| 单词 | mitre box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmitre box mitre box n. (a) Printing a tool for mitring printers' rules; (b) Joinery a wooden tool similar to a mitre block, consisting of a rectangular base with two upright sides, forming a U-shaped box, in which there are angled slots to guide the saw; (also more generally) a mitre block. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > templates mitre box1678 temple1688 profile1751 curb1792 rod1793 template1819 turning-piece1823 mitring box1845 mitre block1846 former1847 sweep1885 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. v. 88 Another way..of Drawing or striking out of Squares, Miters, and several Bevils..is with a Tool called a Miter Box. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. 228 Mitre box, or Mitre block, a templet or guide for sawing mitre joints. It has a bottom and two sides, and two saw kerfs opposed to each other at an angle of 90°. 1991 Do it Yourself Feb. 38/4 Trying to hold pieces of skirting or cornice in a conventional mitre box is not an easy task. < as lemmas |
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