单词 | prunt |
释义 | pruntn. An ornamental droplet of glass applied when molten to the surface of a glass object and often impressed with a pattern or moulded into a decorative shape while still soft. In quot. 1891 (probably): a tool for moulding or impressing such an ornament. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [noun] > cut or relief-decorated glass silver glass1797 cut glass1800 mousseline1862 cameo glass1879 prunt1902 verre églomisé1907 reticello1926 1879 [see prunted adj. at Derivatives]. 1887 Freeborn County Standard (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 12 Oct. The outer surface is so ornamented with prunts and pinchings and breakable pieces, that even the merest touch of the hem of a lady's garment is sufficient to break it. 1891 Sale Catal. Glass Wks. Stourbridge No. 204 Pair of large fluted tools. 205 Three prunts. 1902 Jrnl. Archæol. Inst. Mar. 3 The ‘prunts’ on early glass. 1979 Homes & Gardens June 83/2 (caption) The hollow stem has applied raspberry prunts and the seal (raven's head in relief) of George Ravenscroft. 1992 ‘J. Gash’ Lies of Fair Ladies (1993) xxviii. 208 These prunts, especially knobbly-surface ones dealers call ‘raspberries’, are highly sought after. Derivatives ˈprunted adj. ornamented with prunts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [adjective] > decorated in relief writhen1450 prunted1879 rigaree1923 1879 J. Leicester in Artisan Rep. Paris Universal Exhib. 1878 (Royal Soc. Arts) 129 Vases of twisted and prunted styles. 1907 Academy 11 Oct. 6/1 The remarkable series of vessels from Anglo-Saxon graves, of which..the prunted vases appear to be the earliest, and to have been imported into England in the latter half of the sixth century. 1998 Hesperia 67 230 The types are largely prunted beakers, clear-blown cups, and optic-blown cups. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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