† pin-workv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, work v.

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + work v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To work (flax yarn) with a wooden pin by jerking and twisting so as to make it supple.

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1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 775 In order to give the yarns that soft and mellow feel so agreeable and characteristic of flax yarns, the hanks when brought from the drying are what is called slaken down and pin-worked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	pin-work
释义	† pin-workv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, work v. Etymology: < pin n.¹ + work v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To work (flax yarn) with a wooden pin by jerking and twisting so as to make it supple. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [verb (transitive)] > other processes twinec1300 weave1426 scour1751 gas1825 double-deck1842 pin-work1853 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 775 In order to give the yarns that soft and mellow feel so agreeable and characteristic of flax yarns, the hanks when brought from the drying are what is called slaken down and pin-worked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1853
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