| 单词 | stationer's rule |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstationer's rule stationer's rule n. now rare a long, thick ruler with brass-covered edges, used esp. in cutting paper. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > graduated strip of wood, etc. rule1340 ruler1530 measure1555 scale1607 foot-rule1662 two-foot rule1664 joint-rule1680 inch-rule1850 inch-measure1851 stationer's rule1866 contraction-rule1874 measure-strip1887 1866 W. F. Stanley Math. Drawing Instruments 211 The Stationer's, or Cutting rule, is a piece of hard wood..with the edges covered with brass. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 8/1 The instrument used for cutting off, in any important draughtsman's office, is what is termed a stationer's rule. 2003 C. Laird Webster's New World Thes. (ed. 3) 383/2 Types of rulers include the following: foot rule, yardstick, carpenter's rule, parallel rule, stationer's rule. < as lemmas |
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