单词 | shuttling |
释义 | shuttlingn. 1. a. The action of using a shuttle (also figurative); the action of fixing the cop in the shuttle; concrete that which serves the purpose of a shuttle. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > moving or driving of shuttle shooting1464 picking1803 shuttling1874 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > other processes involved in cording1822 take-up1832 float1863 shedding1863 shuttling1874 knocking-off1912 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > shuttle > that which serves as shuttling1874 1874 H. H. Cole Catal. Objects Indian Art S. Kensington Mus. 217 He then prepares the shuttling, which is more like a long knitting needle than an ordinary English shuttle, winding on it a length of the thread. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 399/1 To render the shuttling of the cop a matter of as little nicety as possible. 1889 Cent. Mag. Jan. 422/1 Those [olive groves] in the distance look more hoary and soft, as though a veil of light cunningly woven by the shuttling of the rays hung over them. b. The method of controlling the shuttles in weaving. ΚΠ 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. s.v. Loom Several forms of automatic shuttling or shuttle changing motions are now being tried for plain work. 2. Travelling to and fro. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > travelling to and fro running?1764 peripatetics1769 travel1784 the trots1936 shuttling1937 trippage1941 1937 R. S. Morton Woman Surgeon i. 15 This periodical shuttling between Virginia and New Jersey entailed as much preparation and inconvenience as a modern voyage to the Antarctic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmasˈshuttling ˈshuttling adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > to-and-fro > rapidly shuttling1860 1860 All Year Round 4 Feb. 344 The flutes began in a whirling, shuttling movement. < n.1874 as lemmas |
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