单词 | rigid fan |
释义 | > as lemmasrigid fan rigid fan n. a hand-held fan consisting of a non-folding screen attached to a handle, either or both of which may be decorated; = hand screen n. at hand n. Compounds 1d(b); cf. folding fan n. at folding adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1892 Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1891 iii. 462 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (52nd Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 334, Pt. II) XLIV Rigid fans covered with oiled paper; round and other shapes, with black lacquer handle. 1910 G. W. Rhead Hist. of Fan iii. 62 Rigid fans or hand-screens, introduced from China, end of sixth century a.d. 1972 Country Life 15 June 1540/1 The rigid fan was already ancient in China when the Japanese evolved the folding fan, probably early in the seventh century. 1992 J. Hutt & H. Alexander Ōgi 21/1 The rigid fan which was utilised by Ukiyoe print designers was of a type introduced from Korea at some time before the Edo period. 2015 A. Finnane in M. J. Powers & K. R. Tsiang Compan. Chinese Art 395 They were round or rigid fans, made of silk stretched over a frame, or of woven bamboo threads, or very occasionally of feathers. < as lemmas |
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