| 单词 | master-worker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmaster-worker master-worker n. [compare Middle French maistre ouverier (1418), maistre ouvrier (1567)] (a) = master workman n.; (b) an officer of the British Royal Mint, responsible for overseeing the manufacture of coinage (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > skilled worker or craftsman > expert masterc1300 workmanc1300 master workmanc1475 master-worker1483 craftsmaster1548 craftmaster1557 arts-master1607 trades master1611 master hand1711 maistry1798 master craftsman1865 society > trade and finance > money > coining > [noun] > coiner > officers of the mint Master of the Coin1423 Master of the Mint1423 Warden of the Mint1463 Usher of the Coins, Change, or Exchange1485 melter1511 mint master1528 Surveyor of the Melting (also Meltings)1556 clerk of the irons1566 master-worker1622 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. xiv. 108 Yf thou wylt bylde an hows, and arte a maister werker, couthest thou bilde withouten mater. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 281 The Master worker..doth put into the melting pot, two penny weight of Copper in euerie pound. 1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales 41 The Master-worker, who receiveth the Silver from the Warden, causeth it to be melted, and delivereth it to the Moniers, and taketh it from them again when it is made. 1880 E. H. Hickey Verse-tales 3 For the Master-Worker He gives to one of us, verily, A little thing. 1889 Dict. National Biogr. at Freeman, Sir Ralph In 1629 he held the office of auditor of imprests..and soon afterwards became master worker of the mint. a1915 E. G. H. White Captivity & Restoration Israel (1917) iv. 73 Those who, in response to the call of the hour, have entered the service of the Master-worker, may well study His methods. 1978 C. E. Challis Tudor Coinage i. 23 The master-worker was bound to deliver the bullion to the moneyers in good clean ingots. < as lemmas |
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