单词 | throwing machine |
释义 | > as lemmasthrowing machine throwing machine n. now historical a machine for twisting raw silk into thread. ΚΠ 1776 Daily Advertiser 2 Jan. To be Sold by Auction.., The Houshold Furniture and working Utensils of a Manufacturer; consisting of a curious Throwing Machine, two Clouding Tables.., &c. 1843 Penny Mag. Suppl. Apr. 166/2 The ‘throwing-machine’..is almost exactly the same in principle as the ‘spinning-machine’. 2007 C. Gleason Biogr. Silk 22/1 Throwing machines were used to twist several silk filaments into one stronger thread that could be used for weaving. < as lemmas |
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