单词 | lacet |
释义 | lacetn.1 A flat braided tape; esp. a braid used to form designs on lace. Also: braided work, esp. on lace. Frequently attributive, as lacet braid, lacet work, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > other lacet1822 plaited stringwork1882 ring-work1882 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > braid > specific parchment lace1542 lace1548 lacing1593 Naples lace1612 mignonette1721 struntain1793 French braid1809 lacet1822 Russia braid1825 Russian braid1839 soutache1856 mignardise1868 galloon1877 rickrack1880 Greek braid1894 vermicelli braid1904 tracing-braid1906 Paris binding1918 oak-leaf braid1934 1822 Ladies' Monthly Museum Oct. 231 New combinations of colors enliven this part of dress from week to week. Lacets radiate the whole. 1847 Illustr. London News 25 Dec. 423/2 Instructions in lacet, crochet, point lace, embroidery, knitting, tambour. 1857 Graham's Illustr. Mag. June 567 A little dress of tartan poplin has the skirt edged with a band of dark-blue silk, covered with rich embroidery in black lacet. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 319/1 Lacet Work. This work is made with a braid known as Lacet Braid, which is either of silk or cotton, and woven of various widths and descriptions. 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. July 500/2 The lacet point is a needle-made lace. 1938 H. Norris Costume & Fashion III. i. 24 These lacets are best described as braid, woven in silk or cotton, and half an inch wide. 2010 J. Barry in A. Kettle & J. McKeating Machine Stitch 23 Braiding, in salmon-pink Russia braid and pale-blue lacet braid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lacetn.2 A hairpin bend in a road. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > bend jamb1567 right1735 bend1803 lacet1847 hairpin bend1906 Z-bend1958 right-hander1963 virage1963 left-hander1964 1847 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in France (ed. 3) iii. 183/1 The intervening space is traversed by means of curves carried along the face of the slope in zigzags (lacets) of small radius. 1896 J. Conrad Outcast of Islands i. vi. 72 A clear brook meandered for a time in twining lacets before it made up its mind to take a leap into the hurrying river. 1924 R. W. Ritchie Stairway of Sun vii. 68 From the high terrace..came light auto trucks skidding and rocketing down the steep lacets of the road through the lava desert. 1932 R. Kipling Limits & Renewals 342 The Massif in Spring, the multiplied lacets Hampered by slips or drifts. 1965 F. Partridge Diary in Other People (1993) 131 An expedition by car up an endless series of lacets to a mountain village. 2000 Esquire July (On Road Suppl.) 8/5 This is a road..for motoring sophisticates seeking challenges from the dangerous lacets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11822n.21847 |
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