| 单词 | housewife-case |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousewife-case housewife-case n. (also housewife's case) now historical = sense 4. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > equipment for > box, bag, or case work basket1579 workbox1605 housewife1735 work bag1745 working box1773 housewife-case1817 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. x. 231 A housewife-case, broidered with tarnished silver. 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xviii. 204 Walking-sticks, housewife-cases, knives. 1910 E. Phillpotts Thief of Virtue viii. 66 'Tis just a little housewife's case with rows of needles and a thimble and such like. 1996 A. K. Henderson Romantic Identities (2006) v. 156 The Queen..gives her a housewife case as a token of their encounter. < as lemmas |
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