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The Japanese, with their obsequious smile, are neat and trim in white duck, while their women walk a step or two behind them, in native dress, with a baby on their backs.
(W.S. Maugham; Honolulu)
duck
1. a heavy, plain-weave cotton fabric for tents, clothing, bags, etc., in any of various weights and widths.
(Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary)
2. ducks plural : light clothes made of duck ; especially : trousers made of such material
(Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language)
Why didn't W.S. Maugham use 'ducks' in the original sentence?
Thanks.
(W.S. Maugham; Honolulu)
duck
1. a heavy, plain-weave cotton fabric for tents, clothing, bags, etc., in any of various weights and widths.
(Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary)
2. ducks plural : light clothes made of duck ; especially : trousers made of such material
(Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language)
Why didn't W.S. Maugham use 'ducks' in the original sentence?
Thanks.