单词 | brightsmith |
释义 | brightsmithn. Now historical and rare. A smith who makes articles (usually from iron, steel, or tin plate) that have a polished or shiny finished surface; = whitesmith n.1 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > ironworker or blacksmith > other types of ironworker lorimerc1230 ironfounder1492 iron man1610 brightsmith1734 shingler1832 baller?1881 bulldog-burner1881 1734 List Free-holders & Free-men Bristol 78 Thompson William, Bright-Smith. 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 156 The modern blacksmith is distinguished from the whitesmith, or brightsmith, as the latter has sometimes been called. 2008 Guardian 1 Sept. 27/4 Alongside the blacksmith you might once have found brightsmiths, brownsmiths, whitesmiths, fendersmiths and sucksmiths (makers of ploughshares). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1734 |
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