| 单词 | white work |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite work white work n. embroidery worked in white thread on a white ground. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done with specific thread or yarn > white white work1578 white embroidery1808 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in white thread on white ground white work1578 white embroidery1808 1578 in J. Arnold Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd (1988) 28/2 Ruffs of lawnde white worke, edged with sede perle, and a yelo here, and another like black. 1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes 2nd Pt. Don Quixote xlviii. 317 My friends plac't mee to serue as a Chamber-maid to a worthy Lady: and though I say it, that for white-worke, hemming and stitching, I was neuer yet put downe in all my life. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers III. i. 2 Sitting in the dark parlour..and doing ‘white work’, was..wearying to her. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage ii. 39 Another type of white work used for accessories and children's clothes was Richelieu work, an elaborate form of cut work. 2012 Independent on Sunday 22 Jan. (New Review) 26/3 She is dressed in a plissé slip of Chanel chiffon as underskirt to a billowing broderie anglaise dress and Edwardian whitework jacket. < as lemmas |
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