Turkey workn.

Etymology: Turkey n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈTurkey work.

Turkish tapestry work, or an imitation of this. Also attributive.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other

Turkey work1537

Gobelin tapestry?1750

Gobelin1802

Beauvais tapestry1885

1537 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. i. 101 The carpet of turkey warke.

1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres iii. 33 I..vnder rugs, as much safe quiet hold, As vnder Turkie workes, Arras or gold.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 143 Fine ones are made at Caire, and are called Turkie-work Carpets.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse iii. 56 Set all the Turkey-work Chairs in their places.

1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 83 Turkey-work English, for Chairs.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 84. ⁋8 A large screen, which I had undertaken to adorn with turkey-work against winter, made very slow advances.

Derivatives

Turkey-worked adj.

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1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xli. 157 Four old turkey-worked chairs, bursten-bottomed, the stuffing staring out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	turkey work
释义	Turkey workn. Etymology: Turkey n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈTurkey work. Turkish tapestry work, or an imitation of this. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other Turkey work1537 Gobelin tapestry?1750 Gobelin1802 Beauvais tapestry1885 1537 in J. W. Clay North Country Wills (1908) I. i. 101 The carpet of turkey warke. 1608 R. Tofte tr. L. Ariosto Satyres iii. 33 I..vnder rugs, as much safe quiet hold, As vnder Turkie workes, Arras or gold. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 143 Fine ones are made at Caire, and are called Turkie-work Carpets. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse iii. 56 Set all the Turkey-work Chairs in their places. 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 83 Turkey-work English, for Chairs. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 84. ⁋8 A large screen, which I had undertaken to adorn with turkey-work against winter, made very slow advances. Derivatives Turkey-worked adj. ΚΠ 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xli. 157 Four old turkey-worked chairs, bursten-bottomed, the stuffing staring out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1537
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