knottern.

Brit.

/ˈnɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈnɑdər/

Etymology: < knot v. + -er suffix¹.

1. One who knots or ties knots; a machine or contrivance for doing this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > [noun] > fastening with a knot > tying a knot > one who or that which

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1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶2 The Satisfaction these Male-Knotters will find, when they see their Work mix'd up in a Fringe [etc.].

1881 Mark Lane Express 8 Aug. 1076 The string approaches the knotter as the knot is tightened.

1884 Thorley's Illustr. Farmers' Almanack 39 The ‘binder’,..after passing the binding string around the bundle, leaves its end in the grasp of the ‘knotter’. Finally, this clever device first ties and then cuts the twine band.

1889 in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris I. 316 A carpet-knotter was got from Glasgow, to teach the girls the method of working.

2. A person or contrivance employed to remove knots: see quots.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > paper-making equipment > [noun] > strainer

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > removing imperfections > one who

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1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 490 (Manufacture of Paper) The pulp is strained by means of a sieve or ‘knotter’, as it is called,..having fine slits cut in it to allow the comminuted pulp to pass through, while it retains all lumps and knots.

1893 Labour Commission Gloss. Knotters, young females employed to cut the knots of yarn off the pieces before they undergo the processes of ‘milling’ and ‘finishing’.

3. With prefixed numeral: a boat or ship that makes (so many) knots.

ΚΠ

1908 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Apr. 6/1 Not many of the so-called ‘30-knotters’ could steam at this speed.

1929 ‘Seamark’ Down River i Essex noted the stolid little ten knotter ahead.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knotter
释义	knottern. Brit. /ˈnɒtə/, U.S. /ˈnɑdər/ Etymology: < knot v. + -er suffix¹. 1. One who knots or ties knots; a machine or contrivance for doing this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > [noun] > fastening with a knot > tying a knot > one who or that which knotter1712 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶2 The Satisfaction these Male-Knotters will find, when they see their Work mix'd up in a Fringe [etc.]. 1881 Mark Lane Express 8 Aug. 1076 The string approaches the knotter as the knot is tightened. 1884 Thorley's Illustr. Farmers' Almanack 39 The ‘binder’,..after passing the binding string around the bundle, leaves its end in the grasp of the ‘knotter’. Finally, this clever device first ties and then cuts the twine band. 1889 in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris I. 316 A carpet-knotter was got from Glasgow, to teach the girls the method of working. 2. A person or contrivance employed to remove knots: see quots. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > paper-making equipment > [noun] > strainer sand-table1812 knotter1875 sieve-plate1891 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > removing imperfections > one who burler1483 knotter1875 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 490 (Manufacture of Paper) The pulp is strained by means of a sieve or ‘knotter’, as it is called,..having fine slits cut in it to allow the comminuted pulp to pass through, while it retains all lumps and knots. 1893 Labour Commission Gloss. Knotters, young females employed to cut the knots of yarn off the pieces before they undergo the processes of ‘milling’ and ‘finishing’. 3. With prefixed numeral: a boat or ship that makes (so many) knots. ΚΠ 1908 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Apr. 6/1 Not many of the so-called ‘30-knotters’ could steam at this speed. 1929 ‘Seamark’ Down River i Essex noted the stolid little ten knotter ahead. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1712
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