firmeradj.

/ˈfəːmə/

Etymology: < French fermoir chisel for making mortices, altered form (as if < fermer in obsolete sense to fasten, secure) of formoir , which was earlier anglicized as former n.²

Used only in combination, firmer-chisel n., firmer-gouge n., firmer-tool n. (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1688 [implied in: R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. viii. §135 The second is termed a Former, it is a Chissel used before the Paring Chissel in all works. (at former n.²)].

1728 [implied in: E. Chambers Cycl. at Chissel The Chissels us'd in Carpentry and Joinery, are, 1. The Former, which is us'd first of all before the Paring-Chissel, and just after the Work is scrib'd. (at former n.²)].

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 239 The firmer chisel is a thin broad chisel, with the sides parallel to a certain length, and then tapering, so as to become much narrower towards the shoulder. It is used by being driven by the blows of a mallet on the handle.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 973 Firmer Tool, a tool used by joiners.

1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Firmer Tools, the ordinary short chisels and gouges of wood workers, so termed in order to distinguish them from paring tools.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	firmer
释义	firmeradj. /ˈfəːmə/ Etymology: < French fermoir chisel for making mortices, altered form (as if < fermer in obsolete sense to fasten, secure) of formoir , which was earlier anglicized as former n.² Used only in combination, firmer-chisel n., firmer-gouge n., firmer-tool n. (see quots.). ΚΠ 1688 [implied in: R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. viii. §135 The second is termed a Former, it is a Chissel used before the Paring Chissel in all works. (at former n.²)]. 1728 [implied in: E. Chambers Cycl. at Chissel The Chissels us'd in Carpentry and Joinery, are, 1. The Former, which is us'd first of all before the Paring-Chissel, and just after the Work is scrib'd. (at former n.²)]. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 239 The firmer chisel is a thin broad chisel, with the sides parallel to a certain length, and then tapering, so as to become much narrower towards the shoulder. It is used by being driven by the blows of a mallet on the handle. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 973 Firmer Tool, a tool used by joiners. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Firmer Tools, the ordinary short chisels and gouges of wood workers, so termed in order to distinguish them from paring tools. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1688
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