单词 | needlework |
释义 | needleworkn. 1. a. Work done with a needle; spec. the art or practice of sewing or embroidery. Also: sewn or embroidered items collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > needlework needleworka1382 stitcherya1616 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework needlecrafta1382 needleworka1382 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Exod. xxvi. 1 Þou schalt make..tenn cortyns of byse aȝeyn foldid..dyuersid wiþ neelde werk. 1467 in R. E. G. Kirk Acct. Abingdon Abbey (1892) 134 (MED) ij paroll de nedylworke. c1500 in R. G. Cant College St. Salvator (1950) 153 j red cap of vellowis broudyn with nedyll werk for the prouest. 1534 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 194 Enclosid in a purse of neilde werk. 1585 in M. A. Havinden Househ. & Farm Inventories Oxfordshire (1965) 194 One standing ioyned bedsted with a whyte needle woorke valence. 1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar ii. iii. sig. D3v Hang'd round from toppe to bottome With pure white lunary Tapstry, or needle-worke. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 572 With Flowers of Needlework distinguish'd o're. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty xii. 97 There is a sort of needle-work called Irish-stitch. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 34 A splendid cover..of tapestry richly wrought..or needlework sublime. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 12 The industry of the women decorated wall and furniture with needlework and hangings. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 16 A girl sat engaged in needlework. 1912 E. Paul tr. A. Moll Sexual Life of Child v. 127 An adult homosexual who as a child once did some needlework for a joke. 1993 Holidays in Robin Hood Country (Tourism brochure) (BNC) 10 Other exhibits include..Eastern and European needlework, knitted, woven and printed textiles and accessories from through the ages. b. In plural. Pieces or kinds of needlework. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > pieces of needleworks1585 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > needlework > types of needleworks1585 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xiv. 128 Making of diuers faire needleworks vpon cloth. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. iv. 356 Women..haue curious needle-workes, cut-workes, bone-lace, &c. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. i. §9 Writing, needle-works, languages, music, or the like. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. cv. 386 Her skill in Needle-works. 1795 A. Seward Lett. (1811) IV. 93 When the horses have drawn us to the ocean's brim, they are taken off, and we pursue our needleworks in the steedless vehicle. 1858 M. Oliphant Laird of Norlaw (1859) xl. 202 Desirée taught her pupil all manner of fine needleworks..which branch of knowledge was highly prized by Aunt Jean. 1954 Times 7 Jan. 1/3 (advt.) Carpets, Rugs, Savonneries, Aubussons, Needleworks, Tapestries, bought, sold, and exchanged. 1997 Renaissance Q. 50 462 Elizabeth..participated in gift occasions, both as a humble handmaid presenting needleworks to her superiors and as the powerful queen receiving them from her subjects. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] frame1440 mould1570 casea1676 needlework1686 framing1703 shell1705 casework1767 breast beam1828 balloon frame1844 fabric1849 balloon framing1855 armature1878 steel frame1898 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iv. 173 Plaister for floors, seelings, and the walls of Needle-work houses. 1850 J. Weale Rudim. Dict. Terms Archit. iii. 304/1 Needlework, a term anciently used for the frame-work of timber and plaster in old houses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382 |
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