单词 | under-frame |
释义 | under-framen. a. The substructure of a railway-carriage, forming the frame on which the body rests; the substructure of a motor vehicle. Cf. subframe n. (a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > parts of frame of under-frame1855 headstock1869 cant-rail1871 sill1874 transom1891 sole-bar1930 crib-rail1958 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > frame or chassis > sub-frame outrigger1794 subframe1866 under-frame1903 1855 D. K. Clark Railway Machinery I. 266 The underframe is the foundation of the vehicle, as the frame is that of the locomotive. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 105 The under~frames of these carriages are constructed of steel. 1903 Lanchester Motor & Carriage Descriptive Man. i. 9 The transmission from the car frame to the front under-frame. 1954 D. J. Warburton ABC Brit. Lorries & Road Services 28 The underframe is also available for the construction of other lightweight bodies. b. Furniture. The framework supporting a seat or table-top. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > framework carcass1805 under-framing1862 under-frame1934 1934 Burlington Mag. Nov. 201/2 The armchair[s] of walnut..show in the carving on the top-rail and under~frame..that they are closely connected with the Indian high-back chairs. 1952 Hoard & Marlow Cabinetmaker's Treasury 266/2 Underbracing, arrangement of stretchers to brace the legs of chairs, tables... Also Underframe. 1982 Habitat Catal. 1982–3 53/1 The under~frame and legs of the tables are in solid timber. Derivatives ˈunder-ˌframing n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > framework carcass1805 under-framing1862 under-frame1934 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > frame of cart or carriage carriage1781 undercarriage1794 under-framing1862 1862 Chambers's Encycl. III. 93 The body of the Coach is made by one set of workmen, the under-framing by another. 1898 Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 We have acquired a sufficient store in our own reservoirs, stowed away in the under-framing. 1902 Carpet & Upholstery Trade Rev. 1 Sept. 73/1 The chair..is of a different type... The underframing begins to resemble rather closely the style known as ‘Louis Quatorze’. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen xv. 218 I think that the underframing was cut down to support the top, which originally was a loose board. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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