APAD:ne'er cast a clout till May be out

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

Etymology

Ne’er is a contraction of never; while clout is an archaic or dialectal word for a (worthless) piece of cloth or a rag, and is used to refer to clothing in a derogatory manner.

 

Proverb

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

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哈哈,春捂秋凍不生雜病。《黃帝內經》也說過:“風者,百病之始也” -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 07:05:01

ButtonToChin, till May be in, castNot aClout, till May beOut -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 07:25:20

Interesting: the contraction "Ne'er" doesn't shorten "never" -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:09:40

and clout reminds of "rag trade." -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:10:26

Any more snow since u posted “ Winter's final obstinacy“? -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:33:23

this is especially true for Toronto. -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 15:47:16

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