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单词 paulin
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paulinn.

Brit. /ˈpɔːlɪn/, U.S. /ˈpɔl(ə)n/, /ˈpɑl(ə)n/
Forms: 1800s– paulin, 1900s– 'paulin.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: tarpaulin n.
Etymology: Apparently shortened < tarpaulin n. Compare tarp n.
Chiefly U.S. Now rare.
A tarpaulin or other waterproof covering.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > cloth or textile > tarpaulin
tarpaulin1607
wadmiltilt1828
paulin1859
tar-cloth1899
tarp1906
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Pauling, a covering for a cart or waggon. Linc.]
1859 R. B. Marcy Prairie Traveler 83 There are not always a sufficient number of air-tight water-casks to fill a wagon-bed, but a tent-fly, paulin, or wagon-cover can generally be had.
1864 J. N. Craig in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1893) 1st Ser. XLII. ii. 582 The knapsacks and paulins must be so packed and arranged as to offer no impediment to the service of the guns.
1903 Cheyenne (Wyoming) Daily Leader (Souvenir ed.) 16/1 The man who had so often..lain down on mother earth wrapped in a blanket or under a ‘paulin’, looked up.
1955 W. Foster-Harris Old West iii. 79 On the cantle behind were his blanket and tarpaulin (then usually called a ‘paulin’ and not as now a ‘tarp’).
2000 Countryside & Small Stock Jrnl. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 53 Lay the bale on a pallet with the round side up, and spike a cheapo 6′ x 8′ plastic paulin (commonly called ‘tarps’ these days) to it, using foot-long spikes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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