pareun.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːreɪuː/,

/pɑːˈreɪuː/, U.S.

/ˈpɑreɪˌu/,

/pɑˈreɪu/

Forms: 1700s parou, 1800s pariu, 1800s– pareu, 1900s– parea (irregular), 1900s– pareo, 1900s– paréo.

Origin: A borrowing from Tahitian. Etymon: Tahitian pāreu.

Etymology: < Tahitian pāreu. Compare French paréo (1880; earlier as †pareu (1875), †parou (1774)).Not fully naturalized in English.

Originally: a barkcloth wraparound garment worn by the indigenous female inhabitants of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. Later (in South Pacific islands in the French sphere of influence, the Cook Islands, and Hawaii): a type of sarong, usually made of a single straight piece of brightly patterned printed cotton. Cf. lava-lava n., sulu n.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > made from specific material > other

futah1738

petticoat trousers1749

pareu1769

sisi1810

petticoat1814

grass skirt1875

tub-skirt1909

piupiu1938

cuddle skirt1958

1769 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) I. 337 Their dress of form however is, in the women, a kind of Petticoat (Parou) wrapped round their hipps, and reaching about the middle of their leggs.

1850 J. S. Jenkins U.S. Exploring Exped.: Voy. of Exploring Squadron 178 The ordinary costume of the natives consists of a kind of mantle covering the upper part of the person, and reaching down to the pareu.

1894 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Ebb-tide i. i. 13 I saw a man in a pariu, and with a mat under his arm, come along the beach from the town.

1932 W. S. Maugham Narrow Corner ix. 46 In a little while a blackfellow, wearing nothing but a pareo, came along.

1961 Sunday Express 26 Nov. 21/1 A gorgeous young Polynesian girl..was wearing a native pareu,—a sort of wrap-around costume of flowered cloth.

1994 Mod. Maturity July 40/2 A pretty girl in a pareu (Tahitian sarong) tucked a tiare blossom behind my ear.

Compounds

pareu cloth n. the cloth of which pareus and other Polynesian garments are made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other

tapeta900

tapisa1513

quilting1616

pompadour1758

crossover1795

diamantine1832

chiné1841

nail head1892

floral1897

Paisley1898

basket weave1925

pareu cloth1972

1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/1 The children also discovered..pareu cloth at 89c a yard. This brightly colored, boldly designed cloth is used all over the Pacific for virtually all clothing, as well as for bed-covers, drapes, room dividers and tablecloths.

1995 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 Sept. 16 We spent the afternoon exploring the marketplace in Papeete—where vanilla beans, pareu cloth, plantains and a thousand other items are sold in open bins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pareu
释义	pareun. Brit. /ˈpɑːreɪuː/, /pɑːˈreɪuː/, U.S. /ˈpɑreɪˌu/, /pɑˈreɪu/ Forms: 1700s parou, 1800s pariu, 1800s– pareu, 1900s– parea (irregular), 1900s– pareo, 1900s– paréo. Origin: A borrowing from Tahitian. Etymon: Tahitian pāreu. Etymology: < Tahitian pāreu. Compare French paréo (1880; earlier as †pareu (1875), †parou (1774)).Not fully naturalized in English. Originally: a barkcloth wraparound garment worn by the indigenous female inhabitants of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. Later (in South Pacific islands in the French sphere of influence, the Cook Islands, and Hawaii): a type of sarong, usually made of a single straight piece of brightly patterned printed cotton. Cf. lava-lava n., sulu n.² ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > made from specific material > other futah1738 petticoat trousers1749 pareu1769 sisi1810 petticoat1814 grass skirt1875 tub-skirt1909 piupiu1938 cuddle skirt1958 1769 J. Banks Jrnl. (1962) I. 337 Their dress of form however is, in the women, a kind of Petticoat (Parou) wrapped round their hipps, and reaching about the middle of their leggs. 1850 J. S. Jenkins U.S. Exploring Exped.: Voy. of Exploring Squadron 178 The ordinary costume of the natives consists of a kind of mantle covering the upper part of the person, and reaching down to the pareu. 1894 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Ebb-tide i. i. 13 I saw a man in a pariu, and with a mat under his arm, come along the beach from the town. 1932 W. S. Maugham Narrow Corner ix. 46 In a little while a blackfellow, wearing nothing but a pareo, came along. 1961 Sunday Express 26 Nov. 21/1 A gorgeous young Polynesian girl..was wearing a native pareu,—a sort of wrap-around costume of flowered cloth. 1994 Mod. Maturity July 40/2 A pretty girl in a pareu (Tahitian sarong) tucked a tiare blossom behind my ear. Compounds pareu cloth n. the cloth of which pareus and other Polynesian garments are made. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other tapeta900 tapisa1513 quilting1616 pompadour1758 crossover1795 diamantine1832 chiné1841 nail head1892 floral1897 Paisley1898 basket weave1925 pareu cloth1972 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Apr. 2/1 The children also discovered..pareu cloth at 89c a yard. This brightly colored, boldly designed cloth is used all over the Pacific for virtually all clothing, as well as for bed-covers, drapes, room dividers and tablecloths. 1995 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 17 Sept. 16 We spent the afternoon exploring the marketplace in Papeete—where vanilla beans, pareu cloth, plantains and a thousand other items are sold in open bins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769
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