单词 | wax-cloth |
释义 | > as lemmaswax-cloth wax-cloth n. cloth coated with wax as a protection from wet; also, oil-cloth for covering floors or tables. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture carpet1345 carpencloth1577 carpet-cloth1615 wax-cloth1816 loose cover1876 slip-cover1886 throw1888 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > floorcloth > types of wax-cloth1816 linoleum1878 corticine1880 cork carpet1906 lino1907 cork lino1909 spit and sawdust1937 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with wax cered clothc1386 cerecloth1540 wax-cloth1816 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 26 The first..having a hat covered with wax-cloth..and dreadnought overalls. 1834 T. Carlyle Let. to Mrs. Austin in Thorpe's Catal. (1913) Some sort of wax-cloth for a lobby. 1868 Chambers's Encycl. X. 111/2 Wax-cloth, a name sometimes given, but very erroneously, to Floor-cloth (q.v.). < as lemmas |
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