单词 | paper ribbon |
释义 | > as lemmaspaper ribbon paper ribbon n. (a) = paper tape n.; (b) = paper streamer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > paper-chains or streamers streamer1857 paper streamer1868 paper ribbon1876 paper chain1943 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy §119 The [Wheatstone] apparatus consists of three parts: the perforator, which prepares the message by punching holes in a paper ribbon; the transmitter..and the receiver. 1903 C. H. Sewall Wireless Telegr. iii. 133 There is a telegraphic apparatus known as the ‘Wheatstone’, in which a paper ribbon is first perforated and then sent through a machine, recording at the distant end with ink marks upon paper tape. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 9/1 Even as he spoke he was frowning at the little paper ribbon that cascaded from the glass dome of the ticker. 1935 G. Greene Basement Room & Other Stories 102 He hadn't blown whistles or thrown paper ribbons. 1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses (1993) iv. 283 In the alameda..young girls were stringing paper ribbon overhead. < as lemmas |
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