英语词汇handkerchief moody的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	handkerchief moody
词源	Handkerchief Moody. The nickname of eccentric Maine pastor Joseph Moody (1700–53), who for 20 years preached with his back to his congregation. Moody wore a crepe mask when in public. Upon his death it was revealed that he had once accidentally killed a man and was ashamed to be seen. Nathaniel Hawthorne based his short story “The Minister’s Black Veil” (1836) on Moody.
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