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单词 wamus
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wamus

[ waw-muhs, wom-uhs ]
/ ˈwɔ məs, ˈwɒm əs /

noun, plural wa·mus·es.

a heavy cardigan jacket, loosely knit and belted.
Also wammus, wampus. a durable, coarse, outer jacket.

Origin of wamus

1795–1805, Americanism;<Dutch wammes (compare German Wams vest, undershirt), Middle Dutch wambuis<dialectal Old French wambois<Frankish *wamb- belly (see womb) + French -ois-ese; see gambeson

Words nearby wamus

Wampanoag, wampish, wampum, wampumpeag, wampus, wamus, wan, WAN2TLK, Wanamaker, Wanaque, wanchancy
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Example sentences from the Web for wamus

  • Jeff emerges like Diana from the bath an' frales the wamus off me with a club.

    The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)|Various
  • At last he put his muffled mouth to my ear and shouted through the cape of his wamus.

    The Black Wolf Pack|Dan Beard
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