fustee

词形变化

fustees 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is of 1/16 black ancestry, the child of a mustee and a white.

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  2. 1.

    A caravel or other (Spanish) ship.

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词源

Unclear. The 1911 Century Dictionary suggests it is a variation of mustee (the ending in any case matches mustee/mestee and costee, as well as dustee, which Century suggests might in turn be a variation of fustee). Perhaps compare fusty, or fustic, a yellow dye?

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