| 单词 | twister-in |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwister-in a. One who (or that which) spins thread, cord, or the like; spec. one whose occupation is to twist together the ends of the yarns of the new warp to those of that already woven. Also twister-in. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > one who spinner1393 twister1579 twisterer1725 yarn-spinner1813 twiner1885 1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. Bivv Which strong cord..the Lorde..turned to the strangling of the twisters thereof. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 69 How many winders liue, How many twisters eke, and weauers thriue Vppon this trade? 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Retordeur, a twister, twiner. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6172/8 Samuel Brooke.., Twister. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6172/8 Nicholas Gudgeon.., Silver-Twister. 1799 Hull Advertiser 2 Mar. 4/4 The Man of the People..at a rope~maker's shop..besought..his interest..when the twister replied [etc.]. 1818 G. Beattie John o' Arnha' (ed. 2) 36 Elspet, Mausie, fatal sisters, Of the thread o' life the twisters. 1878 A. Barlow Hist. & Princ. Weaving xxx. 311 The ‘twister-in’ has no difficulty in finding the proper threads to twist together. 1895 Daily News 3 July 7/5 The threatened lock-out..at Burnley has been averted by the settlement of the twisters' dispute. < as lemmas |
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