khus khusn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌs kʌs/, U.S.

/ˈkəs ˌkəs/,

/ˈkʊs ˌkʊs/

Forms: 1700s– khas-khas, 1800s cuscos, 1800s cuscuss, 1800s cuskos, 1800s cusscuss, 1800s kuskos, 1800s–1900s kas kas, 1800s–1900s khaskas, 1800s–1900s kusskuss (rare), 1800s– cus-cus, 1800s– cuscus, 1800s– cuss-cuss, 1800s– khaskhas, 1800s– khus khus, 1800s– khus-khus, 1800s– khuskhus, 1800s– kus-kus (now rare), 1800s– kuskus (now rare), 1800s– kuss-kuss.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu ḵas-ḵas, Persian ḵas-ḵas.

Etymology: < (i) Urdu ḵas-ḵas, and its etymon (ii) Persian ḵas-ḵas, reduplication of ḵas, in the same sense.An unreduplicated form is also occasionally attested in English; compare c'has in quot. 1798 and the following:1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 485 The thatches are usually made of the kuss, or common wild grass, whose roots furnish that fibrous substance called kuss-kuss.1826 J. Leyden & W. Erskine tr. Mem. Zehir-Ed-Din 394 I sat..in an octagonal pavilion that was recently erected, and covered with khas-grass for coolness.1995 Weekend Times 11 Nov. 21/5 Even as peace was declared, the fragrance of khas, henna, and ghulab mingled with the drifting gunsmoke.

As a mass noun: the long fibrous roots of any of several aromatic grasses, esp. the vetiver Chrysopogon zizanioides, typically used for making fans, screens, mats, etc. Also: the grass itself. Also as a modifier in khus khus grass, khus khus root. Cf. vetiver n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre

palmite1555

coir1582

pita1648

kitul1681

silk-cotton1697

pita-thread1748

abaca1751

khus khus1798

gomuti1811

coco fibre1813

Manila hemp1814

pineapple fibre1834

moog1840

piassava1841

Para grass1850

raffia1850

African hair1851

ambari1851

diss1855

munj1855

monkey grass1858

crin vegetal1859

mung1866

lauhala1880

bass?1881

raphia bast1882

istle1883

raphia grass1885

settler's twine1898

tucum1901

Manila fibre1921

bassine1923

sotol1942

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > grasses > other grasses

sirki1801

vetiver1831

wiwi1840

khus khus1851

pili1854

yedda1918

sweet-grass1973

1798 Asiatic Researches (new ed.) 4 316 Virana: Syn. Víratara..: the slender fibres of it, which we know here by the name of C'has or Khaskhas, are most agreeably aromatic, when tolerably fresh.

1807 T. Williamson Oriental Field Sports I. vii. 101 Those [whisks] for domestic use are either made of cuss-cuss, (or the roots of grass), of split peacock's feathers, or of the tail of the wild ox.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 235 The kuss-kuss..when fresh, is rather fragrant, though the scent is somewhat terraceous.

1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. in E. Forbes Veg. World ii. p. iv†. Deliciously fragrant screens are made by the Hindoos from khus-khus, the Andropogon muricatum.

1911 A. H. Fisher Through India & Burmah x. 170 Lucknow is famous for its perfumes—and one distilled from jasmine is highly popular, as well as an oil from roots of the Khaskas grass.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xx. 608 Vetiver Root. Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. This plant is also known as ‘khus-khus’ or ‘cus-cus-root’, native of tropical Asia, where it is found wild and cultivated.

1996 Mass. Rev. 37 48 At night we slept in a bed of rags scented with khus khus, her arm around me like a shield.

2017 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 6 Aug. j4/6 (advt.) Property threatened by soil erosion or land slippage? Indonesian variety of khus khus grass stops and prevents it.

Compounds

As a modifier designating items made from khus khus, esp. in khus khus tatty (cf. tatty n.).

ΚΠ

1807 Prospectus Indian Sportsman 21 (caption) Jewassah, or cuscuss tatties to cool houses during the hot winds.

1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 247 A large cuscus mat.

1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 177 Hurdles of dried straw called khas-khas tatties were put across the open doors to the verandah within reach of the chowkidar in the compound who would fling water periodically during the night on the tatties to cool the air that passed through it into the house.

