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单词 church window bobbin
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church window bobbin
church window bobbin n. Lacemaking a bobbin with a hollowed-out shank perforated lengthwise with narrow openings, and sometimes containing a miniature bobbin or other object; cf. mother-in-babe adj. at mother n.1 Compounds 7.
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1900 Reliquary July 177 These are known as ‘Church window’ bobbins, and are carved in an open-work pattern, within the spaces of which are little movable ornaments.
1953 M. Powys Lace & Lace-making xi. 202 The most elaborate are the church window bobbins which are hollowed out, leaving a little ball or miniature bobbin inside, which..rattle a little when touched.
1969 E. H. Pinto Treen xxi. 311 Collectively, they are known as church window bobbins, but those with smaller bobbins inside the windows are described as mother-in-babe types.
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