单词 | leadwork |
释义 | leadworkn. (See quot. 1900.) Not connected with lead-work n. at lead n.1 Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > loops or stitches purl1564 jours1865 punto a maglia1865 whole stitch1870 fibre-stitch1882 hollie stitch1882 star1882 streak stitch1882 Venetian stitch1882 leadwork1900 Kat stitch1919 1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 213 Lead works or lerd works, terms used to indicate Modes or Fillings. Fancy stitches employed to fill in enclosed spaces in needle-point and bobbin laces. 1919 T. Wright Romance of Lace Pillow ix. 70 A Lille ground..sprinkled with dots (plaits, leadworks or points d'esprit as they are called). 1953 M. Powys Lace & Lace-making iv. 26 Maltese Lace. This specimen has the leaf or lead work used as an ornamental filling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmaslead-work lead-work n. plumber's work and material; work in lead esp. glaziers' work. ΚΠ 1641 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 95 Leadworke in ye East Range. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 638 Lead-work is used in inferior offices. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 586 Glazing..may be classed under the heads of sashwork, leadwork, and fretwork. < n.1900 as lemmas |
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