单词 | beetling |
释义 | beetlingn. Beating with a beetle; embossing fabrics with a beetling-machine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > [noun] > other tools or equipment filinga1398 shovellingc1440 stamp1598 routing1846 stropping1850 beetling1859 screwdriving1864 lapping machine1877 lapping plate1877 side milling1878 broaching1888 hobbing1930 1859 Edinb. Rev. 109 302 The care of the crop..the steeping, beetling, and dressing. 1859 S. Smiles Self-help 33 The beetling and mangling of textile fabrics. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018). beetlingadj. Projecting, overhanging. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] hangingc1330 pendentc1425 beetled1509 bending1567 prependent1592 propendent1593 overwhelming1599 pendulous1608 impendent1611 incumbent1719 imminent1727 impending1730 beetling1744 pensilec1750 pending1756 superincumbent1785 shelvy1811 overbrowing1814 propensive1819 oversailing1833 beetle-browed1842 overhung1845 overhanging1860 overleaning1865 overreaching1890 cantilevered1910 1744 J. Thomson Spring in Seasons (new ed.) 21 The Hawk, High, in the beetling Cliff, his Airy builds. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. II. vi. iii. 94 From the beetling brow of some rocky precipice. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge xxxvi. 141 His beetling brow almost obscured his eyes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1859adj.1744 |
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