| 单词 | mitchel stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMitchel stone A (usually square) paving stone, esp. of Purbeck stone; (in Mitchel stone) paving made from such stones. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > stone as material for paving > types of Mitchel1607 York-paving1861 slasto1953 pebbling1971 1607 Account Bk. E. Lindsey in Sackville Papers (Centre Kentish Stud., Maidstone) U269 A1/1 p. 14 Cv [= 500] foote of Michell ston for finishing the walke in the garden. 1669 in Dict. Archit. (Arch. Publ. Soc.) s.v. For paving the upper pawne with Mitchells per foote 8d. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 202 Mitchels, Purbeck-stones for Paving, pick'd all of a Size, from 15 inches square to 2 Foot. 1737 E. Hoppus Salmon's Country Builder's Estimator (ed. 2) 3 Purbeck Paving at promiscuous Sizes..is about 7d. or 8d. per Foot; also Mitchels are valued at about 1s. 10d. per Foot. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1004 Mitchel, a name given by workmen to Purbeck stones of twenty-four by fifteen inches when squared for building. 1947 W. J. Arkell Oxf. Stone ii. 49 Humfrey Michell, clerk of the works at Windsor to Queen Elizabeth [I]..was probably the man who gave his name to the paving stones called Michels or Mitchels. < as lemmas |
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