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单词 shadowist
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shadowistn.

/ˈʃadəʊɪst/
Etymology: < shadow n. + -ist suffix.
1. A constructor of dials. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > sundial > one who makes or uses
shadowist1635
gnomonist1688
skiagrapher1690
1635 H. Gellibrand in J. W[ells] Sciographia 4 The Surveyour may search out Altitudes..by the only helpe of three right lines; But the compleat Shadowist cannot here rest without further helpe from above.
1650 in T. Rudd Pract. Geom. To Rdr. sig. B The compleat Shadowist can teach the Sun to trace out his way upon the Earth.
2. One who gives an entertainment consisting of shadow pictures.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > image from shadow on screen > one who produces
shadowgraph1886
shadowgraphist1888
shadowist1902
1902 Music Hall & Showman 28 Mar. Another well~known conjurer and shadowist.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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