| 单词 | basket top |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbasket top basket top n. an ornate, pierced metal, rounded structure at the top of a bracket clock case, common esp. in the late 17th and early 18th centuries; frequently (and in earliest use) attributive. ΚΠ 1899 F. J. Britten Old Clocks & Watches 171 The bracket clock with basket top ‘squat’ case shown..was sketched from an example by Henry Jones. 1970 G. Savage Dict. Antiques 96/2 Bracket-clocks in ebonized or walnut cases were often given elaborately pierced gilt-metal tops... These are known as basket tops. 1992 D. Roberts Collctor's Guide Clocks 44/2 By 1685–90 the fretted-out gilt-brass basket top was being employed. 2004 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 24 July 29 A rare Venetian gilt metal-mounted tortoiseshell basket-top table clock made £1,000. < as lemmas |
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