| 单词 | proof-leaf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproof-leaf proof-leaf n. (a) a proof page or proof sheet; (b) Ceramics a sheet of paper by means of which a coloured design is transferred from an engraved plate to a ceramic surface. ΚΠ 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 459 A few proof leaves in my possession, marked with corrections in his own hand-writing. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1017 [Pottery] The copper-plate is now passed through the engraver's cylinder press, the proof leaf is lifted off and..[applied] to the surface of the biscuit. 1898 Times 4 Nov. 5 20 manuscript proof leaves, with the autograph of the author, of Thackeray's ‘Roundabout Papers’. 1940 G. J. de Geer Geochronologia Suecica Principles (front matter) To my wife,..my indefatigable scientific partner during all expeditions, every kind of field-work and redaction unto the last proof-leaf. < as lemmas |
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