| 释义 |
piecen, v. local or techn.|ˈpiːs(ə)n|
[f. piece n. + -en5 2.]
trans. To join, to piece; chiefly, to join broken threads or ends in spinning.
1835Ure Philos. Manuf. 180 The children have..to piecen their slubbing ends with double rapidity. Ibid. 223 With the covers has been also introduced a new method of piecening or joining on any end.., namely, by splicing it to the adjoining roving. 1844G. Dodd Textile Manuf. i. 18 The plan of ‘piecening’, by which time is saved in spinning cotton. 188719th Cent. Dec. 820 The building..has been piecened and enlarged from time to time. |