单词 | berlin |
释义 | Berlinn. 1. a. An old-fashioned four-wheeled covered carriage, with a seat behind covered with a hood. [Also Berline from French; so in German. Introduced by an officer of the Elector of Brandenburg, c1670.] ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages caravan?1672 Berlin1694 kittereen1792 coupé1834 clarence1843 station wagon1876 1694 Earl of Perth Let. 17 June (1845) 30 A woman with a maid following her came to the Berline side (this is a kind of traveling coach used here). 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 29 May (1965) I. 360 The meadows being full of all sort of Garden flowers and sweet herbs, my Berlin perfum'ed the air as it press'd 'em. 1731 J. Swift Answer to Simile in Wks. (1755) IV. i. 222 Jealous Juno ever snarling, Is drawn by peacocks in her berlin. 1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 9 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) III. 781 Your distress in your journey..and your broken berline. 1849 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. (new ed.) II. vi. 75 They there entered a berline which was ready harnessed by M. de Fersen's care. b. A limousine automobile having the driver's seat completely enclosed. Π 1912 H. J. Butler Motor Bodies 6 Limousines are sometimes built with a square, or D-front, when they are properly called a double, square, or D-fronted limousine, as the case may be. Windows may be arranged all round the upper part without any relief of panelling. Such a body is often referred to as a ‘berline’. 2. Short for ‘Berlin wool’. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > for sewing or knitting > specific Norfolk thread1407 garn1483 crewel1494 caddis1530 worsted yarn1533 worsted1546 fingering1681 German wool1807 wheel-spuna1825 Berlin wool1841 ice wool1876 Berlin1881 eis wool1882 quick-knit1935 bawneen1958 1881 Girl's Own Paper II. 420/3 Any of the Scotch fingering yarns are too thin, but double Berlin..will do. 3. Short for ‘Berlin Glove’: A knitted glove (of Berlin wool). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove > types of > made of specific material kid-skin glove1645 chicken glove1762 kid glove1832 Berlin1836 string glove1949 1836 C. Dickens Libr. Fiction Apr. 15 A fat man in black tights, and cloudy Berlins. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (new ed. 1839) 374 The dirty white Berlin Gloves. Compounds Berlin black n. a black varnish used for coating the better kinds of ironware. Π 1869 Jrnl. Quekett Microscopical Club (London) 1 90 It occurred to me that Berlin black might meet the requirements of the case... When applied to glass,..it dries perfectly,..with a beautifully smooth, dull surface. Berlin blue n. = Prussian blue n. and adj., or the finest kind of it. ΘΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun] > blue pigment > specific azurec1374 lapis lazulia1425 litmusc1503 verditer1505 florey1527 bice1548 smalt1558 smalts1591 smalt1598 ultramarine1598 litmus blue1612 verditer1665 ultramarine blue (or colour)1686 blue sublimate1700 Prussian blue1724 terre bleue1728 starch blue1742 king's blue1778 verditel1778 Antwerp brown1787 Berlin blue1794 lacmus1794 Antwerp blue1795 French blue1802 lapis1811 Waterloo blue1815 Waterloo1823 cobalt1835 Thénard's blue1837 iron blue1839 turnsole1839 permanent blue1863 opal blue1880 Haarlem blue1885 cyanine blue1886 cerulean blue1889 Victoria blue1890 Milori blue1899 Prussian1911 Windsor blue1912 gentianine1927 Monastral1936 Alcian Blue1947 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 491 The Berlin blue, so I call the Prussian blue of the shops, is not pure Prussiated iron, but a mixture of this with embryon alum. Berlin castings n. ornamental objects of Berlin iron. Π 1857 J. Scoffern et al. Useful Metals & their Alloys 499 Where chains are produced in Berlin castings, the central rosette,..is the only part really cast. Berlin iron n. a very fusible quality of iron, smelted from bog-ore, containing much phosphorus, and suitable for casting figures and delicate articles, which are often lacquered or bronzed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [noun] > type of iron > other types of iron landiron1428 wood-iron1536 bullate1591 bullet-iron1686 tough-iron1686 Russia iron1751 Russian iron1758 sable1785 Russia1805 stub-iron1820 bushel-iron1831 Russia sheet-iron1835 stub-nail iron1839 stub Damascus1845 Berlin iron1854 charcoal-iron1858 Bessemer iron1864 tank-iron1864 ship-plate1873 ingot iron1877 tank-plate1892 structural1895 Armco1914 1854 Encycl. Brit. IV. 667/2 Its [sc. Berlin's] principal branches of industry..are porcelain, silks..Berlin iron, &c. Berlin pattern n. a pattern in Berlin work. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > designs or patterns imagerya1393 imagery work1500 roundel1546 essefirme1600 branch1606 rundlet1672 veining1814 tracery1827 crow's foot1830 Berlin pattern1841 Venetian bar1882 wheatear1882 wheel1903 1841 Lady Wilton Art of Needlework xxv. 397 The style of modern embroidery, now so fashionable, from the Berlin patterns, dates from the commencement of the present century. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 4th Ser. iv. 110 The ‘Berlin’ patterns now so well known. 1853 E. M. Sewell Exper. of Life xiii. 131 The..footstool, worked in the homely period between mediæval tapestry and modern Berlin patterns. Berlin spirit n. (see quot. 1878). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] > inferior whisky red-eye1819 tarantula-juice1861 bug juice1863 Berlin spirit1878 bluestone1880 smoke1904 snakebite1979 1878 Chambers's Encycl. II. 52/2 Berlin spirit, a coarse whisky made chiefly from beetroot, potatoes, &c. Berlin ware n. an earthenware of a quality which resists the action of most chemical re-agents. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > other earthenwares gorge1684 Berlin ware1829 boccaro1872 1829 R. C. Sands Writings (1834) II. 163 Her girdle was fastened in front with a massive shining clasp of Berlin ware. Berlin warehouse n. a shop or repository for Berlin wool and similar fancy wares. Π 1860 Lady C. Chesterfield Lett. to Daughter i. 13 He lives at the circulating library and Berlin warehouse on the Pump Parade. Berlin wool n. a fine dyed wool used for knitting, tapestry, and the like. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > for sewing or knitting > specific Norfolk thread1407 garn1483 crewel1494 caddis1530 worsted yarn1533 worsted1546 fingering1681 German wool1807 wheel-spuna1825 Berlin wool1841 ice wool1876 Berlin1881 eis wool1882 quick-knit1935 bawneen1958 1841 Lady Wilton Art of Needlework xxv. 398 The ‘Berlin wools’... These yarns, however, are only dyed in Berlin, being manufactured at Gotha. a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. xvii. 285 You can work with Berlin wools. 1862 C. M. Yonge Countess Kate iii. 52 She had a bunch of flowers in Berlin wool which she was supposed to be grounding. 1863 G. M. Hopkins Note-bks. & Papers (1937) 8 She abominated the Berlin wool shop. Berlin work n. fancy work in Berlin wool, worsted embroidery. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > patchwork > wool worsted worka1741 tapestry1835 Berlin work1854 crewel-work1863 wool-work1871 1854 C. M. Yonge Castle Builders vi. 78 Their purse netting and Berlin work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1694 |
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