chainworkn.

Forms: Also chain-work, chain work.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chain n., work n.

Etymology: < chain n. + work n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchain-work.

1. Ornamental work, in sculpture, etc., resembling chains.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > interlaced

fretc1385

friar knots1488

chainwork1551

knot1638

Gordian knotc1660

meander1706

entrelac1723

triquetra1845

knotwork1851

strapwork1854

Celtic knot1865

snake-knot1866

aligreek1867

plaitwork1871

honeycomb work1874

strap-ornament1895

honeycomb1924

1551 Bible (Matthew's) 1 Kings vii. 17 And whopes of chayne-worcke for the heed peces.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Kings vii. 17 Wreathes of chaine worke, for the chapiters.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 37 One of the Bracelets made of Chain-work.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 62 But a light, golden chain-work round her hair.

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. iii. 48 The..archivolts enriched with studded chainwork.

2. Work consisting of metal rings or links intertwined so as to form a net-work.

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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network

netOE

webworkc1175

network1590

reticulation1663

spider-web1699

mesh1712

reticulum1722

reticle1790

spider-workc1812

meshwork1830

sagene1846

web1851

chainwork1864

ribwork1892

meshing1907

1864 Times 5 July The efficiency of iron chain-work as a defensive armour for ships of war.

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour vii. 107 The body armour is a shirt..formed of interwoven rings, or chain-work.

1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines xv. 240 We examined the armour..It was the most beautiful chain work we had ever seen.

3. A texture formed by knitting or looping with a single thread, as in the manufacture of hosiery.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric > types of

chainwork1832

wool-work1871

mutton cloth1923

lock knit1962

raschel1974

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic xi. 288 The article Chain-work in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 813 Hosiery..is composed of a single thread united or looped together in a peculiar manner, which is called stocking-stitch, and sometimes chain-work.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	chainwork
释义	chainworkn. Forms: Also chain-work, chain work. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chain n., work n. Etymology: < chain n. + work n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchain-work. 1. Ornamental work, in sculpture, etc., resembling chains. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > interlaced fretc1385 friar knots1488 chainwork1551 knot1638 Gordian knotc1660 meander1706 entrelac1723 triquetra1845 knotwork1851 strapwork1854 Celtic knot1865 snake-knot1866 aligreek1867 plaitwork1871 honeycomb work1874 strap-ornament1895 honeycomb1924 1551 Bible (Matthew's) 1 Kings vii. 17 And whopes of chayne-worcke for the heed peces. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Kings vii. 17 Wreathes of chaine worke, for the chapiters. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 37 One of the Bracelets made of Chain-work. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 62 But a light, golden chain-work round her hair. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. iii. 48 The..archivolts enriched with studded chainwork. 2. Work consisting of metal rings or links intertwined so as to form a net-work. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network netOE webworkc1175 network1590 reticulation1663 spider-web1699 mesh1712 reticulum1722 reticle1790 spider-workc1812 meshwork1830 sagene1846 web1851 chainwork1864 ribwork1892 meshing1907 1864 Times 5 July The efficiency of iron chain-work as a defensive armour for ships of war. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour vii. 107 The body armour is a shirt..formed of interwoven rings, or chain-work. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines xv. 240 We examined the armour..It was the most beautiful chain work we had ever seen. 3. A texture formed by knitting or looping with a single thread, as in the manufacture of hosiery. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > knitted fabric > types of chainwork1832 wool-work1871 mutton cloth1923 lock knit1962 raschel1974 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic xi. 288 The article Chain-work in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 813 Hosiery..is composed of a single thread united or looped together in a peculiar manner, which is called stocking-stitch, and sometimes chain-work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1551
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