单词 | pyrograph |
释义 | pyrographn.ΚΠ 1882 W. E. Griffis Corea: Hermit Nation xxiii. 185 These pyrographs or fire signals are called ‘Pong-Wa’. 2. Originally U.S. A hand-held tool with an (electrically) heated nib or needle, used to burn designs on wood or similar materials. Also: such a design. Frequently attributive. Cf. pyrography n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pokerwork > [noun] > tools poker1827 pyrograph1883 scorch pencil1903 1883 Electrician (U.S.) Nov. 350/1 A pyrograph, consisting of a handle containing two stout, insulated wires, coming together in a point..[which] becomes very hot. 1929 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 July 4/6 Hand-painted sofa cushions, chenille lambrequins,..pyrograph picture frames. 1961 Burlington (N. Carolina) Daily News 15 Sept. 6 a (advt.) Pyrograph pen. 1994 Pop. Crafts Dec. 71/1 (advt.) Dual or Single outlet pyrographs, both Solid Point and Hot Wire, with variable heat control. 2006 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 4 Aug. 14 Her lino-cuts, pyrographs and painted wooden sculptures range from the traditional to [the]..political. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pyrographv. transitive. To represent by pyrography; to decorate with a pyrographic design. Usually in passive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pokerwork > practise pokerwork [verb (intransitive)] pyrograph1891 1891 M. Maude Pyrogr. iv. 56 The general tones of the animal to be Pyrographed. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. i. 5 A dozen pillows embroidered or beaded or pyrographed. 1985 UNESCO Courier (Nexis) Nov. 33 The softwood panels were pyrographed and painted by Hugo. 2006 L. Bernier in D. Macfarlane Beyond Basics: Gourd Art 22/1 Using the wood-burning tool, pyrograph a Native American blanket design on the external bottom of the gourd. Derivatives ˈpyrographed adj. ΚΠ 1891 M. Maude Pyrogr. v. 80 Pyrographed frames for sepia drawings. 1959 G. Hopkins tr. F. Mauriac Woman of Pharisees (new ed.) xv. 183 A smell of lamp oil hung about the ‘occasional tables’ with their pyrographed tops. 1994 Sunday Times 1 May Dozens of local cottage industries churn out their mail-order porcelain thatched taverns, pyrographed decorative plates, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882v.1891 |
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