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单词 cover-slut
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cover-slutn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcover-slut.
Something worn to cover sluttishness, an outer garment put on over untidy attire, an apron, pinafore, or ‘brat’. Also figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > other
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1639 Short Contention betw. French-hood, Felt-Hat, etc. i. 9 Wee doe know you [i.e. the head-dress called ‘The Bagge’] to be..a meere rumpled..Taffeta Cover-slut.
1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 173 It is..hateful, that the providence of God should be misapplied as a cover-slut of idleness, ignorance, and unconscionableness.
1670 Mod. Acc. Scotl. in Harl. Misc. VI. 139 Those women that can purchase plads need not bestow much upon other clothes, these cover-sluts being sufficient.
1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1818) IX. 54 Rags and Coversluts of Infamy.
1808 J. Wolcot One more Peep at Royal Acad. in Wks. (1812) V. 374 Put on your cover-slut of blue.
1845 Athenæum 4 Jan. 17 Exhibiting..a smart architectural ‘pinafore’ in front..a mere ‘coverslut’ intended to hide meanness and deformity.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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