单词 | moting |
释义 | motingn.1 Scottish, English regional (northern), and U.S. The removal of motes from cloth, esp. wool and cotton. Cf. moiting n., mote v.2 3a. ΚΠ 1681 in W. R. Scott Rec. Sc. Cloth Manufactory New Mills (1905) Introd. p. lxxxvi The refuse and losse upon moating and scouring of the Spanish wooll. c1809 J. Gott in Bean Ing Mill Note-bk. in W. B. Crump Leeds Woollen Industry (1931) 287 Fleece wool has to go [through] the following 29 Processes..(1) The Sorting, (2) the Moating [etc.]. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. 446/2 Particles of seeds which..pass through with the cotton, are removed by hand. This is called moting. 1988 U.S. Patent 4,723,342 9 Feb. A linter gin having improved moting system for achieving higher rates of delinting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † motingn.2 colloquial. Obsolete. Mechanical, self-propelled movement of a vehicle. Formerly also (occasionally): †the operation of a motor (obsolete). Cf. motoring n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > [noun] > by motor vehicle moting1883 motoring1895 automobilism1896 automobiling1898 automobility1899 1883 Lebanon (Indiana) Patriot 12 Apr. If used in the Keely Motor,..a power sufficient to do all the moting on the globe. 1890 Prospectus Gen. Electric Power & Traction Co. June This practical demonstration of ‘Moting’ is likely to prove very attractive. 1905 Motor 1 Aug. 704/2 The female figure at the god's side incorporates the delights of moting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.11681n.21883 |
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