ground. |