| 单词 | comb-foundation |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomb-foundation comb-foundation n. a thin sheet of beeswax, made to resemble the middle wall of honeycomb, placed in a hive for bees to build their comb upon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > bee-keeping > [noun] > bee-keeping equipment mantle1609 crown pina1642 queen cage1853 foundation1867 smoker1875 comb-foundation1880 honey bucket1886 bee-smoker1897 1880 Harper's Mag. Oct. 778/1 Comb foundation has another and far greater merit than that of saving labor for the bee: it secures a perfectly even, straight comb for each frame. 1882 N.Y. Tribune 16 Aug. Comb foundation is one of the great aids in apiculture. 1957 Encycl. Brit. III. 306/1 Comb foundation is another important invention, consisting of sheets of pure beeswax on which are embossed the bases of the cells of the honey-comb. comb-foundation b. Bee-keeping. A base of beeswax sheeting moulded into the shape of a honeycomb and placed in the frame of a hive to stimulate comb-building upon it. Also as comb-foundation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > bee-keeping > [noun] > bee-keeping equipment mantle1609 crown pina1642 queen cage1853 foundation1867 smoker1875 comb-foundation1880 honey bucket1886 bee-smoker1897 1867 Amer. Bee Jrnl. May 209/1 Several years ago we devised and patented an apparatus for making artificial honey-comb foundations having rudimental cells. 1881 T. Cowan Brit. Bee-Keeper's Guide Bk. xi. 57 If..the underside of the top bar of the frame is provided with a strip of wax, or comb-foundation, they at once accept this as a guide to work out their combs. 1910 Encycl. Brit. III. 633/2 Mehring (1857) is justly claimed as the originator of comb-foundation. 1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 991/1 Hive of Taylors' ‘Commercial’ pattern..complete with all frames and sections fitted with full sheets of wax foundation. 1974 Ecologist IV. viii. 297/2 In the event of the need for new wax this can be bought in sheets of pure beeswax, called foundation. 1986 Los Angeles Times 11 Dec. (San Diego County ed.) 5 a6/2 With this wax foundation as a base, the bees ‘pull out’ each thin-walled cell, extending and deepening it for larva or honey. < as lemmas |
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