| 单词 | lace dresser |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslace dresser lace dresser n. now historical a person employed to give the required finish to lace fabric (cf. dress v. 15c). ΚΠ 1818 Commerc. Directory 1818–20 (James Pigot) 367/2 (heading) Lace Dressers. 1867 Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Oct. 688/1 Lace-dressers..use carbonate of lead in powder. 1909 Times 8 Oct. 17/2 The demand for plain nets is quiet, and some of the lace-dressers are holding stocks of these goods for the manufacturers. 2007 A. D. D. Craik Mr. Hopkins' Men ii. viii. 165 Jane Smith worked as a lace dresser and, as the daughter of an employee, would have seemed an unworthy match. < as lemmas |
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