释义 |
sutile, a. rare.|ˈsjuːtɪl, -aɪl| [ad. L. sūtilis, f. sūt-, pa. ppl. stem of suĕre sew v.1] Made or done by stitching or sewing.
a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts ii. (1683) 90 These [crowns and garlands] were made up after all ways of Art, Compactile, Sutile, Plectile. 1758Johnson Idler No. 13 ⁋8 Half the rooms are adorned with a kind of sutile pictures, which imitate tapestry. 1776― Let. to Mrs. Thrale 16 May, There was Mrs Knowles, the Quaker, that works the sutile pictures. |