单词 | bluer |
释义 | bluern. A person who treats metal by bluing: see bluing n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > involved in other general processes whitesmith1260 blancher1578 filer1598 bluer1747 striker1831 tarnisher1864 retorter1876 swager?1881 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 101/2 The gun-makers' business..is divided into 21 different branches..viz. barrel-forger, brich-forger..bluer [printed bleur]. 1840 Mag. Domest. Econ. May 334 These heaps [of needles] are now transferred to the bluer, who polishes and improves the points, to render them fit for use. 1886 Sci. Amer. 20 Nov. 325/2 To the bluer, who blues the other half of the ‘furniture’, 5d. 1999 P. Sweeney Gunsmithing: Rifles xi. 189/2 Your last application of cloth is the one that determines how much work the bluer will have to do. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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