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单词 do-rag
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do-ragn.

Brit. /ˈduːraɡ/, U.S. /ˈduˌræɡ/
Forms: 1900s– do-rag, 1900s– durag.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: do n.1, rag n.2
Etymology: < do n.1 (compare sense 5 s.v.) + rag n.2
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.
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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).
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