n.
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Middle French cabas cheating, theft
: pieces of cloth left in cutting out garments and traditionally kept by tailors as perquisites
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Middle French cabas cheating, theft
: pieces of cloth left in cutting out garments and traditionally kept by tailors as perquisites
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012