| 单词 | darning egg |
| 释义 | darning egg in British English or darning mushroom noun a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole darning egg in American Englishnoun a smooth, egg-shaped piece of wood, ivory, marble, jade, or the like, for holding under a hole or tear to serve as a backing while darning Word origin [1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, calling card, freewheel, hit-and-run |
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