| 单词 | church window bobbin |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurch window bobbin church window bobbin n. Lacemaking a bobbin with a hollowed-out shank perforated lengthwise with narrow openings, and sometimes containing a miniature bobbin or other object; cf. mother-in-babe adj. at mother n.1 Compounds 7. ΚΠ 1900 Reliquary July 177 These are known as ‘Church window’ bobbins, and are carved in an open-work pattern, within the spaces of which are little movable ornaments. 1953 M. Powys Lace & Lace-making xi. 202 The most elaborate are the church window bobbins which are hollowed out, leaving a little ball or miniature bobbin inside, which..rattle a little when touched. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen xxi. 311 Collectively, they are known as church window bobbins, but those with smaller bobbins inside the windows are described as mother-in-babe types. < as lemmas |
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