| 单词 | sheffield knife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSheffield knife a. Used attributively of items manufactured in Sheffield, as Sheffield knife, Sheffield ware, Sheffield whittle; Sheffield plate n. plate made of copper coated with silver by a special process brought to perfection in Sheffield (but now disused). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > electroplate electroplate1842 argentine1848 Sheffield plate1856 electro1864 c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 13 A Sheffield [v.rr. scheffeld, sheffeld] thwitel baar he in his hose. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 47 A payr of capped Sheffeld kniuez. ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. ii. 21 The Bridegroom and Bride comes; the new pair of Sheffeild-Knives fitted both to one sheath. 1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 52 Buttons, Knives, Scissars, and other Sheffield Ware. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. ii. 23 But thou art sharper than a Sheffield whittle! 1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 92 Old worn-out articles formed of ‘Sheffield plate’. 1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 37 If a song is to be at all a sword, it must be of finer temper than even the finest Sheffield cutlery. < as lemmas |
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