单词 | ring net |
释义 | ring netn. 1. poetic. A coat of mail.In modern use only in translations of or with reference to Beowulf. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > coat of mail or corselet ring netOE burnec1050 briniec1175 hauberk1297 coatc1300 bryn1330 habergeon1377 jackc1380 doublet of defence (or fence)1418 petticoatc1425 gesteron1469 byrnie1488 coat of fence1490 corset1490 corse1507 sark of mail1515 plate-coat1521 shirt of mail1522 mail-coat1535 corslet1563 costlet1578 pewter coat1584 cataphract1591 pyne doublet1600 sponge1600 coat-armour1603 brace1609 coat of arms1613 frock of mail1671 mail-shirt1816 mail-sark1838 OE Beowulf (2008) 1889 Hringnet bæron, locene leoðosyrcan. OE Beowulf (2008) 2754 Ða ic snude gefrægn sunu Wihstanes æfter wordcwydum wundum dryhtne hyran heaðosiocum, hringnet beran, brogdne beadusercean urder [read under] beorges hrof. 1837 J. M. Kemble tr. Beowulf xxvii. 77 They bore the ring-nets, the locked limb-shirts. 1892 F. G. Gummere Germanic Origins viii. 253 In Béowulf there is frequent mention of the coat-of-mail and the ‘ring-net’,—the latter a corselet woven out of small rings,—as well as of the boarguarded helmet. 2000 R. M. Liuzza tr. Beowulf xxxviii. 137 Then swiftly, I have heard, the son of Weohstan, After these words obeyed his lord, Sick with wounds, wore his ring-net, The woven battle-shirt, under the barrow's roof. 2. Fishing. a. A type of salmon net that is attached to the shore or bank. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > net for salmon stell-netc1303 ring net1505 weir-shot net1855 reef net1895 1505 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1901) I. 12 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 784) XXXVI. 1 That no mane exsept he be a fre burges..shall not fish upone Twede for no salmond with longe net, short net, nor reynge net. 1553 in W. Nicolson Leges Marchiarum (1705) 110 It shall be lawful to the said John Selby, and others, having the said Title of Twizzell, to use and occupy a Ring-Net, and to stand only on a place called Fyllispotte, upon the South side of the said Water. 1778 W. Hutchinson View Northumberland II. 23 The Lord of this manor [sc. Norham] has a singular right of fishing in Tilmouth Haugh Fishery: he is to use a ring net only. 1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words 71 Bob-net, called also ‘ring-net’, a long salmon net... It is fixed by a stone or anchor at the one extremity in the river to a post or ring on the shore. 1903 Outing 41 82/1 Phil and I were catching specimens with a ring-net, one evening. 1969 S. F. Sanderson in G. Jenkins Stud. in Folk Life xvi. 274 There are references to the right of free burgesses of Berwick to fish at the river mouth between Candlemas and Michaelmas day with long nets, short nets and ring nets. b. A form of long seine net which is supported at the ends by separate boats, one of which moves in a circular path towards the other in order to trap the fish within the net, esp. as formerly used in the Scottish fishing grounds to catch herring. Also attributive, as ring-net boat. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > net > [noun] > seine-net seinec950 seine-net1603 sweep-net1605 shackle-head1762 sweeping-net1809 hang-net1812 stop-seine1825 purse seine1838 ring net1851 scringe1851 trawl-net1855 sweep-seine1856 ground-seine1874 purse seine net1879 shore seine1884 trek-net1913 1851 Act 14 & 15 Victoria c. 26 §6 It shall not be lawful for any Person to use for the Purpose of taking Herrings..any Sweep, Circle, Ring Net, or Scringe Net, or any Net prohibited by the said..Acts. 1934 Times 8 Jan. 15/5 These were ring-net boats, and soon they had shot their nets and were dragging the bay for herring. 1949 N. Mitchison & D. Macintosh Men & Herring 21 A ring net is about a hundred fathoms long and twenty fathoms deep and mostly set so that the back rope with the corks is almost on the top of the water. 1950 P. F. Anson Sc. Fisherfolk vii. 80 Ring-nets have always been the favourite gear employed on the Firth of Clyde and Loch Fyne. 1978 M. Gray Fishing Industries Scotl. 1790–1914 vi. 122 With fish from ring-net boats the transports could be in Glasgow by early in the day although the supply from the drift-net boats, slower to unload, would not arrive till later in the day. 2001 D. Thomson in J. R. McGoodwin Understanding Cultures of Fishing Communities 268 The ring net might still be used today had not the authorities permitted the use of large purse nets and powerful midwater trawls in coastal waters. 3. Lacemaking. A net ground with circular meshes or figures. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > other types of masclea1425 pomet1582 loop-lace1632 colbertinea1685 coxcomb1693 trolly-lolly1693 trolly1699 piece lace1702 mignonette1751 web lace1795 guard-lace1804 Antwerp lace1811 warp-lace1812 cardinal lace1842 guipure1843 run lace1843 Shetland lace1848 lacis1865 pot lace1865 reticella1865 tape guipure1865 quadrille1884 reticello1895 tambour-lace1899 rosaline1900 ring net1901 tracing-lace1901 shadow lace1914 1901 Westm. Gaz. 12 Dec. 3/1 The favourite nets for these are point d'esprit and Chantilly ring net. 1992 D. Southard Lessons in Bobbin Lacemaking iii. 60 It is not used as much in torchon laces..but may..be substituted for any of the grounds in this sampler. It is also known as ring net, pin hole, tulle double, and Scandinavian ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE |
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