单词 | needleman |
释义 | needlemann. 1. A man who works with a needle, esp. a tailor. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > tailor seamsterc995 tailor1297 parnterc1400 parmenterc1450 pricklouse?a1513 Tom Tailor1575 stitcher1589 scissor man1593 cutter1599 snip1600 snipper1611 shred1616 needleman1621 fashioner1631 snip-snappera1632 sartor1656 nipshred1661 stult1675 cabbage1694 linen-armourer1699 stitch1699 snip-cabbage1708 tire-man1709 knight of the needlea1777 stay-tape1785 schneider1796 needle-jerker1801 skip-louse1807 darzi1809 cross-legs1823 tog-maker1901 knight of the shears- the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > one who threaderc1430 needlewoman1536 workwoman1591 needleworker1611 needle1617 needleman1621 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 470 A man is a fine Semster, or Needle-man, yet qualities that were, and are commended at this day, allowed of, and admired. 1823 S. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 24 The nefarious needle~man writes home, that he is as comfortable as a finger in a thimble. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1239 The open thimble being employed by tailors, upholsterers, and, generally speaking, by needle-men. 1876 L. Stephen Hist. Eng. Thought 18th Cent. I. 458 The ‘rebellious needleman’ [Paine] was an incendiary. 1984 H. Spurling Secrets of Woman's Heart i. 32 They were both expert needlemen, apt to take out their embroidery and sit stitching on trains to the..mirth of other incredulous passengers. 2. U.S. slang. A drug-addict who takes drugs by injection. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drug addiction or craving > [noun] > drug addict head1856 narcotist1860 drugger1870 drug fiend1873 druggard1882 narcomaniac1888 dope-fiend1896 addict1899 dopehead1901 hypo1904 drug addict1905 drug abuser1915 junker1922 junkie1923 hype1924 needle artist1925 needleman1925 schmecker1931 dope-addict1933 ad1938 dopester1938 narco1958 pillhead1962 druggie1966 freak1967 drugster1970 1925 Flynn's 11 July 128/1 So surely was Howard a needle man—that is, a hopeless drug addict. 1955 U.S. Senate Hearings (1956) VIII. 4164 Terms for morphine addicts: ‘Hype’, ‘Hygelo’, ‘Head’, ‘Fiend’, ‘Needle man’, ‘Junky’, ‘Junker’. 1971 E. E. Landy Underground Dict. 139 Needle man, addicts who inject drugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621 |
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