单词 | scaffolding |
释义 | scaffoldingn. 1. a. The temporary framework of platforms and poles constructed to provide accommodation for workmen and their materials during the erection, repairing, or decoration of a building. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > scaffolding > [noun] scaffolding1347 scaffold1349 stagec1440 cather1568 stance1811 1347–8 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1899) II. 546 In flakes et Skaffaldyng pro opere ejusdem capelle, 15d. 1498 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 389 To mak scaffating for the masounis and holl barrowis. 1512 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1902) IV. 279 Half ane hundretht rauchteris for skaffeltein. 1512 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 608 Lyme, sand, scaffoldyng,..and euery other thyng concernyng the same vawtyng. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 26 Knowing that their high office was but as the scaffolding of the Church yet unbuilt. 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 636 It burnt the wooden props or scaffolding which supported the column. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 214 In London,..the scaffolding for the workmen, in erecting the walls of a building, is external; but in Liverpool,..the scaffolding is wholly within the building. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany xvi. 268 (note) The large building..on the right,..is new, the scaffolding not yet taken down. 1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser.: Scaffolding 87 The old fashioned cradles, swing-boats, ladders, or pole scaffolding. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > stand for spectators scaffold1470 scaffolding1537 society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [noun] > accommodation for spectators scaffold1470 scaffolding1537 stand1615 pergolaa1641 box seat1779 spectatory1829 ringside1849 box1860 ring-seat1889 ringside seat1897 terracing1902 terrace1950 the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > quality of being raised or elevated > raised level surface or platform plancher1295 staging1323 cagea1400 scaffoldc1405 mounture?a1425 halpace1507 wharf1533 platform1557 plat1559 foot pace1571 theatre1587 scenec1612 estrade1696 suggestum1705 tribune1763 scaffolding1787 estrado1838 dais1861 deck1872 society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for > platform scaffoldc1405 theatre1587 scaffolding1787 the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > supporting framework cradle1379 cratch1382 frame1388 brandreth1483 scaffold?1523 crate1526 bone1542 framework1578 anatomy1591 scaffoldage1609 brake1623 truss1654 skeletona1658 carcass1663 box frame1693 crib1693 scaffolding1789 staddlea1800 gantry1810 cradling1823 potence1832 ossaturea1878 tower1970 1537 D. Lindsay Deplor. Q. Magdalene 106 in Minor Poems (1871) 557 Rycht costlie scaffalding, Depayntit weill with Gold and asure fyne. 1732 T. Lediard tr. J. Terrasson Life Sethos II. viii. 159 The lords and ladies were plac'd on scaffoldings behind the king. 1787 Generous Attachment III. 64 He ascended a small scaffolding, and from thence..harrangued them. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 27 Small calves dangle from a sort of neat scaffolding. c. Coal Mining. (See quot. 1839.) ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 980 The upper portion of the coal is first worked, then a scaffolding of coal is left, 2 or 3 feet thick, according to the compactness of the coal. d. transferred. A supporting framework. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skeleton > [noun] bonesOE notomy1487 rames1497 charnel1562 skelet1565 skeleton1578 anatomy1591 atomy1597 cadavera1682 bonework1753 osteology1854 scaffolding1886 1886 St. G. Mivart in Encycl. Brit. XX. 451/1 The skull of the Chamæleons has even more the aspect of an osseous scaffolding than has that of ordinary Lizards. 2. The action of scaffold v. a. The formation of ‘scaffolds’ in a blast furnace; also concrete = scaffold n. 8. ΚΠ 1864 J. Percy Metall.: Iron & Steel 491 The old method of blowing-in furnaces, called the ‘scaffolding’ system, is now seldom resorted to. 1880 Wright in Encycl. Brit. XIII. 299/1 If the hearth slopes too gently, the fall of the materials downwards as the reduced metal and cinder melt is apt to be retarded, and ‘scaffolding’ to be produced. 1883 Science 1 102 At the Durham furnace, a chill had caused a large scaffolding. 1884 W. H. Greenwood Steel & Iron (ed. 2) 139 Blowing in, blowing out, scaffolding, &c., of the blast furnace. b. The action of placing on a scaffold. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > other means of disposal > [noun] > exposure scaffolding1862 1862 D. Wilson Prehistoric Man I. 366 The scaffolding and final sepulture of the bones of the dead, as practised among many of the Red Indian tribes. c. (See quot. 1886). ΚΠ 1886 C. G. W. Lock Tobacco 75 Scaffolding is done by placing poles on forks, about 4 feet apart, and 4–5 feet from the ground; then hang the tobacco between the poles. Compounds attributive and in other combinations (cf. scaffold n. Compounds 1), as †scaffolding hole, scaffolding pole, scaffolding timber, scaffolding work. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > hole into which a peg, pin, knob, etc., fits scaffold holec1568 pinhole1659 scaffolding hole1663 keyhole1703 keyway1835 winder-hole1840 knob hole1851 wall-box1875 society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > scaffolding > [noun] > part of > pole scatch1420 cabera1522 scaffolding pole1759 scaffold pole1798 trestle-post1799 1512–13 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 610 Olde scaffoldyng tymbre. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 27 Make small scaffling holes. 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. at Pinus The Trees..will make good Putlocks for the Bricklayers, and serve for Scaffolding Poles. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon iii. 89 The scaffolding-poles, planks, and ropes, are always provided by the employer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1347 |
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