单词 | Monteith |
释义 | Monteith2|mənˈtiːθ| A type of coloured cotton handkerchief with a white design (see quots.).
1882Caulfield & Saward Dict. Needlework 350 Monteiths, a description of Cotton Handkerchiefs, which are dyed of one uniform colour, but have a pattern of white spots occurring at regular distances... These goods are known by the name of the manufacturers, at Glasgow. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 226/1 Monteith.., cotton handkerchief, having colored background with white design, made by discharging dye. 1958A. & N. L. Clow in C. Singer et al. Hist. Technol. IV. viii. 249, 5000 looms were employed in 1796 in the neighbourhood of Glasgow making pullicates for the Turkey-red dyers. These became known throughout Europe as monteiths, after Henry Monteith, who acquired Dalmarnock from Macintosh. |

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