transitive. To shape (wood, metal, etc., or an artefact), esp. into a rounded form, by rotating it in a lathe against a cutting tool; to form, work…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > turn wood (3) turn?c1335 transitive. To shape (wood, metal, etc., or an artefact), esp. into a rounded form, by rotating it in a lathe against a cutting tool; to form, work… throw1440 transitive. To turn (wood or a wooden object) on a lathe. Also occasionally intransitive. rare after 17th cent. therm1788 transitive. In 18th.-c. cabinet-making, to turn (a leg or foot of a chair, table, or the like) to a rectangular, tapering form; also absol. |
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