单词 | rough-cut |
释义 | rough-cutadj. That has been cut roughly or coarsely. ΚΠ 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 108 I have Fil'd the Face..with a Rough-Cut-File. 1764 Public Advertiser 4 Aug. Three Brilliant rough cut Diamonds, and three small ditto. 1842 C. M. Kirkland Forest Life II. xlvi. 210 He selects the fairest trees..so that no drop of the precious liquid may escape the rough-cut troughs arranged below. 1938 Fortune Sept. 100/2 After dinner he dropped in at a rough-cut preview of a film that had two Morris supporting players. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage ii. 38 All-over embroidery which incorporated pearls and rough-cut gem stones. 2006 A. H. Williams Pensione Anastasia v. 89 Jane fixes a breakfast of porridge, rashers of bacon, eggs, a toast rack full of whole meal toast with rough-cut marmalade and tea. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rough-cutv. transitive. To cut (wood, stone, fabric, or other material) roughly or coarsely, often as a preliminary stage prior to more careful cutting or shaping. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 111/1 Rough Stone, or Penny Stone..are rough cut out of the Quarry. 1802 F. W. Blagdon tr. S. M. X. Golberry Trav. in Afr. I. x. 337 The only instrument they make use of..is a very large knife, which serves them for rough-cutting the leather. 1877 J. Rose Pattern Maker's Assistant i. 48 The Japanese workmen..use two stones, one to rough cut..; the other to finish. 1913 H. K. Thomas Worm Gearing ii. 7 In the case of the worm, it is an advantage to rough turn it and rough cut the thread, and then anneal it. 1950 Pop. Mech. Mar. 191/2 After rough-cutting the felt, fasten it securely with thumbtacks. 2007 H. K. Forsyth Constant Gardener 456/2 In early summer, after the bulbs have died down, rough-cut the meadow with the mower blades as high as possible. Derivatives ˈrough cutting n. ΚΠ 1707 Glossographia Anglicana Nova Hew, the rough cutting of Timber or Stone. 1840 Lit. Gaz. 21 Mar. 185/3 Only eight days' work instead of forty-two days', which the rough cutting of a large statue sometimes required. 1919 J. Leitch Man to Man iv. 85 Someone had, years before, invented a machine for the rough cutting of the block which later becomes a pipe. 2009 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 July h8 These tools are meant for rough cutting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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