英语词汇camel-s hair的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

camel’s hair. A German artist named Kemul may have given his name to camel’s hair artists’ brushes because he invented them, but there is no evidence to support the theory that camel’s hair is a corruption of Kemul’s hair. In any case, the name cam- el’s hair is a misnomer: the artists’ brushes are made from long tail hairs taken from squirrel species inhabiting cold areas such as Siberia. Most likely the brushes were erroneously named be- cause people thought they were made from the fine hair of the two-humped Bactrian camel when the brushes were intro- duced in the 18th century. Camel hair, longer than sheep’s wool and as fine as silk, had been used in Europe since the early 14th century for cloth, scarves, and other items.

词汇	camel-s hair
词源	camel’s hair. A German artist named Kemul may have given his name to camel’s hair artists’ brushes because he invented them, but there is no evidence to support the theory that camel’s hair is a corruption of Kemul’s hair. In any case, the name cam- el’s hair is a misnomer: the artists’ brushes are made from long tail hairs taken from squirrel species inhabiting cold areas such as Siberia. Most likely the brushes were erroneously named be- cause people thought they were made from the fine hair of the two-humped Bactrian camel when the brushes were intro- duced in the 18th century. Camel hair, longer than sheep’s wool and as fine as silk, had been used in Europe since the early 14th century for cloth, scarves, and other items.
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