单词 | letterweight |
释义 | > as lemmasletterweight letterweight n. now chiefly historical = paperweight n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] > letter-weight letterpress1818 paperweight1822 letterweight1829 1829 Newcastle Courant 11 Apr. 1/2 A great Variety of Bronze Inkstands, Pen Trays,..Letter Weights, Frank Balances, &c. 1923 P. Selver tr. K. Capek R.U.R. i. 5 A large ‘knee-hole’ writing-table on which stand an electric lamp,..letter-weight, [etc.]. 2000 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 19 Aug. 50 The Bacchus paperweights were catalogued as ‘letterweights’. < as lemmas |
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