单词 | demicastor |
释义 | † ˌdemiˈcastor Obs. Also -caster. [a. F. demi-castor ‘chapeau de poil de castor mélangé’ (Racine 17th c.): see demi- 8, castor1.] a. An inferior quality of beaver's fur, or a mixture of beaver's and other fur: usually attrib., as in demicastor hat. b. A hat made of this.
1637Lanc. Wills II. 142 To Wm Nickson one demicastor hatt. c1645Howell Lett. III. xi, In that more subtill air of yours tinsell sometimes passes for tissue, Venice Beads for Perl, and Demicastors for Bevers. 1721C. King Brit. Merch. II. 236 Beaver, Demicastor, and Felt Hats, made in..Paris. fig.a1658Cleveland Sir I. Presbyter 58 Pray for the Mitred Authors, and defie Those Demicastors of Divinity. |

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