单词 | piece box |
释义 | > as lemmaspiece box piece box n. (a) U.S. rare a box for holding pieces of cloth; (b) Scottish a box for holding a light meal or snack; a lunch box (cf. sense 18). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > bag or box for pieces of cloth ragbag1820 piece bag1863 piece box1872 snip-bag1880 1872 Scribner's Monthly Sept. 638/2 Cinderella's coach began in a pumpkin, and our gown shall graduate from the piece-box. 1928 J. Corrie Last Day 19 ‘Aweel’, said Jock, dumping his piece-box on the ‘pavement’. 1963 G. Snyder & N. S. Yost Time on my Hands (1986) xi. 118 That evening I brought out my piece box. < as lemmas |
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