单词 | spring-back |
释义 | spring-backn.1 1. A book bound in such a way that the spine opens easily; (also) the binding of such a book. Cf. loose back n. at loose adj., n.2, and adv. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > type of binding > [noun] antiquing1728 royal binding1808 Russia binding1817 gothique1818 half-binding1821 Roxburghe1839 paper cover1843 trade binding1874 tree-calf1879 Grolier1880 yapp1883 cloth-work1885 publisher's binding1885 tree-marble1885 treed calf1892 presentation binding1893 quarter leather1894 quarter calf1896 three-quarter binding1897 library binding1903 circuit-binding1909 publisher's cloth1911 quarter binding1912 loose back1923 open back1923 spring-back1923 spiral binding1949 1802 Morning Post 27 Nov. He has on hand a large assortment of Ruled Account-Books and Stationary... No charge for Ruling, or Spring Backs. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 247/1 Music Folio, imitation leather, spring back. 1923 H. A. Maddox Dict. Stationery 46 Loose back, also termed open or spring back. 2008 E. Neville in P. Foster Maureen Duke: Bookbinder 67 Accounts are no longer written down into ledgers with springbacks. 2. A folder with a spring clip fixed in the spine to hold papers in place; (also) the clip which forms part of such a folder. Now only in attributive use (see Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for papers, maps, music, etc. portefeuillea1671 portfolio1713 solander1788 spring-back1863 filer1874 society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > folder for papers > with clip spring-back1863 clipboard1907 millboard1975 1863 Musical Times Jan. 374/1 A new Music Folio, with a strong spring back for holding separate pieces of music, has been introduced by Messrs. Duff and Hodson, of Oxford Street. 1919 ‘Etienne’ Strange Tales from Fleet 64 The stupendous and well-filled ‘spring-back’, replete with bills, a few receipts, and reams of official correspondence. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1838 Leicester Chron. 23 June (advt.) Allen's improved patent elastic spring back account books. 1898 World (N.Y.) 2 Jan. 22/1 (advt.) Heavy canvas-bound, spring-back hubs, good paper. 1948 G. V. Galwey Lift & Drop vi. 162 Bourne opened the spring-back correspondence file. 1982 P. D. James Skull beneath Skin xli. 332 The archives were bound in springback folders. 2002 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 23 Aug. 16 Big exams were coming up and all the work I had done..was..sitting in a big spring-back file. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spring-backn.2 The capacity to spring back into position after subjection to force or pressure. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > rebound > [noun] reboundinga1382 reverberationc1405 rebound1440 stot1513 repercussion1553 recoil1583 resilience1626 reflection1642 refraction1653 resilition1654 backstroke1674 retro-spring1716 ricochet1740 dap1835 bounce1884 spring-back1899 1899 C. MacMillan Minnesota Plant Life xlv. 515 The spring-back of the catapult-like spore-case of true ferns. 1930 Automotive Industries Aug. 149/1 The allowance for spring back in the design of the die must be varied in accordance with the yield point of the sheet. 1973 J. G. Tweeddale Materials Technol. II. iv. 87 Whenever a material possesses significant elasticity, as in cold working, there is difficulty with spring back. 2002 Fine Woodworking Mar. 51/3 I use plastic resin (urea formaldehyde) glue because it reduces springback. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1823 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 1 Feb. (advt.) Two bladed and spring back Knives. 1882 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Pharos 23 Nov. The tickets would open out much like an accordeon, and they were given the suggestive title of ‘spring-back tickets’. 1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 2 Mar. 19/3 It [sc. a type of compressed wood] can be made..with negligible springback tendencies. 1972 A. Amin tr. Shahnon Ahmad No Harvest but Thorn x. 98 She leapt over the spring-back wooden fence like a young mouse-deer. 2001 Treasure Hunting Feb. 48/2 The early types of spring-back knife blades were normally made with a straight edge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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