draper’s shop布店

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

A dry goods store．The former designation may come from stores run by New England merchants，many of whom were shipowners and importers in Colonial times．Two chief imports were rum and bolts of calico，which were traditionally carried on opposite sides of the store—a wet—goods side containing the rum，and a dry—goods side for the calico．“Wet goods”disappeared from the language，but stores that sell fabric are still called dry goods stores in the United States．

此词意义如上所示。该词语可能源于新英格兰商人所经营的店铺，他们中的许多人在殖民时期是船主和进口商。两种主要的进口货是郎姆酒和白棉布，这两种货物被习惯地放在店的两侧：郎姆酒摆在湿货一边，自棉布放在干货一边。“湿货”一词已从语言中消失，但出售布匹的商店在美国仍称作dry goods stores。