| 单词 | blue maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue maker blue maker n. a person who makes blue pigment, paint, dye, etc.; esp. one who makes laundry blue. ΚΠ 1740 Daily Post 30 June The Sign of the Three Kings in Newgate-Street..tenanted by Mr. Thomas Sharp, Blue-maker. 1800 New Ann. Direct. 231 Walton & Mitchel, Blue-makers, 10 Silver-street. 1892 G. H. Hurst Painters' Colours, Oils, & Varnishes vi. 204 Blue-makers usually made their own prussiate, which, owing to the rough mode of preparation, yielded liquors containing a good many impurities. 2005 J. Lane Apprenticeship in Eng. (new ed.) ii. 39 A bluemaker's nerves were harmed by his work. < as lemmas |
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