| 单词 | embroidery silk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasembroidery silk e. Silk sold in the form of thread or twist for sewing; frequently with defining word, as embroidery silk, sewing silk, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > silk > for sewing or embroidery sewing silk1480 silks?a1513 buttonhole twist1840 sewings1844 embroidery silk1851 machine twist1863 tailor's twist1873 horsetail1880 rope1880 twist1890 rope embroidery silk1895 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 136 Sowing sylk, j lb. ij unces and a quarter. 1621 in A. J. Kempe Losely MSS (1836) 426 Stitching and soeing silke, 4s. 6d. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 190 Trimmings, ribands, sewing-silk, and lining. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 506/1 Veil, vest, and shawl embroidering silk. 1887 Colonial & Indian Exhib., London 1886: Rep. Colonial Sections 332 The other parts worked in wool and silk. 1920 A. K. Arthur Embroidery Bk. ii. 10 Silks of different makes, embroidery or knitting, filosel,..and..‘Tyrian’, are all good for various purposes. 1951 L. Town Bookbinding by Hand xiv. 175 This is necessary to prevent fraying of the sewing silk as it passes round the headband. 1973 C. Gavin Snow Mountain xxiii. 392 The drawn-thread work they were doing, on coarse linen with silks brought from their home. < as lemmas |
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