| 释义 |
nutria|ˈnjuːtrɪə|
[a. Sp. nutria otter, also lutria = F. loutre, It. lontra:—L. lutra.]
The skin or fur of the coypu of South America. Hence also, a mid-brown colour such as that of the nutria fur.
1836W. Irving Astoria III. 278 Nutria, Vicunia, Chinchilla and a few deer skins. 1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 125/2 The skins..are imported into Great Britain..under the name of Neutria or Nutria skins. 1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 234/1 Ranch Hats... Colors, light nutria or tan. 1902Brit. Med. Jrnl. 377 The shorter finer hairs in the fur of the rabbit, hare, musk rat, nutria [etc.]. 1923Daily Mail 26 Mar. 6 Colours: Gold, Grey,..Nutria, Putty. 1949Brit. Colour Council Dict. Colours Int. Decoration III. 19/1 Nutria, a colour selected in consultation with expert furriers and standardized by B.C.C. in 1934. |