单词 | hand rest |
释义 | hand restn. 1. Any of various devices for resting the hand or hands on or supporting the hand whilst performing some activity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > (a) handhold stayc1515 holdfast1566 hand rest1819 handlebar1844 handhold1845 grasp-hold1851 grab bar1959 1819 Surrey, Southwark, Middlesex, Sussex Gaz. 12 June 4/4 The interiors of the boxes are now of a bright pink, the hand-rests and cushions are crimson. 1884 Logansport (Indiana) Jrnl. 31 Jan. 4/3 Beside the plate a hand-rest is sometimes placed, for it is necessary that one should half recline on the table! 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. x. [Wandering Rocks] 219 Two carfuls of tourists passed slowly, their women sitting fore, gripping frankly the handrests. 1953 Pop. Mech. June 196/1 This convenient hand rest for sign painters may be improvised easily from a T-square and several rubber bands. 2001 K. Baumann in K. Baumann & B. Thomas User Interface Design for Electronic Appliances viii. 159 The keyboard is mounted horizontally and has a hand rest. 2. A T-shaped device on a lathe for supporting a manual turning tool. Cf. slide-rest n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > rests rest1680 slide-rest1839 table-tree1843 hand rest1849 knife-rest1858 tool-rest1864 turning-rest1889 1849 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 48 305 What I claim as my invention, is..the hand-rest or handle, the arm and screw, the spring lever, [etc.],..in combination. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 377 Tommy,..a metal rod kept for insertion in the eyes of the tightening screws of hand-rest sockets, for tightening the T rest. 1922 Pop. Mech. Mar. 140 (advt.) Lathe complete with..Compound Slide Rest, Tool-post, Hand Rest, [etc.]. 1953 Base Prices Machine Tools (U.S. Office Price Stabilization) 459 Lathe with regular equipment, consisting of..hand rest, center chuck driving plate and centers. 1997 P. Child & R. Child Craftsman Woodturner (rev. ed.) v. 47 Some amateurs get quite worried about the precise height of the hand-rest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819 |
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