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单词 peggy square
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peggy square

/ˈpɛɡi ˌskwɛː/
noun NZ
A small knitted woollen square, numbers of which are sewn together to make blankets: children knitted peggy squares and women knitted balaclavas for the troops...
  • I am so glad I started collecting peggy square blankets last year as their popularity is making them scarce as hens' teeth and expensive.
  • A Peggy square blanket: this is only a quarter of the size and its very solid but soft feeling.
  • I love old textiles - woollen blankets, handstitched doileys, crochet peggy square blankets, florals and old school prints, distressed furniture.

Origin

1930s: from the name of Peggy Huse (1926–1994), who was associated with popularizing the squares during the 1930s Depression.

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