| 单词 | velvet-weaver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvelvet-weaver C3. Objective, with agent-nouns, as velvet-dresser, velvet-maker, velvet-weaver, etc.; also velvet merchant. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > manufacture of fabric from specific materials > one who manufactures other fabrics velvet-maker1530 velvet-weaver1530 silkman1553 rash-maker1590 fustian-man1720 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > cleaning > one who cleans and dyes velvet velvet-dresser1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 284/2 Velvetmaker, ueloustier. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. lvi. 247 Velvet-weavers, Tapestrie-makers and Upholsterers. 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. i. sig. Ppppv/1 Veloutier,..a Velvet-maker. 1852 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) I. i. v. §9. 101 This change..only transfers Employment from velvet-makers to bricklayers. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Velvet-dresser, a cleaner and dyer of velvet. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Velvet-manufacturer, a weaver of velvet. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last iv. 152 He pays, probably, an intermediate ship-owner, velvet merchant, and shopman. < as lemmas |
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