单词 | company work |
释义 | > as lemmascompany work company work n. now historical and rare needlework, embroidery, etc., which is carried out in the presence of guests; cf. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > done in presence of others company work1839 1839 C. Gascoigne Temptation x. 142 The ladies..took out, with most industrious intentions, the little bit of company work, which they carried about with them. 1844 C. M. Yonge Abbeychurch xi. 232 ‘You have been six months braiding that frock.’ ‘Oh! that is company work... I began it at Merton Hall.’ 1952 G. Raverat Period Piece viii. 148 In those days..every lady had a piece of ‘company work’ in hand. < as lemmas |
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