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单词 hand mould
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hand mouldhand moldn.

Brit. /ˈhan(d) məʊld/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌmoʊld/
Forms: see hand n. and mould n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., mould n.1
Etymology: < hand n. + mould n.1Compare the following, in which the manuscript reading hand molde has on semantic grounds been interpreted as a transmission error for handmell n. at hand n. Compounds 6 (see the edition by M. Day, EETS OS 199 (1936) 94), perhaps arising from confusion of the second element with mould n.3:c1475 (c1399) Mum & Sothsegger (Cambr. Ll.4.14) (1936) ii. l. 155 He mellid..þe matall with þe hand-molde [perh. read hand-melle].
1. A device for holding the hands in the correct position when playing the piano or similar keyboard instrument. Now historical and rare.Apparently only with reference to that devised by Col. Peter Hawker, patented in 1820, which was strapped to the wrist and attached to the edge of the keyboard by means of a slidable clamp.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > device for keeping hands in position
hand mould1819
chiroplast1842
piano monitor1842
chiro-gymnast1845
wrist-guide1861
1819 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 179 I..presented my pianoforte hand-moulds to Messrs..Pleyel, which they approved and accepted for their manufactory.
1930 Musical Q. 16 320 He was quite a scientific pianist. In fact, he invented a hand-mould.
1980 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 33 158 (advt.) Interested in acquiring pianists' exercise and practice devices including specimens of the following..Hand Moulds, Hand Support, [etc.].
2. A small mould used in manufacturing or producing something by hand.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > moulds or shaping equipment
mouldc1330
share mould1568
matrice1587
matrix1626
form1655
ice mould1781
intaglio1825
hand mould1829
striker1843
wax-mould1849
Savoy mould1866
snap-flask1875
moulding board1882
pipe diea1884
injection mould1945
shell-mould1950
1829 Daily National Jrnl. (Washington, D.C.) 16 Mar. The mould in which the machine type is cast varies in no important particulars of its construction from the common hand mould.
1870 Rep. Cases arising upon Lett. Patent (ed. 2) I. 477 The pistons..in those [candle-making] machines were so worked as to supply the place of the ‘popping’ operation upon the hand mold.
1886 Eng. Mech. 23 July 469/2 Buy of the typefounders what are known as ‘breaks’, the runners broken off in casting large letters or quads in hand moulds.
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 July 556/4 The durability required of an oriental paper is such as only the carefully felted sheet made on a hand mould can supply.
1972 P. Young G. Washington's Army 17/1 The company armourer or handyman cast the bullets (or balls) in a hand mould.
2010 P. O. West Good & Faithful Servant 133 Mud bricks are made by the thousands in hand molds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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