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单词 leg muff
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leg muff
leg muff n. [ < leg n. + muff n.1] (a) a downy tuft of feathers on the leg of a bird, as in certain hummingbirds and domestic pigeons; (b) an item of clothing worn by women to keep the leg warm.
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1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 237 The Peruvian Racket-tail, a bird which may be distinguished by the rusty-red colour of the leg-muffs.
1914 Textile Amer. Feb. 18/3 Leg muffs of silk and fur are being worn in Paris.
1939 C. A. Naether Bk. of Pigeon vii. 137 Fireback pigeons breed fairly true... Their leg-muffs should be long.
1990 S. J. Bodio Aloft ii. 10 Each bird had white wings and leg muffs, and a complicated..marking in white on its face.
2010 D. R. Strahan Throwaways i. 17 They wore fur jackets, leg muffs, hoods; all that kind of stuff.
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