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单词 mantle-making
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mantle-makingn.

Brit. /ˈmantlˌmeɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmæn(t)lˌmeɪkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mantle n., making n.1
Etymology: < mantle n. + making n.1 Compare earlier mantle-maker n.
Now historical.
The action or occupation of making mantles (mantle n. 1a); (gen.) dressmaking.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making other clothing > [noun] > making other items of clothing
mantle-making1860
ruffling1902
1860 C. Cole Sewing Machine 18 In mantle making the prices paid for the common descriptions of work debar the use of silk in stitching.
1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang (1897) Rag trade,..the tailoring business. Also the mantle-making trade.
1903 Daily Chron. 24 Feb. 8/5 Girls wanted..to learn dress and mantle making.
2006 G. Kirton Making of Women Trade Unionists iii. 28 The [Women's Trade Union] League..was set up to help establish individual unions for women employed in bookbinding, millinery, mantle-making and other skilled sewing trades.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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