| 单词 | washing-mill |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswashing-mill washing-mill n. †(a) a machine used for recovering particles of gold or silver from refuse matter; (b) a machine for washing cloth in the process of bleaching. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for treating ores > [noun] > for separating ores from gangue washing-mill1728 vanner1882 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 > equipment for washing-mill1728 scouring mill1740 scouring-stocks1835 scouring machine1854 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Washing To get out the finer Parts, gone off with the Earth, they use Quicksilver, and a Washing Mill. 1756 F. Home Exper. Bleaching 92 Were this to happen on the surface of the cloth, the oil would remain; nor would the washing-mill afterwards be able to carry it off. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 820/2 [article Bleaching] Washed at washing-mill or stocks. < as lemmas |
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