单词 | lea-rod |
释义 | > as lemmaslea-rod Compounds The compound lay-rod, lea-rod, in some dictionaries, referred to this word, is an altered form of lease-rod: see lease n.4, and cf. lea n.4 lay-cap n. a wooden bar which lies on the top of the reed and is held by the workman in working the lay. ΚΠ 1831 G. R. Porter Treat. Silk Manuf. 217 A top piece having a longitudinal groove along its lower side which is called the lay-cap. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1287 The lay-cap..is the part of the lay which the hand-loom weaver seizes with his hand, in order to swing it towards him. lay-race n. (see quot. 1855). ΚΠ 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Lay-race, that part of the lay on which the shuttle travels from one side to the other of the web. < as lemmas |
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