black workn.

Brit.

/ˈblak wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈblæk ˌwərk/

Forms: see black adj. and n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., work n.

Etymology: < black adj. + work n.

1. Ironwork, metalwork, spec. work which has been left unpolished (see quot. 1888). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of

iron gear1381

ironwarea1398

ironwork1423

ferramentc1425

black work1537

smith work1583

ironworking1680

ironmongery1711

1537 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 104 My husbonde..declared that all his oore leade and blakwerke..shulde be bestowed in workes of mercy.

1569 Protocol Bk. G. Grote (1914) 74 Speitis, ladillis, sloittis..of..blak wark.

1630 in R. S. France Thieveley Lead Mines (1951) 58 Wee estimate that the blacke worke, being ill stuffe of it selfe and badlie drest, hath beene the cheefe parte of our hinderance in smeltinge.

1734 W. Salmon Palladio Londinensis i. vi. 62 Hammered Work, as Chimney Bars, Stays, upright Window Bars, Iron Fenders.., and all black work of the same Nature.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 292/1 Black-work, the work of the blacksmith in contradistinction to bright-work or the work of the silversmith.

1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Black work, work which has not been machined or polished. In some instances the term would apply to metal work which had been machined on a bearing section, but not elsewhere. And in other cases where no portion, working or otherwise, had been machined.

1957 Trans. Inst. Metal Finishing 34 113 The paint must be formulated in conjunction with the tumbling experience and, for black work, must contain Prussian blue.

2. A type of embroidery using black silk on white cloth, popular esp. during the reign of Elizabeth I. Also attributive: designating this type of embroidery, or an article decorated with it.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in silk

black work1559

silk embroidery1837

1559 in E. Roberts & K. Parker Southampton Probate Inventories, 1447–1575 (1992) I. 160 Pelowe beares wrought withe blacke worke.

1595 Edinb. Test. XXIX. f. 83, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Blak wark Ane pair of heid scheittis of blakwork,..ane vther pair of heid scheittis of quhit work.

1618 N. Field Amends for Ladies iii. sig. D4 Shee has nothing But an old black-woorke wastcote.

1644 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 36 2 Coyfes, one Cutworke, one blacke worke, 2s. 6d.

1910 Encycl. Brit. IX. 311/2 A kind of embroidery known as ‘black work’, done in black silk on linen, was popular during the same reign [i.e. of Elizabeth I].

1994 Pop. Crafts Jan. 7 The designs revive an Elizabethan tradition of using gilt spangles with blackwork embroidery.

†3. Scottish. Blacked leather. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > leather finished in specific way

red leather1418

black work1587

frieze-leather1594

shagreen1677

chagrin1678

wax-leather1711

patent leather1797

satin leather1802

japanned leather1851

Peau d'Espagne1855

grain-leather1858

suede1878

pebble leather1880

suede leather1882

ooze leather1888

blacking leather1895

grain1895

patent1902

ooze1916

1587 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 481 Lawborers..in blak wark and barket ledder.

†4. Undertakers' work. Cf. black job n. at black adj. and n. Compounds 1e(a); also black man n. 3 and black master n. Obsolete.

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the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > undertaker's work

undertaking1843

black work1859

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xxvi A florid man who..sometimes takes a spell in the black work, or undertaking line of business.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	black work
释义	black workn. Brit. /ˈblak wəːk/, U.S. /ˈblæk ˌwərk/ Forms: see black adj. and n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., work n. Etymology: < black adj. + work n. 1. Ironwork, metalwork, spec. work which has been left unpolished (see quot. 1888). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > working with iron or smithing > product of iron gear1381 ironwarea1398 ironwork1423 ferramentc1425 black work1537 smith work1583 ironworking1680 ironmongery1711 1537 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. 104 My husbonde..declared that all his oore leade and blakwerke..shulde be bestowed in workes of mercy. 1569 Protocol Bk. G. Grote (1914) 74 Speitis, ladillis, sloittis..of..blak wark. 1630 in R. S. France Thieveley Lead Mines (1951) 58 Wee estimate that the blacke worke, being ill stuffe of it selfe and badlie drest, hath beene the cheefe parte of our hinderance in smeltinge. 1734 W. Salmon Palladio Londinensis i. vi. 62 Hammered Work, as Chimney Bars, Stays, upright Window Bars, Iron Fenders.., and all black work of the same Nature. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 292/1 Black-work, the work of the blacksmith in contradistinction to bright-work or the work of the silversmith. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Black work, work which has not been machined or polished. In some instances the term would apply to metal work which had been machined on a bearing section, but not elsewhere. And in other cases where no portion, working or otherwise, had been machined. 1957 Trans. Inst. Metal Finishing 34 113 The paint must be formulated in conjunction with the tumbling experience and, for black work, must contain Prussian blue. 2. A type of embroidery using black silk on white cloth, popular esp. during the reign of Elizabeth I. Also attributive: designating this type of embroidery, or an article decorated with it. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in silk black work1559 silk embroidery1837 1559 in E. Roberts & K. Parker Southampton Probate Inventories, 1447–1575 (1992) I. 160 Pelowe beares wrought withe blacke worke. 1595 Edinb. Test. XXIX. f. 83, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Blak wark Ane pair of heid scheittis of blakwork,..ane vther pair of heid scheittis of quhit work. 1618 N. Field Amends for Ladies iii. sig. D4 Shee has nothing But an old black-woorke wastcote. 1644 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1916) I. 36 2 Coyfes, one Cutworke, one blacke worke, 2s. 6d. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IX. 311/2 A kind of embroidery known as ‘black work’, done in black silk on linen, was popular during the same reign [i.e. of Elizabeth I]. 1994 Pop. Crafts Jan. 7 The designs revive an Elizabethan tradition of using gilt spangles with blackwork embroidery. †3. Scottish. Blacked leather. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > leather finished in specific way red leather1418 black work1587 frieze-leather1594 shagreen1677 chagrin1678 wax-leather1711 patent leather1797 satin leather1802 japanned leather1851 Peau d'Espagne1855 grain-leather1858 suede1878 pebble leather1880 suede leather1882 ooze leather1888 blacking leather1895 grain1895 patent1902 ooze1916 1587 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 481 Lawborers..in blak wark and barket ledder. †4. Undertakers' work. Cf. black job n. at black adj. and n. Compounds 1e(a); also black man n. 3 and black master n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > undertaker's work undertaking1843 black work1859 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight xxvi A florid man who..sometimes takes a spell in the black work, or undertaking line of business. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1537
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