单词 | needledom |
释义 | needledomn. The world of needlework. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > sewing > world of needledom1848 1848 M. W. Savage Bachelor of Albany viii. 71 The most industrious embroiderer in Needledom. 1861 Ladies' Repository Apr. 238/1 I propose to hazard an attack on needledom—at the risk of sharing the spider's fate. 1870 Appletons' Jrnl. 19 Mar. 323/2 The Rowley girls..found invaluable assistants in Mary and Prim, than whom there were not in all needledom experter embroiderers. 1928 J. B. S. Hardman in Amer. Labor Dynamics i. i. 26 (heading) Wings in needledom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848 |
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