2014 Times of India (Nexis) 20 May Using khas-khas curtains or air-coolers is a better option for they don't bring the temperature down drastically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	khus khus
释义	khus khusn. Brit. /ˈkʌs kʌs/, U.S. /ˈkəs ˌkəs/, /ˈkʊs ˌkʊs/ Forms: 1700s– khas-khas, 1800s cuscos, 1800s cuscuss, 1800s cuskos, 1800s cusscuss, 1800s kuskos, 1800s–1900s kas kas, 1800s–1900s khaskas, 1800s–1900s kusskuss (rare), 1800s– cus-cus, 1800s– cuscus, 1800s– cuss-cuss, 1800s– khaskhas, 1800s– khus khus, 1800s– khus-khus, 1800s– khuskhus, 1800s– kus-kus (now rare), 1800s– kuskus (now rare), 1800s– kuss-kuss. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu ḵas-ḵas, Persian ḵas-ḵas. Etymology: < (i) Urdu ḵas-ḵas, and its etymon (ii) Persian ḵas-ḵas, reduplication of ḵas, in the same sense.An unreduplicated form is also occasionally attested in English; compare c'has in quot. 1798 and the following:1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 485 The thatches are usually made of the kuss, or common wild grass, whose roots furnish that fibrous substance called kuss-kuss.1826 J. Leyden & W. Erskine tr. Mem. Zehir-Ed-Din 394 I sat..in an octagonal pavilion that was recently erected, and covered with khas-grass for coolness.1995 Weekend Times 11 Nov. 21/5 Even as peace was declared, the fragrance of khas, henna, and ghulab mingled with the drifting gunsmoke. As a mass noun: the long fibrous roots of any of several aromatic grasses, esp. the vetiver Chrysopogon zizanioides, typically used for making fans, screens, mats, etc. Also: the grass itself. Also as a modifier in khus khus grass, khus khus root. Cf. vetiver n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > other plant fibre palmite1555 coir1582 pita1648 kitul1681 silk-cotton1697 pita-thread1748 abaca1751 khus khus1798 gomuti1811 coco fibre1813 Manila hemp1814 pineapple fibre1834 moog1840 piassava1841 Para grass1850 raffia1850 African hair1851 ambari1851 diss1855 munj1855 monkey grass1858 crin vegetal1859 mung1866 lauhala1880 bass?1881 raphia bast1882 istle1883 raphia grass1885 settler's twine1898 tucum1901 Manila fibre1921 bassine1923 sotol1942 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > grasses > other grasses sirki1801 vetiver1831 wiwi1840 khus khus1851 pili1854 yedda1918 sweet-grass1973 1798 Asiatic Researches (new ed.) 4 316 Virana: Syn. Víratara..: the slender fibres of it, which we know here by the name of C'has or Khaskhas, are most agreeably aromatic, when tolerably fresh. 1807 T. Williamson Oriental Field Sports I. vii. 101 Those [whisks] for domestic use are either made of cuss-cuss, (or the roots of grass), of split peacock's feathers, or of the tail of the wild ox. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 235 The kuss-kuss..when fresh, is rather fragrant, though the scent is somewhat terraceous. 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. in E. Forbes Veg. World ii. p. iv†. Deliciously fragrant screens are made by the Hindoos from khus-khus, the Andropogon muricatum. 1911 A. H. Fisher Through India & Burmah x. 170 Lucknow is famous for its perfumes—and one distilled from jasmine is highly popular, as well as an oil from roots of the Khaskas grass. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xx. 608 Vetiver Root. Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf. This plant is also known as ‘khus-khus’ or ‘cus-cus-root’, native of tropical Asia, where it is found wild and cultivated. 1996 Mass. Rev. 37 48 At night we slept in a bed of rags scented with khus khus, her arm around me like a shield. 2017 Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner 6 Aug. j4/6 (advt.) Property threatened by soil erosion or land slippage? Indonesian variety of khus khus grass stops and prevents it. Compounds As a modifier designating items made from khus khus, esp. in khus khus tatty (cf. tatty n.). ΚΠ 1807 Prospectus Indian Sportsman 21 (caption) Jewassah, or cuscuss tatties to cool houses during the hot winds. 1889 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 247 A large cuscus mat. 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 177 Hurdles of dried straw called khas-khas tatties were put across the open doors to the verandah within reach of the chowkidar in the compound who would fling water periodically during the night on the tatties to cool the air that passed through it into the house. 2014 Times of India (Nexis) 20 May Using khas-khas curtains or air-coolers is a better option for they don't bring the temperature down drastically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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