单词 | moon-knife |
释义 | > as lemmasmoon-knife moon-knife n. now historical and rare a crescent-shaped knife used by leather-workers. ΚΠ 1876 Ladies' Repository Apr. 372/2 Vellum is made from the skins of very young calves..by a process of liming to remove the hair and fatty substances, then carefully stretched on a frame, and, with an instrument called a moon knife, scraped on both sides. 1882 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XIV. 389/2 The dyed leather is..grounded with a curious moon knife. 1909 H. G. Bennett Manuf. Leather 359 In perching the mechanical treatment is less violent, the goods being..scraped by means of the ‘moon-knife’. 1978 Pennsylvania Archaeol. Sept. 30/1 A moon-knife was used to soften animal skins by breaking down fibers. < as lemmas |
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