单词 | invisible mender |
释义 | > as lemmasinvisible mender g. invisible mending: repair of material, clothing, etc., so carefully executed that little or no sign of the repair can be seen. So invisible mender, one who undertakes such repairs; invisibly-mend v. trans. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [noun] > mending fabric or clothing > without sign of repair fine-drawing1688 invisible mending1921 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > mender > [noun] > showing no sign of repair invisible mender1921 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > repairing or mending > invisible mending invisible mending1921 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > repairing or mending > invisible mending > one who invisible mender1921 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [verb (transitive)] > mend fabric or clothing > without sign of repair invisibly-mend1959 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > repair or mend > invisibly invisibly-mend1959 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §419 Invisible mender,..repairs tears, by hand, using stoating, finedrawing, or rentering process, according to kind of tear and material. 1931 W. Holtby Poor Caroline i. 33 She complained of the price of invisible mending. 1937 ‘E. Price’ Enter—Jane i. 1 Until you have paid the invisible-mending bill..you shan't have your threepence a week pocket-money! 1959 G. Freeman Jack would be Gentleman i. 16 Sitting in the shop window invisibly-mending nylons with a little hook. 1969 D. Francis Enquiry xv. 201 My coat would cost a fortune at the invisible menders. 1970 D. Francis Rat Race xv. 199 My coat was soaked... Have to get it cleaned, and the slit invisibly mended. < as lemmas |
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