| 单词 | quarter-saw |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-saw quarter-saw v. transitive to saw (a log) radially into quarters, to produce (a board, etc.) by quarter sawing; also intransitive with object implied. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > saw > in specific manner or with specific saw rip1532 whip-saw1842 buck1870 jigsaw1873 ripsaw1881 mill1886 saw-kerf1886 quarter-saw1890 buzz1925 plain saw1951 1890 J. H. Miner Mill & Lumberman's Success 120 This is the only profitable way to quarter-saw. 1896 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 13 Dec. 22/3 (advt.) New mode of quarter-sawing oak lumber. 1934 Archit. Rev. 76 64/1 When logs are riven or quarter-sawn the large rays which form the silver grain are revealed to the fullest extent. 1974 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 29 Dec. 15/2 When the logs have reached the proper degree of dryness staves will be quarter sawn from them. That is, the flat boards will radiate out from the centre of the log like segments of an orange. 2002 Sault Star (Sault Saint Marie, Ont.) (Nexis) 2 Feb. e3 The wood of the chair has been quarter-sawed to bring out the rays. < as lemmas |
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