单词 | mandolin |
释义 | mandolinn. 1. Music. A musical instrument of the lute family typically having a rounded back and from eight to twelve metal strings set in pairs, usually played with a plectrum.The modern mandolin has four courses of paired strings, and is tuned like the violin. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > guitar or lute type > [noun] > mandolin mandolin1707 1707 in J. Ashton Social Life Reign of Queen Anne (1882) II. 38 Signior Conti will play..on the Mandoline, an instrument not known yet. 1758 J. Clephane in H. Rose & L. Shaw Geneal. Deduction Family Rose of Kilravock (1848) 461 The guitarre, or the mandolino, as it is called here by our London ladies. 1783 F. Burney Diary 3 Jan. (1842) II. 227 A solo air, accompanied by the mandoline,..has a mighty pretty effect. 1829 G. Jones Sketches Naval Life II. 172 The sailors have a mandoline, and its prolonged and plaintive notes suit well to the evening scene. 1863 G. A. Sala About Shrimpington 102 A mandolin all covered with lacquer work. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) v. 153 ‘Page plays very well,’ murmured Mrs. Cressler as the young girl laid down her mandolin. 1956 A. Huxley Adonis & Alphabet 90 That brass band, those mandolins and barber-shop ensembles. 1993 Classic CD June 69/3 Another Vivaldi six-concerto disc offers three enchanting works for mandolins. 2. Frequently mandoline. A kitchen utensil fitted with cutting blades, used for slicing vegetables. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > tools for preparing vegetables pea sheller1858 rumbler1865 mandolin1927 garlic press1958 1927 Daily Mail 24 Mar. 19/2 The gaufrette basket is formed of slices of potato sliced on what we call a mandoline. 1975 Habitat Catal. 68 Mandolin... Wood frame stainless steel slicer and crinkle cutter. 1988 M. Stewart Quick Cook Menus ii. 36/2 Using a mandoline slicer, cut the potatoes with the waffle blade. 1997 Hunting Feb. 51/3 Peel and thinly slice both vegetables using a mandolin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1707 |
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