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单词 beaumontage
释义 beaumontage|bəʊmɒnˈteɪg|
Also -montague.
[? f. name of Élie de Beaumont (1798–1874), French geologist.]
A composition (of various mixtures) used by cabinet-makers, pattern-makers, and iron-founders for the concealment of cracks and holes in wood or metal work. Also fig. (see quot. 1895).
1886Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk., Boman teg.1888Chambers's Encycl. II. 3 Beaumontague is a composition..which is used to fill up cracks in an iron casting.1895Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable, Beaumontague (pronounced bo-mon-taig), bad work, especially ill-fitting carpenter's work; literary padding; paste and scissors literature.1899Hasluck Wood Finishing ix. 67 Beaumontage..is generally called ‘stopping-out wax’.
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