英语词汇canvasback duck的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	canvasback duck
词源	canvasback duck. Courtiers in the 17th century wore dou- blets that covered them from shoulders to waist. These were made of leather or other expensive materials, but some impe- cunious gallants couldn’t afford such fine garments and had to settle for doublets made of leather in the front and cheaper canvas in the back. These “canvas back” garments later inspired the name canvasback for the North American duck with whit- ish back feathers.
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