单词 | sea-cloth |
释义 | > as lemmassea-cloth sea-cloth n. (a) a painted cloth spread over the stage and moved so as to represent waves; (b) cloth used for making sailors' clothing. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for clothing > for wear at sea sailing ware1483 sailing cloth1593 sea-cloth1883 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > scenery > cloth > types of sky-border1744 skydrop1854 skycloth1871 sea-cloth1883 cut cloth1884 front cloth1884 backcloth1886 backdrop1913 cyclorama1915 teaser1916 scrim1930 cut drop1961 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island vi. xxxi. 263 ‘He was a seaman,’ said George Merry, who..was examining the rags of clothing. ‘Leastways, this is good sea-cloth.’ 1890 B. Hall Turnover Club xviii. 172 The wings are removed, and what is technically known as a ‘sea cloth’ takes their place. 1891 Cent. Dict. Sea-cloth, Theat. 1901 Referee 4 Aug. 3 in Encycl. Dict. Suppl. The quicksand in ‘Wrestler Joe’ was crudely represented by a black ‘sea-cloth’. 1905 ‘Q’ Shining Ferry iii. xviii. 218 A bustious, big fellow, with a round hat like a missionary's, and all the rest of him in sea-cloth. < as lemmas |
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