单词 | crusie |
释义 | crusien. Scottish. 1. A small iron lamp with a handle, burning oil or tallow; also, a sort of triangular iron candlestick with one or more sockets for candles, having the edges turned up on the three sides. (Jamieson.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > types of crusiea1774 agitable lamp1788 gaslight1806 moaler1843 table lampc1849 bracket-burner1867 blast-lampa1884 Betty lamp1893 acetylene1899 quartz lamp1907 Etna lamp1912 palouser1918 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > support or holder for a candle > [noun] > types of standard1434 water candlestick1682 crusiea1774 spider1912 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 165 The cruizy too can only blink and bleer. 1776 C. Keith Farmer's Ha' ix. (Jam.) Meg lights the crusy wi' a match. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. iv. 70 A silver lamp, or cruisie, as the Scotch term it. 1892 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 487 The croosie, a triangular metal saucer with an upright hook at the base to be hung by. Categories » 2. A crucible, or hollow piece of iron with a long handle, used for melting metals. (Jamieson.)The common sense in South of Scotland; crusies were commonly used by stocking-weavers in middle of the 19th cent. to melt lead or pewter for setting the needles in their frames. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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