单词 | goldbeater |
释义 | goldbeater (once / 164158 pages) n WORD FAMILY goldbeater: goldbeaters USAGE EXAMPLESThe gas cells of many of the early zeppelins were made from so-called goldbeater’s skin: cow intestines beaten to a pulp and then stretched. The New Yorker(Feb 29, 2016) The gold used by the goldbeater is variously alloyed, according to the colour required. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) Again, while describing the labours of the goldbeater, he took occasion to show the prodigious ductility possessed by certain substances. MacGillivray, William, Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from A...(2010) n an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf Syn|Hyper gold-beater artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
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