| 释义 |
ˈgiblet-ˈcheck Sc.
Also giblet-, jiblet-cheque, -cheek.
[Etymology and correct form uncertain.]
(See quot. 1842.) Hence giblet-checked ppl. a.
1842Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Giblea [sic] Cheque, a term used by Scotch masons to denote the cutting away of the right angle formed by the front and returns of the aperture of a stone door-case, in the form of a rebate or reveal, so as to make the outer side of the door or closure flush with the face of the wall. 1849H. Stephens Bk. of Farm (ed. 2) I. 306/1 It..should have a giblet-checked outer door to open outwards. 1882Ogilvie, Giblet-check, Giblet-cheek. |