| 释义 |
metalling, vbl. n.|ˈmɛtəlɪŋ|
[f. metal v. (or n.) + -ing1.]
1. The process of making or mending roads with ‘metal’. Also concr. = metal n. 11.
1819Telford in McAdam Rem. Road Making (1823) 193 We..make use of metalling, or broken stones, on the middle part of the road. 1885Sir N. Lindley in Law Rep. 15 Q.B.D. 4 The metalling of the roads is better and more quickly consolidated by steam rollers.
2. Metal-work. rare—1.
1878C. T. Newton in Academy 19 Jan. 59/1 The bowl seems like a local imitation of Phoenician metalling. |