| 单词 | metal leaf |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmetal leaf metal leaf n. metal foil; spec. foil of Dutch metal (see Dutch foil n. at Dutch adj., n.1, and adv. Compounds 1b). ΚΠ 1785 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 199 A strip of gold, silver, or Dutch metal leaf.] 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) III. 68 Metal leaf, commonly applied to the Dutch leaf to distinguish it from gold leaf. 1889 G. M. Hopkins Exper. Sci. xvii. 361 The electroscope..consists of a small flask or bottle, through the stopper of which is inserted a brass wire having..at its lower end a hook bent out horizontally to receive two strips of very thin metal leaf, either Dutch-metal leaf, silver or gold leaf, or aluminum leaf. 1994 NeWest Rev. Oct. 24/2 The former uses layers of metal leaf and oil stick to create schematic drawings which celebrate the elemental power of nature. < as lemmas |
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