单词 | straw-work |
释义 | > as lemmasstraw-work straw-work n. work done in plaited straw. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > work done in specific materials straw-worka1684 waxwork1723 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1646 (1955) II. 501 They are curious in Straw-worke among the Nunns, even to admiration. 1798 Monthly Mag. June 429 The principal manufacture is straw-work..which is confined to about six or eight miles round Dunstable. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 463 Cabinets, boxes, and cardcases..decorated with a covering of coloured Straw-work, much resembling Mosaic work. < as lemmas |
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