| 单词 | erector set |
| 释义 | > as lemmasErector set 5. (With capital initial.) A proprietary name for a child's toy consisting of a set of metal pieces, nuts, bolts, etc. designed for making small mechanical models, esp. of vehicles, cranes, or other structures such as bridges. Usually as Erector set. Chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > construction sets Meccano1907 erector1915 Lego1957 Deely bobber1969 Tinkertoy1972 1915 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 9 Mar. 681/2 (Class 22. Games, toys, and sporting goods.) The Mysto Mfg. Co., New Haven, Conn... Erector. 1921 Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 Jan. 131 Erector. Use claimed from 15th October, 1915... Structural Toys. 1936 Fortune Dec. 42/4 A. C. Gilbert is the manufacturer of Erector Sets, which are so popular with mechanically-minded small boys. 1959 Listener 5 Mar. 411/2 The gun..would be abandoned in the middle of someone's turn for the erector set. 1974 M. Taylor tr. C. Metz Film Lang. iii. 34 Erector set, electric train: both montage toys. 1980 Washington Post 27 June (Weekend Suppl.) 36/2 You can gaze out at what appears to be an erector set in the middle-distance: the Domino Sugar factory. < as lemmas |
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