| 单词 | ripple-flaking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasripple-flaking ripple-flaking n. Archaeology the imparting of a rippled appearance to a flint implement (esp. a blade or arrow head) by secondary flaking with a tool (cf. pressure flaking n. at pressure n.1 Compounds 3), rather than by knapping; (also) the finish created in this way. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > other processes raggling1500 rigalding1688 tailing1700 rusticating1749 rustication1766 knobbling1785 boasting1823 wind-pinning1833 stroking1842 garreting1845 hearting1858 knobbing1875 ripple-flaking1883 retouch1885 1883 Trans. Stirling Nat. Hist. & Archæol. Soc. 1882–3 44 The manufacture of these implements may be said to be one of the lost arts, the production now-a-days of ripple-flaking, ie, of the fine wavy lines on the flints. 1921 Chambers's Jrnl. 5 Feb. 145/1 Brierly Stretton and I were..discussing the intensive examination of ripple-flaking. 1961 Amer. Antiq. 27 11/1 The third complex..seems to be closely related..having similar burins, microblade tools and side blades with ripple-flaking. 1995 M. Edmonds Stone Tools & Soc. v. 193 Ripple-flaking, a highly distinctive pattern of working which is found on a small number of daggers and arrowheads. < as lemmas |
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