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单词 schmatte
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Definition of schmatte in English:

schmatte

(also shmatte)
nounˈʃmatəˈʃmɑdə
US informal
  • A rag; a ragged or shabby garment.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His wife, though, simply has to lose that sash on her shmatte.
    • Hair unbound, women bedecked in shmattes of white tulle waft aimlessly around a stage hung with school-pageant clouds.
    • ‘Underneath the veil or shmatte, every woman wants to be loved and cherished,’ she said.
    Synonyms
    piece of cloth, bit of cloth, fragment of cloth, scrap of cloth, cloth

Origin

1970s: Yiddish shmatte, from Polish szmata 'rag'.

 
 

Definition of schmatte in US English:

schmatte

(also shmatte)
nounˈʃmɑdəˈSHmädə
US informal
  • A rag; a ragged or shabby garment.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His wife, though, simply has to lose that sash on her shmatte.
    • ‘Underneath the veil or shmatte, every woman wants to be loved and cherished,’ she said.
    • Hair unbound, women bedecked in shmattes of white tulle waft aimlessly around a stage hung with school-pageant clouds.
    Synonyms
    piece of cloth, bit of cloth, fragment of cloth, scrap of cloth, cloth

Origin

1970s: Yiddish shmatte, from Polish szmata ‘rag’.

 
 
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