wortlen.

Brit.

/ˈwəːt(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈwərd(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1500s wirtil, 1500s writel, 1800s whirtle, 1800s wurtle (English regional (northern)), 1800s– whortle, 1800s– whortle, 1800s– wortle.

β. 1600s wurdle, 1800s wordle.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare wire n.¹ and tee v.¹The form writel at α. forms appears to show metathesis.

Metallurgy. Now chiefly historical.

A type of die used to reduce the thickness of metal wire, piping, etc., typically consisting of a steel plate with graduated holes in it through which metal is drawn. Also more fully wortle plate. Cf. draw plate n. at draw- comb. form 1.Recorded earliest in wortle maker n. at Compounds.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > wire-making equipment

wortlea1525

swingle1674

reel1825

copper1828

riddle1843

society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > equipment for making tubes, pipes, or rings

wortlea1525

triblet1611

tube-machine1891

tube-mill1909

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 142 Joh. Smyth, wirtilmaker.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 56 Your Wire-drawers know, that if they take a short piece of Wire,..and drill it through, that then though they draw it out to the smalness of a hair, yet will it still remain hollow quite through in despite of their Wurdle.

1806 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Feb. 99 The temperature of wire is considerably raised during its passage through the wordle.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. 2771/1 Whirtle, a perforated steel plate through which pipe or wire is drawn to reduce its diameter.

1882 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 10 Aug. 5/4 The defendants having negligently drawn and pricked certain wortle plates.

1913 Engineering 18 Apr. 541/3 It is also probable that the earliest wortles were hard stones.

1936 H. Morgenthau & T. J. Doherty Digest of Customs & Related Laws I. 204 Drawplates and wortles..are dutiable neither as steel plates nor as manufactures of steel but..as forgings.

1986 D. H. Sansome in T. Z. Blazynski Design Tools Deformation Processes iii. 78 As the alloying of iron became better understood high carbon and tool steel dies replaced wortle plates.

Compounds

wortle maker n. rare (now historical).

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a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 142 Joh. Smyth, wirtilmaker.

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 160 Tho. Smyth, writelmaker.

1979 Organ Yearbk. 10 126 The whortle maker made the dies or drawplates for drawing the wire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wortle
释义	wortlen. Brit. /ˈwəːt(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈwərd(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1500s wirtil, 1500s writel, 1800s whirtle, 1800s wurtle (English regional (northern)), 1800s– whortle, 1800s– whortle, 1800s– wortle. β. 1600s wurdle, 1800s wordle. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare wire n.¹ and tee v.¹The form writel at α. forms appears to show metathesis. Metallurgy. Now chiefly historical. A type of die used to reduce the thickness of metal wire, piping, etc., typically consisting of a steel plate with graduated holes in it through which metal is drawn. Also more fully wortle plate. Cf. draw plate n. at draw- comb. form 1.Recorded earliest in wortle maker n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > wire-making equipment wortlea1525 swingle1674 reel1825 copper1828 riddle1843 society > occupation and work > equipment > metalworking equipment > [noun] > equipment for making tubes, pipes, or rings wortlea1525 triblet1611 tube-machine1891 tube-mill1909 a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 142 Joh. Smyth, wirtilmaker. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 56 Your Wire-drawers know, that if they take a short piece of Wire,..and drill it through, that then though they draw it out to the smalness of a hair, yet will it still remain hollow quite through in despite of their Wurdle. 1806 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Feb. 99 The temperature of wire is considerably raised during its passage through the wordle. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. III. 2771/1 Whirtle, a perforated steel plate through which pipe or wire is drawn to reduce its diameter. 1882 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 10 Aug. 5/4 The defendants having negligently drawn and pricked certain wortle plates. 1913 Engineering 18 Apr. 541/3 It is also probable that the earliest wortles were hard stones. 1936 H. Morgenthau & T. J. Doherty Digest of Customs & Related Laws I. 204 Drawplates and wortles..are dutiable neither as steel plates nor as manufactures of steel but..as forgings. 1986 D. H. Sansome in T. Z. Blazynski Design Tools Deformation Processes iii. 78 As the alloying of iron became better understood high carbon and tool steel dies replaced wortle plates. Compounds wortle maker n. rare (now historical). ΚΠ a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 142 Joh. Smyth, wirtilmaker. a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1907) I. 160 Tho. Smyth, writelmaker. 1979 Organ Yearbk. 10 126 The whortle maker made the dies or drawplates for drawing the wire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1525
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