单词 | tufting |
释义 | tuftingn. The action of tuft v., or the result of this. 1. a. Adornment with a tuft or tufts. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > tassel > ornamentation made of tufting1554 tusking1558 tasselling1829 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > trimming > in other ways lacingc1405 tufting1554 befrogging1843 French braiding1915 1554–5 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 175 vj yardes of red gold sarcenet..for the tuftinge of the wemens hed~peces. 1558 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 24 Spente in pullinges oute, tuftinges, tyringes [etc.]. b. concrete. Tufts collectively; a mass of tufts. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > tuft > collectively tufting1791 1791 W. Gilpin Remarks Forest Scenery I. 243 Sun-shine striking a wood..and reposing on the tuftings of a clump. 1894 R. Bridges Shorter Poems (new ed.) v. p. xliii The fir-trees..wave aloft..their blue-green tuftings. c. The process or result of using tufts in the making of carpets, etc. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > process in carpet-making tufting1965 1965 Guardian 31 Mar. 14/1 In inserting the pile vertically rather than horizontally as in weaving, tufting has been limited as to the range of effects which can be produced. 1965 Guardian 31 Mar. 14/1 Tufting machines are exclusively American and British developments. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 68 There is no reason why good designs should not be carried out in candlewick cotton, using either tufting or couching and surface stitchery. 1970 Encycl. Americana XXIII. 763 In tufting, a preconstructed backing is used for the basic carpet structure... As the backing fabric moves through the machine, the pile yarns are stitched through it by a long bank of needles working simultaneously. 1974 J. Gray Canvas Work 121 (heading) Turkey (Single Knot Tufting)... This stitch, like all tufting stitches, is best worked from bottom to top of the area. 1976 J. Messent Designing for Embroidery from Anc. & Prim. Sources i. 28/1 Stumpwork, raised work, high padding and quilting are among some methods of creating a protruding area of interest from an otherwise flat surface, as is a highly textured area such as a shaggy pile or tufting. 1976 Daily Tel. 21 Oct. 17/2 Knitting, crochet,..tufting and soft-toy making. 2. Stag-hunting. The action of beating a covert to dislodge the deer. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > deer > actions in deer-hunting huinga1250 assayc1400 lodging1525 mort1555 imprime1590 say?1611 essay1694 mort note1830 tufting1862 1862 C. P. Collyns Notes on Chase of Wild Red Deer iv. 82 What I have said will sufficiently indicate what the object of tufting is. 1883 Standard 10 Aug. 2/1 Tufting is not a popular form of passing the time on an opening day. 1884 R. Jefferies Red Deer vii. 118 The hounds..are called the ‘tufters’;..drawing the cover is called ‘tufting’. Compounds tufting-button n. one of the buttons used in ‘tufting’ a cushion, etc. (see tuft v. 1b). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for making other articles > [noun] > upholstering equipment stuffing stick1688 tufting-button1884 1884 M. N. Forney Car-builder's Dict. (ed. 2) (Cent.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2021). tuftingadj. That tufts: see the verb. ΚΠ 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 314 Among the darke shade of those tufting arbors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1554adj.1605 |
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