单词 | hat-making |
释义 | hat-makingn. The activity, trade, or occupation of making hats. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making hat-making1547 hatting1766 1547 Act 1 Edward VI c. 6 §3 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 12 Yarne..wrought in hattes or employed to hatte-making. 1666 Exact Abridgem. All Statutes 399 Hat-makers dwelling in Norwich may buy Worsted-yarn..so as they imploy it in Hat-making within the said City. ?1718 R. Samber tr. P.-D. Huet Mem. Dutch Trade 31 Hat-making..is as considerable a Manufacture as that of Paper. 1799 Repertory of Arts 10 284 The fourth and last operation of hat-making; namely, stiffening. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 64/2 The greatest modern improvement in hat-making. 1884 Appletons' Cyclopædia Appl. Mech. II. 107 The machinery used for preparing wool for hat-making is the same as that employed in preparation for spinning. 1935 S. Van Valkenburg & E. Huntington Europe xxxiii. 421 Hat-making, in which Italy has a worldwide reputation. 1989 Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tennessee) 15 Nov. 9 The artistry in hat making is becoming extinct. 2015 Spokesman Rev. (Spokane, Washington) (Nexis) 7 Feb. a1 Parker is playing with the idea of turning her hat making into a side business. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1749 Gen. Advertiser 8 Nov. A great Factory is establishing there by the French, for the Hat-making Business. 1813 Rep. Proc. Oyer & Terminer for York 117 John Baines the elder is connected with the hat-making trade, in that town. 1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mechanism 437 Hat-Making Machines. Stretching and Blocking...The Tip Stretcher...The Automatic Brim-Stretcher. 1918 L. B. Clark Wearing Apparel Argentina (U.S. Dept. Commerce Misc. Ser., No. 68) 19 Eight hat-making factories operating with a total capital of $33,968. 2005 Luton Today (Nexis) 10 Nov. British royal Zara Phillips and superstar Sir Elton John have been voted top celebrity hat-wearers by Luton's millinery and hat-making industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1547 |
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