单词 | lace mender |
释义 | > as lemmaslace mender lace mender n. ΚΠ 1669 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia 321 Lace Mender. 1756 Mem. Young Lady of Quality II. v. 7 I resolved to be as perfect as possible in my Business (being Apprentice at that Time to a Lace-mender). 1865 Arthur's Home Mag. Oct. 322/1 Holes..can only be repaired properly by a professional and experienced lace-mender. 1912 Harper's Bazar Nov. 639/2 The amateur who is unable to gauge the industry and patience of the lace-mender would be surprised if she could see pieces of ragged lace before they have been mended and after. 2012 T. Kearey Country Ways xv. 208 She worked as a lace mender, one of a group of women who checked the lace for breakages and snags and repaired holes by drawing threads together. < as lemmas |
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