单词 | do-rag |
释义 | do-ragn. Originally U.S. Esp. among black people: a scarf or piece of fabric worn on the head to protect a hairstyle, typically with the ends or corners tied together at the back; (later also) a purpose-made close-fitting cap or wrapping for the hair resembling this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > head-cloth or -scarf > types of volet1399 night-coverchiefa1427 night-kerchief?c1450 night-kercher1552 shade1706 fala1721 teresa1770 bird's eye?1775 doek1798 Madras handkerchief1808 Madras turban1818 keffiyeh1831 Madras1838 turban1839 rigolette1859 charshaf1926 babushka1937 do-rag1964 1964 Negro Americans take Lead v. 35 [He] wrote a column denouncing ‘do-rags’. The common habit of wearing a silk stocking over the head, presumably to protect the setting, aroused his ire. 1975 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 42/7 He also sported a ‘do rag’—a black handkerchief tied on his head. 1977 G. Smitherman Talkin & Testifyin iii. 66 But Brothers, like Sisters..wore a scarf or stocking cap..to keep the waves in place during sleep. The scarf was called a do-rag. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 166/1 She was in the kitchen with a wet rag, down on her hands and knees wiping the floor, wearing a do-rag on her head. 2003 G. Ford & H. Stewart Hairdressing with Barbering 381 The plaited and twisted hair should be covered with a scarf or a ‘durag’. 2013 S. Cross Papa's Back-road Short Stories 15 Cindy had lost her hair... One of the ladies at the rally had made her a do-rag to wear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964 |
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