| 单词 | finery ironer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinery ironer finery ironer n. Now historical and rare a laundry worker who irons fine or delicate articles.In quot. 1860 part of a larger phrase. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > pressing or ironing > one who irons ironer1771 finery ironer1884 smoother1898 finery machinist1915 1860 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 25 Mar. 10/4 A Strong Active Man Wanted, who has been accustomed to work in a Laundry... Also a few Women as Best Shirt and Finery Ironers.] 1884 Freeman's Jrnl. 25 Sept. 1/9 Laundry; a first-class Finery Ironer wanted, a first class Collar Ironer; also an experienced starcher; none but those having long experience need apply. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 16 Apr. 3/2 Of the ironers: four made incomplete weeks; one worked 72,..and one (the finery ironer) 75¾. 1986 P. E. Malcolmson Eng. Laundresses iv. 107 Large hand laundries..were highly dependent on the talents of the experienced finery ironer. < as lemmas |
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