| 单词 | ribbon-pulling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbon-pulling (b) ribbon-pulling, ribbon making, ribbon weaving, etc. Π 1712 Proc. Old Bailey 27 Feb. 1/1 She was an industrious Woman, and work'd at Ribbon-weaving. 1750 C. Smith Antient & Present State Cork I. Introd. p. xiii They..taught them the art of ribbon weaving. 1782 Encycl. Brit. IX. 6711/2 On the well-ordering of these cords chiefly depends the art of ribbon-weaving. 1830 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 4 49 A roller for ribbon-making. 1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 61 His tricks were of the commonest kind of old-fashioned hankypanky,..ribbon-pulling and fire-blowing. 1903 Times 8 Sept. 6/1 Early in the 18th century..the use of wool, followed by silk and cotton, with lace and ribbon making, was added to the previous textile industries. 2005 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 6 Apr. 7 The..hat factories..have now disappeared, but ribbon weaving still has a presence in the town. < as lemmas |
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