单词 | rebozo |
释义 | rebozon. chiefly U.S. A shawl or long scarf covering the head and shoulders, traditionally worn by Mexican women. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > shawl > types of zephyr1774 zendaletto1789 rebozo1807 cashmere1822 India shawl1822 Paisley shawl1823 blanket shawl1837 pashmina1837 merino1839 Paisley1849 fascinator1853 phulkari1887 turn-over1891 manton1920 lappa1954 1807 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. (rev. ed.) III. 185 The Mexican ladies..when they are at home, or go out in a carriage,..wear what is called the rebozo, or muffler, like the shawls now used at Madrid. 1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies I. 216 A Mexican female is scarcely ever seen without her rebozo or shawl. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. ix. 121 Swarthy ill-favoured faces appear behind the folds of dingy rebozos. 1909 M. Austin Lost Borders 167 Marguerita leaned her fat arms on the table, wrapped in her blue reboza. 1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop i. ii. 25 She was dressed in black, with a white apron, and a black reboso over her head, like a Mexican woman of the poor. 1977 Guider July 310/3 The dancers wear white dresses with coloured belts and rebozos tied from hand to hand. 2002 Book Sept.–Oct. 54 The rebozo has been used for a variety of purposes over the centuries: shawl, apron, scarf, headdress, baby sling and tablecloth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1807 |
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