swanskinn.

/ˈswɒnskɪn/

Forms: Also swan's-skin.

Etymology: Compare Swedish svanskinn.

1. The skin of a swan (with the feathers on); transferred a soft or delicate skin.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of bird > specific

swanskin1612

ostrich1939

1612 [see sense 3a].

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 375/2 Cygnus Buccinator,..to which the bulk of the swan-skins imported by the Hudson's Bay Company belong.

1846 J. E. Taylor Six Swans in Fairy Ring 66 The swans flew to her,..their swans' skins fell off, and her brothers stood before her in their natural form.

2. A fine thick kind of flannel; also, a woollen blanketing used by printers and engravers as an elastic impression-surface.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > with open or loose texture > flannel > types of > thick

swanskin1694

molton1786

molleton1794

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > [noun] > woollen blanketing

swanskin flannel?1790

swanskin1863

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Pantagr. Prognost. 246 Furr'd Gowns, Swans-Skins, and other warm Cloths.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Swans-skin, a sort of fine Flannel, so call'd on account of its extraordinary Whiteness.

1844 Ladies' Hand-bk. Haberdashery 31 Swanskin is..especially employed by the laundress, as a covering for her tables.

1863 Alpine Jrnl. Mar. 27 Very stout and dense scarlet blanketing (of the description known to the trade as swan~skin).

a. attributive. Made or consisting of swanskin. swanskin flannel = sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > flannel

flannel1585

swanskin1612

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > [noun] > woollen blanketing

swanskin flannel?1790

swanskin1863

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. iii. sig. G3 I' the Swan-skin Couerlid, and cambrick Sheetes.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xx. 50 I bought two Flannel Under-coats, not so good as my Swan-skin and fine Linen ones.

?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 49 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Directions for laying the Mezzotinto Ground... Laying your plate with a piece of swanskin-flannel under it, upon your table.

1903 W. Churchill Crossing i. vi He wore jauntily a swanskin three-cornered hat.

b. figurative. Soft and delicate, smooth like swanskin. (Only found in the work of E. Sitwell.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth

softc1275

velvet1592

Serian1605

silk-like1672

velvet-like1677

velvety1752

silky1757

swanskin1925

the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > like specific substance or material

silken1513

marble1558

ivorya1586

velvet1592

satin1605

silka1616

velvet-like1677

satin-like1680

satined1693

satiny1693

velvety1752

marbly1814

satin-smooth1838

ivorine1888

ivoried1890

swanskin1925

1925 E. Sitwell Troy Park 38 Once, plumaged like the sea, his swanskin head Had wintry white quills.

1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. xvi. 197 Wild violets beneath their swan-skin leaves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	swanskin
释义	swanskinn. /ˈswɒnskɪn/ Forms: Also swan's-skin. Etymology: Compare Swedish svanskinn. 1. The skin of a swan (with the feathers on); transferred a soft or delicate skin. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of bird > specific swanskin1612 ostrich1939 1612 [see sense 3a]. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 375/2 Cygnus Buccinator,..to which the bulk of the swan-skins imported by the Hudson's Bay Company belong. 1846 J. E. Taylor Six Swans in Fairy Ring 66 The swans flew to her,..their swans' skins fell off, and her brothers stood before her in their natural form. 2. A fine thick kind of flannel; also, a woollen blanketing used by printers and engravers as an elastic impression-surface. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > with open or loose texture > flannel > types of > thick swanskin1694 molton1786 molleton1794 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > [noun] > woollen blanketing swanskin flannel?1790 swanskin1863 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Pantagr. Prognost. 246 Furr'd Gowns, Swans-Skins, and other warm Cloths. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Swans-skin, a sort of fine Flannel, so call'd on account of its extraordinary Whiteness. 1844 Ladies' Hand-bk. Haberdashery 31 Swanskin is..especially employed by the laundress, as a covering for her tables. 1863 Alpine Jrnl. Mar. 27 Very stout and dense scarlet blanketing (of the description known to the trade as swan~skin). 3. a. attributive. Made or consisting of swanskin. swanskin flannel = sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [adjective] > flannel flannel1585 swanskin1612 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > [noun] > woollen blanketing swanskin flannel?1790 swanskin1863 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist iii. iii. sig. G3 I' the Swan-skin Couerlid, and cambrick Sheetes. View more context for this quotation 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xx. 50 I bought two Flannel Under-coats, not so good as my Swan-skin and fine Linen ones. ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 49 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Directions for laying the Mezzotinto Ground... Laying your plate with a piece of swanskin-flannel under it, upon your table. 1903 W. Churchill Crossing i. vi He wore jauntily a swanskin three-cornered hat. b. figurative. Soft and delicate, smooth like swanskin. (Only found in the work of E. Sitwell.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth softc1275 velvet1592 Serian1605 silk-like1672 velvet-like1677 velvety1752 silky1757 swanskin1925 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > like specific substance or material silken1513 marble1558 ivorya1586 velvet1592 satin1605 silka1616 velvet-like1677 satin-like1680 satined1693 satiny1693 velvety1752 marbly1814 satin-smooth1838 ivorine1888 ivoried1890 swanskin1925 1925 E. Sitwell Troy Park 38 Once, plumaged like the sea, his swanskin head Had wintry white quills. 1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. xvi. 197 Wild violets beneath their swan-skin leaves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1612
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