| 单词 | say-cast |
| 释义 | > as lemmassay-cast say-cast n. the coarsest grade of wool, sheared from the sheep's hind legs; cf. cow-tail n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from sheep > from specific part of sheep hip locks1681 neck wool1726 breeching1799 bottom wool1848 belly-wool1851 say-cast1877 cow-tail1884 1877 P. L. Simmonds Animal Products i. 36 The deep ‘combing’ sorts of wool are thus classed: Long coarse. Say cast. Lusty [etc.]. 1895 R. M. Garnier Ann. Brit. Peasantry xii. 180 Before our clothiers set their looms in motion, they were careful to..put on one side the superfine matching, the fine, neat combs, the say casts and the long and short coarses, all of which came under the head of combings. 1954 M. Harris Handbk. Textile Fibres (Gloss.) 24 Say cast, the coarsest part of the fleece, at the tail end of the sheep. < as lemmas |
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