grass workn.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːs wəːk/,

/ˈɡras wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈɡræs ˌwərk/

Forms: see grass n.¹ and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, work n.

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + work n.

1. Grass grown, cultivated, etc., for ornamental purposes; ornamental areas or strips of lawn; (formerly also as a count noun) †an area or strip of lawn of this type (obsolete). Now more commonly: the cultivation, maintenance, etc., of grass or lawns.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > lawn or grass-plot

grassOE

arbourc1380

harbour1505

green plot1566

grass plot1599

grass work1664

platband1725

lawn1733

garden lawn1771

short-grass1826

pelouse1853

1664 S. Blake Compl. Gardeners Pract. 60 The time for the setting of the slips is in the beginning of September, the place is in the edge of borders, round grasse-work.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 23 A Grass-work, encompassed with Cases and Yews, with Water-works in the Middle.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Grass Small Pieces of Grass-work, as Knots, Shell-work, and Volutes of Parterres, Cut-work, Verges about Basons, &c. must always be laid with Turf.

1794 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Jrnl. (ed. 3) 33 Lay grass turf—where required for any intended new grass work; and likewise to mend any deficiencies in old, beating it well down with a heavy wooden beater.

1899 Morning Post 1 Sept. (advt.) Gardener and wife wanted..: man must understand horse mower and grass work.

1924 A. J. Macself Grass xx. 195 (heading) A word about tools and equipment for grass work.

1949 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 74 258 The narrow paths, bordering the grass-work and the faces of the dolphins, were to be laid down in red sand.

2006 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 31 May 59 Terry said that through the winter he made up the time with gardening, handyman work and pruning, but when the season came around, it was pretty well all grass work.

2. Mining. The structures and buildings of a mine that are located above ground; usually in plural. Also: the work of a mine that is carried on above ground. Cf. grass n.¹ 5c. Now rare.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > surface works

opencast?a1650

openwork1665

pit-heap1769

grass work1828

paddock1852

1828 G. F. Lyon Jrnl. Resid. & Tour Mexico I. vi. 302 The buildings of the Grass-works lie almost hidden amongst close thickets and delightful scenery.

1861 Friend 27 Dec. 114/1 To free it as far as possible from this useless waste..is the function of the surface-workers, who do what is termed the ‘grass-work’ of the mine.

1963 Verhandelingen Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap 21 No. 2 136/1 All kinds of grassworks and installations, erected on behalf of the exploration and exploitation of oil and/or gas are considered as situated within ‘mining bounds’.

†3. The work of fastening small glass beads, intended to resemble dewdrops, to artificial blades of grass for use in flower displays, headdresses, etc. Obsolete.

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1871 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 5/6 The attendance of the tattered scholars was not so full as usual, from the fact that a large number of their little boys, as well as little girls were employed on ‘grass work’.

Derivatives

ˈgrass worker n.

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1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 289 The grass-workers..have stopped work.

1871 Christian 5 Oct. 13/1 The effects of inhaling this dust are described by the Daily Telegraph correspondent, who first visited a ragged-school, and then one of the homes of the ‘grass’ workers.

2009 Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) (Nexis) 26 Mar. (headline) Alton to cut some seasonal grass workers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grass work
释义	grass workn. Brit. /ˈɡrɑːs wəːk/, /ˈɡras wəːk/, U.S. /ˈɡræs ˌwərk/ Forms: see grass n.¹ and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, work n. Etymology: < grass n.¹ + work n. 1. Grass grown, cultivated, etc., for ornamental purposes; ornamental areas or strips of lawn; (formerly also as a count noun) †an area or strip of lawn of this type (obsolete). Now more commonly: the cultivation, maintenance, etc., of grass or lawns. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > lawn or grass-plot grassOE arbourc1380 harbour1505 green plot1566 grass plot1599 grass work1664 platband1725 lawn1733 garden lawn1771 short-grass1826 pelouse1853 1664 S. Blake Compl. Gardeners Pract. 60 The time for the setting of the slips is in the beginning of September, the place is in the edge of borders, round grasse-work. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 23 A Grass-work, encompassed with Cases and Yews, with Water-works in the Middle. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Grass Small Pieces of Grass-work, as Knots, Shell-work, and Volutes of Parterres, Cut-work, Verges about Basons, &c. must always be laid with Turf. 1794 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Jrnl. (ed. 3) 33 Lay grass turf—where required for any intended new grass work; and likewise to mend any deficiencies in old, beating it well down with a heavy wooden beater. 1899 Morning Post 1 Sept. (advt.) Gardener and wife wanted..: man must understand horse mower and grass work. 1924 A. J. Macself Grass xx. 195 (heading) A word about tools and equipment for grass work. 1949 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 74 258 The narrow paths, bordering the grass-work and the faces of the dolphins, were to be laid down in red sand. 2006 Weekly Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 31 May 59 Terry said that through the winter he made up the time with gardening, handyman work and pruning, but when the season came around, it was pretty well all grass work. 2. Mining. The structures and buildings of a mine that are located above ground; usually in plural. Also: the work of a mine that is carried on above ground. Cf. grass n.¹ 5c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > surface works opencast?a1650 openwork1665 pit-heap1769 grass work1828 paddock1852 1828 G. F. Lyon Jrnl. Resid. & Tour Mexico I. vi. 302 The buildings of the Grass-works lie almost hidden amongst close thickets and delightful scenery. 1861 Friend 27 Dec. 114/1 To free it as far as possible from this useless waste..is the function of the surface-workers, who do what is termed the ‘grass-work’ of the mine. 1963 Verhandelingen Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap 21 No. 2 136/1 All kinds of grassworks and installations, erected on behalf of the exploration and exploitation of oil and/or gas are considered as situated within ‘mining bounds’. †3. The work of fastening small glass beads, intended to resemble dewdrops, to artificial blades of grass for use in flower displays, headdresses, etc. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1871 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 5/6 The attendance of the tattered scholars was not so full as usual, from the fact that a large number of their little boys, as well as little girls were employed on ‘grass work’. Derivatives ˈgrass worker n. ΚΠ 1855 J. R. Leifchild Cornwall: Mines & Miners 289 The grass-workers..have stopped work. 1871 Christian 5 Oct. 13/1 The effects of inhaling this dust are described by the Daily Telegraph correspondent, who first visited a ragged-school, and then one of the homes of the ‘grass’ workers. 2009 Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) (Nexis) 26 Mar. (headline) Alton to cut some seasonal grass workers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664
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