| 单词 | ruling pen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasruling pen C1. General attributive (in sense 3a), as ruling machine, ruling pen, ruling work, etc. ΚΠ 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. iv. 33 Cause them to haue each his ruling pen, made of a quill. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 28 Apr. (1972) VII. 111 My wife to her father's to carry him some ruling work. 1790 Argus 9 Jan. The Proprietor of the Ruling Machine, has appointed Mr. Paul Lukyn..to dispose of Ruled Paper and Ruled Accompt Books. 1792 Diary (N.Y.) 19 Sept. (advt.) Tuning-forks and hammers, ruling pens, mutes in brass and ivory screws, music desks &c. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Ruling and Dotting Pens, a kind of metal pen for writing music. 1883 Harper's Mag. June 84/2 A ‘grating’ is a surface of glass or of speculum metal scratched with parallel lines by means of a diamond guided by a ruling machine. 1892 Facts Feb. 21/2 K.—is a first-class ruler. Has work in a well-equipped bindery, but work is not steady; served five years in one of the best ruling-shops in this country. 1905 Medico-legal Jrnl. 23 171 Serrations might be produced by a ruling tool improperly mounted. 1931 Pop. Mech. Apr. 582/1 Pens with micrometer adjustments now can be obtained for fine ruling work. 2003 M. Noble & J. Mehigan Calligrapher's Compan. 68 Monoline Written with speed, with a ruling pen which allows the free flow of ink in this handwriting style. < as lemmas |
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