long twelven.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋ ˈtwɛlv/, U.S.

/ˈˌlɔŋ ˈtwɛlv/,

/ˈˌlɑŋ ˈtwɛlv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, twelve n.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + twelve n.

1. A large roofing tile or slate, typically about 16 or 17 inches long (though perhaps varying regionally). Now historical.‘Long twelves’ are between ‘short twelves’ and ‘short thirteens’ in size, and Holme (1688) suggests that they are roughly twelve inches longer than the shortest slates in use, though other explanations of the name are possible (for example, that they were used for roughly the twelfth course or set of courses from the ridge).

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > tile > [noun] > for roofing

tilea725

thack-tilec725

long twelve1688

roof tile1936

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 265/2 Names of their Slates according to their several Lengths. Short Haghattee... Farwels... Wivetts... Short Twelves... Long Twelves.

1929 N. Lloyd Building Craftsmanship x. 93/1 The names and sizes of Stonefield Quarry slates, measuring from centre of peg hole to tail, in inches, are:... Long twelves 17 Short twelves 16½ Long elevens 15½ Short elevens 14½ Long wivetty or wippetts 14 [etc.].

1990 F. G. Dimes in J. Ashurst & F. G. Dimes Conservation Building & Decorative Stone I. v. 140/2 Chits, Batchlers, Long twelves (which were 16 inches (40 cm) long) are some.

1996 S. Friar Compan. Eng. Parish Church 424/1 Short and long bachelors; short and long nines; short and long wivots; short and long elevens; short and long twelves.

2. Printing. An arrangement of pages of type in a form consisting of two rows of six long narrow-type pages; (also) the twelve pages themselves. Now chiefly historical.In duodecimo (12mo) schemes, in which each leaf is one-twelfth of a whole sheet, the more common arrangement was three rows of four shorter and broader pages.

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society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase > scheme for

long twelve1749

1749 J. Ames Typogr. Antiq. 162 (note) Long Twelves.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 414 (in figure) A sheet of long twelves.

1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 77 Long twelves, a plan of imposition whereby the pages are laid down in two long rows of six pages.

1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 81 Long twelves (long 12°), when the sheet is folded once across the shorter side and five times across the longer, again making twelve leaves, twenty-four pages.

1999 B. Richardson Printing, Writers, & Readers Renaissance Italy i. 12 Long twelves (long 12°), in which it was folded once along the longer dimension and five times along the shorter.

3. A relatively long-barrelled gun for firing twelve-pound shells, formerly in naval use. Now historical.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot

pounder1647

pound1759

long twelve1781

1781 Gentleman's Mag. 20 Sept. 272/2 She proved to be L'Amazone, mounting thirty-six guns (long twelve and six pounders).

1888 J. T. Scharf Gen. Hist. Delaware xvi. 283/2 On the 13th of October, 1812..the ‘Wasp’ mounted sixteen thirty-two-pound carronades and two long twelves.

1907 United Service Mag. Sept. 594 The 22-gun sloop Peacock, carrying twenty short 32-pounders and two long twelves..got to sea on the 12th March.

2006 D. C. Skaggs Oliver Hazard Perry iv. 111 He fired only his long twelves, leaving the Queen untouched by the deadly carronades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long twelve
释义	long twelven. Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈtwɛlv/, U.S. /ˈˌlɔŋ ˈtwɛlv/, /ˈˌlɑŋ ˈtwɛlv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, twelve n. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + twelve n. 1. A large roofing tile or slate, typically about 16 or 17 inches long (though perhaps varying regionally). Now historical.‘Long twelves’ are between ‘short twelves’ and ‘short thirteens’ in size, and Holme (1688) suggests that they are roughly twelve inches longer than the shortest slates in use, though other explanations of the name are possible (for example, that they were used for roughly the twelfth course or set of courses from the ridge). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > tile > [noun] > for roofing tilea725 thack-tilec725 long twelve1688 roof tile1936 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. v. 265/2 Names of their Slates according to their several Lengths. Short Haghattee... Farwels... Wivetts... Short Twelves... Long Twelves. 1929 N. Lloyd Building Craftsmanship x. 93/1 The names and sizes of Stonefield Quarry slates, measuring from centre of peg hole to tail, in inches, are:... Long twelves 17 Short twelves 16½ Long elevens 15½ Short elevens 14½ Long wivetty or wippetts 14 [etc.]. 1990 F. G. Dimes in J. Ashurst & F. G. Dimes Conservation Building & Decorative Stone I. v. 140/2 Chits, Batchlers, Long twelves (which were 16 inches (40 cm) long) are some. 1996 S. Friar Compan. Eng. Parish Church 424/1 Short and long bachelors; short and long nines; short and long wivots; short and long elevens; short and long twelves. 2. Printing. An arrangement of pages of type in a form consisting of two rows of six long narrow-type pages; (also) the twelve pages themselves. Now chiefly historical.In duodecimo (12mo) schemes, in which each leaf is one-twelfth of a whole sheet, the more common arrangement was three rows of four shorter and broader pages. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] > arranging in chase > scheme for long twelve1749 1749 J. Ames Typogr. Antiq. 162 (note) Long Twelves. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 414 (in figure) A sheet of long twelves. 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 77 Long twelves, a plan of imposition whereby the pages are laid down in two long rows of six pages. 1972 P. Gaskell New Introd. Bibliogr. 81 Long twelves (long 12°), when the sheet is folded once across the shorter side and five times across the longer, again making twelve leaves, twenty-four pages. 1999 B. Richardson Printing, Writers, & Readers Renaissance Italy i. 12 Long twelves (long 12°), in which it was folded once along the longer dimension and five times along the shorter. 3. A relatively long-barrelled gun for firing twelve-pound shells, formerly in naval use. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot pounder1647 pound1759 long twelve1781 1781 Gentleman's Mag. 20 Sept. 272/2 She proved to be L'Amazone, mounting thirty-six guns (long twelve and six pounders). 1888 J. T. Scharf Gen. Hist. Delaware xvi. 283/2 On the 13th of October, 1812..the ‘Wasp’ mounted sixteen thirty-two-pound carronades and two long twelves. 1907 United Service Mag. Sept. 594 The 22-gun sloop Peacock, carrying twenty short 32-pounders and two long twelves..got to sea on the 12th March. 2006 D. C. Skaggs Oliver Hazard Perry iv. 111 He fired only his long twelves, leaving the Queen untouched by the deadly carronades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688
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