beggars' velvet

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blend of cotton and linen, used for making suits etc. historical,uncountable
  2. Dust bunnies; fluff. colloquial,uncountable
    — A scrawny man with long, matted hair shuffled forward. He had a pale face under a^([sic]) unkempt beard, his coat torn, dark breeches baggy over his thin thighs. Mould was growing in the seams of his coat, and dust, like beggars' velvet, lay on the nap.

词源

(cotton-linen blend): So called because less expensive than velvet; compare poor man's.
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