What is schmutter?
schmutter [ˈʃmʌtə] noun
(Clothing & Fashion) Slang cloth or clothing
[from Yiddish schmatte rag, from Polish szmata] Source
I have always envied Zoe three things: her figure, her taste and her eye for a good bit of schmutter
Jessica Hynes, Telegraph Magazine, January 26, 2013
Schmutter (or Schmatter) is another irresistibly sonorous Yiddish word, especially in the wonderful example given by Aldo Shattuck: Galliano's career in schmatters ended in tatters
(Clothing & Fashion) Slang cloth or clothing
[from Yiddish schmatte rag, from Polish szmata] Source
I have always envied Zoe three things: her figure, her taste and her eye for a good bit of schmutter
Jessica Hynes, Telegraph Magazine, January 26, 2013
The East End rag trade in the 1950s |