| 单词 | three-way cock |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthree-way cock a. Having, or connected with, three ways, roads, or channels; situated where three ways meet. Also, involving three participants. three-way cock, three-way valve, one with an inlet and two alternative outlets. three-way mirror, one with three panels to provide a view from three different angles, and often forming part of a dressing-table suite. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [adjective] three-wayeda1382 quadrivial1480 forked1525 two-way1571 three-way1587 two-hand1607 trivial1614 biviousa1644 bisected1794 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > valve > others washer1596 turncock1702 air cock1709 Jack-in-the-box1728 runner1754 stop-valve1829 three-way cock1838 ball valve1839 relief valve1846 poppet valve1851 plunger valve1854 pot-lid1856 reflux valve1857 screw-down1864 mica valve1880 tide flap1884 tube-valve1884 swing-tap1892 relay valve1894 Schrader1895 pilot valve1900 mixer valve1904 spool valve1908 spill valve1922 safety valving1930 three-way1939 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > involving three parties triangular1812 three-way1961 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > mirror > [noun] > other mirrors perspective glass1570 side mirror1769 index-glass1773 Claude Lorraine glass1792 anamorphoscopea1884 magnetic mirror1884 ox-eye1890 busybody1892 rear mirror1896 triple mirror1907 three-way mirror1964 two-way mirror1967 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1338/2 His highnesse passing foorth still beyond the place called the Threewaieleet, came to the street named Hwiuetterstreet, that is to say, the chandellors street. 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 134 Our children, old women, and maides afraid to crosse a Churchyeard, or a three-way leet. 1608 P. Golding tr. J. Sleidane Epit. Frossard ii. 95 Arriuing at a three-way leete, and consulting among themselues which way was to be taken. 1633 W. Ames Fresh Suit against Human Ceremonies ii. 325 To have set up Altars of devotion at every three-way-leet. 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 105 A Three or four-way Leet,..where three or four ways meet. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 189/2 Five three-way cocks and their appendages. 1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 190 This curious extra-vestibular chamber, which may be named the trivia, or ‘three-way’ place. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Three-way-cock..for diverting the liquid from the inlet branch into two different directions at pleasure. 1907 Installation News June 11/2 This necessitates a three-way distribution board. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) A three-way profit split, a three-way play-off. 1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour v. 60/2 If you can arrange a three-way mirror it will be even better. 1967 Economist 29 Apr. 459/1 The slogan of ‘three-way alliances’ was coined [in China] three months ago. 1978 Lancashire Life Oct. 143/2 (caption) With a threeway mirror, concealed lighting and a matching stool it is about £154. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 d/1 Billie Harper won the second flight with 38, followed by a three~way tie at 41 between Ann Pearsall, Lori Emery and Mary Stewart. 1983 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 21/2 A three-way merger among property groups could result in a new company with combined assets of around £700 million. < as lemmas |
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