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单词 berlin
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Berlinn.

Brit. /bəːˈlɪn/, /ˈbəːlɪn/, U.S. /bərˈlɪn/
Etymology: < the name of the capital of Germany (formerly of Prussia; from 1945–90 the capital of East Germany), used attributive, and transferred to things that come or were supposed to come thence.
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.]
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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.
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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’.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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