单词 | crampon |
释义 | cramponn. 1. A bar of iron or other metal bent in the form of a hook, to serve as a grapple or clutch; a grappling-iron; also = cramp n.2 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > cramp crampon1490 cramp1594 cramper1598 cramp-iron1598 society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > hook hookc900 haspedec1400 cleek1426 cleek-staffc1440 cramp1503 hock1530 gib-crook1564 cramp-iron1565 gib1567 cramper1598 bench hook1619 crampon1660 wall-hook1681 dressing hook1683 woodcock-eye1796 doghook1821 click1846 clipper1849 ice hook1853 witchetty1862 slip-hook1863 snap-hook1875 clip-hook1882 pelican1890 snake hook1944 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos x. 39 There myghte ye see sayles rente, Cordes and ropes broken, And crampons of yron wrythen a sondre and plucked oute. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xliii. sig. Hvi The brase..was so sore bounde with crampons of stele to ye benche that he coude not remeue it. 1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια 7 Man with his crampons and harping-irons can draw ashore the great Leviathan. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Crampons, pieces of Iron, hooked at the ends, which are fastned to great Pieces of Timber, Stones or other things, to pull 'em up or draw 'em along. [1706 E. Phillips New World of Words (ed. Kersey) Crampoons]. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 959 Crampoons, hooked pieces of iron, something like double calipers, for raising timber or stones. 3. A small plate of iron set with spikes or points which is fastened to the foot to secure a firmer hold in walking over ice or slippery ground, or in climbing a steep. Cf. crampet n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > crampon > [noun] crampet1638 crampon1789 cramp-iron1818 cramp1890 1789 W. Coxe Trav. Switzerland I. xxx. 421 To secure us as much as possible from slipping, the guides fastened to our shoes crampons, or small bars of iron, provided with four small spikes of the same metal. 1823 F. Clissold Narr. Ascent Mont Blanc 12 As we had now to enter on the glaciers, I wore my spiked shoes, and the guides tied on their crampons. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Crampoons, iron instruments fastened to the shoes of a storming party, to assist them in climbing a rampart. 1856 Patent Jrnl. 5 Sept. A crampon to prevent horses slipping in frosty weather. 1866 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 481 Our crampons..were very useful on ice or hardened snow. 4. Botany. ‘A name given to adventitious roots which serve as fulcra or supports, as in the Ivy.’ [So in French: see Littré.] ΚΠ 1870 J. H. Balfour Class Bk. Bot. (ed. 3) Gloss. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † cramponv. Obsolete. To fix or fasten with crampons or cramp-irons. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > with cramp crampona1533 cramp1654 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xviii. sig. Ciii Toures cramponed and knyt togyder wyth gret chaynes of yren. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. 339 On his Head, and toppe of his Wings, are fixed and cramponned strong Pikes of Iron. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1490v.a1533 |
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