| 单词 | acorn fitting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasacorn fitting (b) In sense 2b, as acorn bulb, acorn fitting, acorn top, etc. ΚΠ 1838 Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian 13 Jan. They were printed in gold, on a blue ground, on fine satin, and decorated with rich acorn ornaments in gold. 1863 Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. 2 45 There is not a vestige of ornamentation excepting a string moulding traceable throughout the entire length of the ruin, and at..one side of a pointed arch blocked, having a bold acorn moulding. 1935 Burlington Mag. Oct. 150/2 The acorn-bulb [in a drinking-glass]..is exactly matched by a stem in the Thaurin Collection at Rouen. 1943 Gen 19 June 42/2 Acorn Tops are screwed on to the ends of brass curtain rods. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 9/2 Acorn clock, shelf or mantel clock..with the upper portion shaped somewhat like an acorn... Acorn knop, a knop or protuberance on the stem of a drinking glass, tooled in the form of an acorn. 1985 D. Holloway Which? Bk. Plumbing & Central Heating (1992) ii. 28/3 Acorn fittings allow the pipe to be rotated in the fitting. < as lemmas |
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