单词 | righteous moss |
释义 | > as lemmasrighteous moss righteous moss n. U.S. slang (now rare) (in African-American use) hair considered as having a desirable texture, esp. straight, long hair; spec. a white person's hair; cf. moss n.1 8d. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > of good texture righteous moss1926 1926 Z. N. Hurston Muttsy in Opportunity Aug. 248/2 ‘Dat baby sho got some righteous moss on her keg.’.. He made a lengthy gesture with his arms as if combing out long, silky hair. 1963 T. Pynchon V. x. 281 ‘She's up there’ Matilda said, with a smile for everybody, even musicians with a headful of righteous moss, who were making money and drove sports cars. 1970 C. Major Dict. Afro-Amer. Slang 97 Righteous Moss, white folks' hair. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。