单词 | fine liner |
释义 | fine linern. 1. A person who paints fine lines on something, esp. the body of a vehicle. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes river?c1475 melter1511 sinker1526 folder up1552 wiper1552 scourer1574 heaver1587 stoverc1600 rasper1611 ripper1611 roller1616 smearer1632 waterleadera1650 scooper1668 smiter1670 puncher1681 staker1688 crusher1794 hardener1796 reamer1822 piledriver1826 catcher1832 waterproofer1837 middler1847 culler1850 hanger-on1858 pitcher1865 bumper1871 fine liner1871 bricksetter1883 waxer1890 bottle-oh1898 edger1909 bottle-o-er1915 caster1921 recycler1970 linesperson1973 1871 Eng. Mechanic 10 Mar. 580/1 This [sc. the putting on of coach stripes]..is done by a special workman called a ‘picker-out and fine-liner’. 1905 Hub Oct. 254/1 The sword pencil is used to the exclusion of all others by the premier fine liners. 1956 Statutory Instruments 1955 II. 2993 Workers in the occupations specified..fitters and turners;..varnishers or fine liners of wood or metal bodies;..upholsterers [etc.]. 2. A pencil, brush, pen, etc., for drawing fine lines; now esp. (often as one word) a type of felt-tip pen with a very fine nib. ΚΠ 1884 Automotive Manufacturer 1 May 105/2 Lift off, with the point of a small pocket-knife, enough of the hair to make the desired fine-liner. 1891 China Decorator Jan. 26/1 Wash the hair over with yellow, brown and black, and when dry paint the hair with a fine liner. 1920 Motor Body, Paint & Trim Sept. 33/2 It is..good policy to have a pencil for..every size stripe... These will run from a fine-liner to a broad pencil. 1985 Accent Autumn 18 Both the ballpoint and the fineliner take standard refills. 2014 Australian (Nexis) 11 Dec. (Arts section) 15 Drawings of rainforest scenes in fineliner on paper. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871 |
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