| 单词 | penelope canvas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPenelope canvas 3. Needlework. A proprietary name for: a double-thread canvas used for tapestry work. Frequently more fully as Penelope canvas. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for embroidery or tapestry groundc1386 champa1450 cammes1540 canvas1611 working canvas1612 Penelope canvas1851 Aida1877 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 566/2 Canvases for embroidery..Penelope, coarse, middle, and fine. 1872 O. Logan Get thee behind me, Satan! 226 It is no more absurd for a boy to embroider on Penelope canvas than it is for a man to measure calico and ribbons. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 663/3 Canvas for wool work and embroidery..White ‘Penelope’. 1989 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 29 Oct. (Mag.) 36 f Penelope canvas has double threads and is used when finer detail is needed. < as lemmas |
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