单词 | deeping |
释义 | deepingn. 1. Each of the sections (a fathom deep) of which a fishing-net is composed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > section of net ran1580 deeping1615 wing1678 1615 E. Sharpe Britaines Busse sig. B2v Each Net must be in depth 7 deepings. Each deeping must be a fathom, that is two yards deepe. 1879 E. Robertson in Encycl. Brit. IX. 251/2 They [twine drift-nets] are..netted by hand, and are made in narrower pieces called deepings, which are laced together one below the other to make up the required depth. 2. The making of deep theatrical set scenes. ΚΠ 1918 H. Croy How Motion Pictures are Made 90 As the number of producing companies began to increase rivalry resulted and everywhere was there ‘deeping’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1615 |
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