| 单词 | drawing-frame |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrawing-frame drawing-frame n. (a) a pulley mechanism or drawing engine with its surrounding frame or structure, for raising heavy loads up inclines or shafts; (b) a machine in which slivers of fibre from a carding machine are drawn out and attenuated through a series of rollers in preparation for spinning; = draw frame n. (b) at draw- comb. form 1. ΚΠ 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 7v Round pullies, Capres bearing out deuices, and Poliplasies, and drawing frames, and roped tryces. ?1783 J. Arbuthnot To Trustees of Linen Board 63 A double perpetual Carding Engine, A Drawing Frame, A Roving Frame. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 123 The important part which Arkwright's drawing-frame performs in a cotton-mill. 1847 Illustr. London News 10 July 19/3 The mill..contained from 70 to 100 spinning and drawing frames. 1905 Mining Reporter (Denver) 2 Mar. 237/1 The drawing frame, having three stories, lies with its central story at the level of the cross-cut. 2003 A. Fowler Lancs. Cotton Operatives & Work 28 Women tended to work on the stages of production after blowing and carding as tenters on the drawing frame, slub frame, rover or jack frame. < as lemmas |
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