单词 | grafting |
释义 | graftingn. The action of graft v.1 1. The action of inserting a graft (see graft n.1 1). For cleft-, crown-, saddle-, tongue-, whip-, etc. grafting, see the noun which forms the first member. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > grafting graffing1398 grafting1483 imping1600 insition1601 engraffmenta1638 engraftment1647 engrafture1654 implantation1654 engraffing1656 escutcheon1658 engrafting1667 adosculation1731 engraftation1816 1483 Cath. Angl. 162/1 A Graftynge, insicium. 1564 T. Becon New Catech. in Wks. 435 b Is there any man..will cal a young gryft of the first yeres gryfting fruteles and barren. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 129 'Tis worth observing..what happens both in ordinary graftings, and especially in that kind of Insition..which is commonly call'd Inoculation. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 196 New and superior species of apples may be produced from seed: and..impregnating the pollen was found to be an advantageous substitute for grafting. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 143 The reader is strongly advised to take lessons in grafting and budding. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > management of plants > propagation of plants > [noun] > grafting > place where graft inserted clefta1398 stockc1400 grafting1601 seed stock1702 crown graft1706 graft1802 root graft1824 saddle graft1830 rind-graft1907 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 271 It riseth vp with a four cornered stem..hauing many concauities or holes like arm~pits in the grafting of the branches to the said stem. 3. In various technical senses: a. Nautical. ‘An ornamental weaving of fine yarns, etc., over the strop of a block; or applied to the tapered ends of the ropes, and termed pointing’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867; see also quot. 1815). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > knot used by sailors > ornamental grafting1815 Turk's head1834 graffing1840 nigger's-head1925 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > knot > any knot used by sailors > ornamental grafting1815 Turk's head1834 graffing1840 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) Grafting a rope, the act of unlaying the two ends of it, placing the strands one within the other, as for splicing, and stopping them at the joining. The yarns are then opened out, split, and made into knittles for pointing. b. Surgery. The transference of a portion of skin, etc. to another part of the body, or to another body. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > transplanting and grafting operations > [noun] transplantation1813 grafting1888 transplanting1906 transplant1951 1888 H. Morten Sketches Hosp. Life 66 We must try grafting on that boy..who was burnt. You don't mind parting with a few portions of your epidermis, I suppose? 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 207 No authentic instance..is at present forthcoming of the grafting of human carcinoma upon any of the lower animals. 1897 W. Anderson On Surg. Treatm. Lupus 14 The advantages of epidermic grafting..are obvious. Categories » c. Carpentry. ‘A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another, as in attaching an extra length or false pile to one already driven’ (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875). d. Knitting. (See quot. 1880.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > knitting > processes involved in grafting1841 toeing1871 increase1872 knocking over1875 underlap1926 plating1937 knock-over1952 1841 Lady Wilton Art of Needlework (ed. 3) xx. 317 There is..darning—grafting—and patching. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Grafting,..knitting new feet to stockings. 1880 Plain Knitting 33 This..grafting..is joining two pieces together, and is useful in joining a new foot to an old leg. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as grafting chisel, grafting knife, grafting saw, grafting time; grafting clay n., grafting wax a mixture of clay or wax and other ingredients, forming a composition with which to cover the united parts of a scion and stock in grafting. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > grafting wax mummy1721 grafting wax1728 grafting clay1802 1483 Cath. Angl. 162/1 A Graftyngtyme, insicio. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) (at cited word) Then must the Gardener..cut it with his Grafting Knife in the Shape of a Wedge. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Engrafting Bass Strings, or Woollen Yarn, to tie the Grafts with, and Grafting Wax. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Engrafting In this Cleft, the grafting Chissel, or Wedge, is put to keep it open. 1802 W. Forsyth Treat. Fruit-trees vi. 79 The Composition..should be rather softer than grafting-clay generally is. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1001/2 Grafting-saw, a tenon-saw for cutting off stocks for grafting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmasˈgrafting Categories » ˈgrafting n. ˈgrafting ˈgrafting n. ΚΠ 1878 Graphic 6 July 2/2 Perhaps in a generation or two Paddy will fail us. He will have become too refined for hard ‘grafting’. 1966 A. Prior Operators xvi. 246 The great mass of mugs were law-abiding..doing as they were told, working, grafting. ˈgrafting ˈgrafting n.3 and adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > dishonesty > action brokery1602 trinketing1646 adultery1753 traffickery1838 hanky-panky1841 grafting1859 shystering1860 graft1865 skulduggery1867 sharp practice1869 in and out work1888 by-practice1913 grift1914 dirty pool1973 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 39 Grafting, working; helping another to steal. 1901 ‘J. Flynt’ World of Graft 78 They make their living, such as it is, by grafting. 1904 Treasury Oct. 8/2 We excel other countries in the phenomenal corruption of our city Governments and Legislatures. The evil system of ‘grafting’, so called, extends everywhere. 1912 F. J. Haskin Amer. Govt. 71 Large business houses felt the loss from the petty grafting of stamps by office boys. 1921 Glasgow Herald 13 June 9 The efforts of professional and grafting Irish agitators. 1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/7 Christmas Day was not likely to be a big grafting day for various reasons. < n.1483 as lemmas |
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