单词 | clock-making |
释义 | > as lemmasclock-making clock-making n. the action or process of making a or clock or clocks; the trade or profession of a clockmaker. ΚΠ 1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times ix. iii. 861/2 (margin) Gardening, Painting, and Clocke making. 1843 W. B. Carpenter Pop. Cycl. Nat. Sci.: Mech. Philos., Horology & Astron. xiii. 345 To show the perfection at which clock-making has arrived, it may be mentioned that several clocks are now going, whose errors are less than 1-10th of a second daily. 2016 Irish Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. 13 Ganter Brothers closed for good in January 1987 as clocks became electrified and the art of commercial clock-making became a thing of the past. < as lemmas |
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