单词 | metalsmith |
释义 | > as lemmasmetalsmith metalsmith n. a person who forges or works in metal, a metalworker. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > forger or smith smithOE smithier1379 forgerc1380 encloser1382 hammersmith1382 metalsmithc1384 fevera1450 hammerman1483 smithera1525 anvil-beater1677 metalworker1851 dinger1863 drummer1881 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) xli. 7 The metal smyth [a1425 L.V. smyth of metal; L. faber aerarius] smytende hym with an hamer. 1888 Amer. Naturalist 22 374 At the late meeting of the Society of Anthropology, Washington, D.C., interesting papers were read,—one by Mr. H. M. Reynolds on the subject of Algonquin metal-smiths. 1943 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 12 347 Enlistees at Hampton Institute are trained to be electricians, carpenters, shipfitters, machinists, metalsmiths, firemen and cooks. 1995 New Scientist 11 Mar. 43/3 Indigenous metalsmiths quickly mastered such sophisticated techniques as smelting, gilding,..and the production of silver-copper alloys. < as lemmas |
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