shell-workn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshell-work.

1. Work consisting of an arrangement of shells in patterns for ornamentation; shells lining the walls of an artificial grotto.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > work in specific medium

bonework1557

shell-work1611

rockwork1615

feather-work1665

quillwork1688

boss-work1697

ice work1729

wafer-work1789

filigree paper1800

feather-mosaic1843

cut paper1847

plumagery1854

leather-work1856

graffito1863

cuerda seca1911

papercraft1917

barbola1927

rosemaling1933

cuenca1939

penwork1969

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Coquillage Shell-worke; worke made of, or trimd with, shells.

c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 110 A large..Grotto of shell-worke, ar<t>ificialy stuck on in the shapes of Satyres & other wild fansys.

1673 Gentlewomans Compan. 10 All works wrought with a Needle, all Transparent works, Shell-work, Moss-work.

1718 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens (ed. 2) iii. 131 Some Artists will their Grotts..Of Pumice..build, The splendid Roof with shining Shelwork grace.

1773 S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 12 She knows French, musick, and drawing, sews neatly, makes shell-work.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. ix. 189 A rude front built of pebbles and shell-work.

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 432/1 The delicate petals arranged with the most artificial symmetry, so as to resemble curious shell-work.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxvi. 249 A reticulated shellwork of pale blue was fastened by threads of glass to the opalescent vase within.

†2. Shells adhering to a ship's bottom. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > cleaning and recoating bottom > shells or incrustation on ship's bottom

shell-work1698

sea-crust1896

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 170 Our Ships being too foul, too full of Herbs and Shell-work, to think of gaining upon Vessels newly careened.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	shell-work
释义	shell-workn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshell-work. 1. Work consisting of an arrangement of shells in patterns for ornamentation; shells lining the walls of an artificial grotto. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > work in specific medium bonework1557 shell-work1611 rockwork1615 feather-work1665 quillwork1688 boss-work1697 ice work1729 wafer-work1789 filigree paper1800 feather-mosaic1843 cut paper1847 plumagery1854 leather-work1856 graffito1863 cuerda seca1911 papercraft1917 barbola1927 rosemaling1933 cuenca1939 penwork1969 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Coquillage Shell-worke; worke made of, or trimd with, shells. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 110 A large..Grotto of shell-worke, ar<t>ificialy stuck on in the shapes of Satyres & other wild fansys. 1673 Gentlewomans Compan. 10 All works wrought with a Needle, all Transparent works, Shell-work, Moss-work. 1718 J. Gardiner tr. R. Rapin Of Gardens (ed. 2) iii. 131 Some Artists will their Grotts..Of Pumice..build, The splendid Roof with shining Shelwork grace. 1773 S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1831) III. 12 She knows French, musick, and drawing, sews neatly, makes shell-work. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. ix. 189 A rude front built of pebbles and shell-work. 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 432/1 The delicate petals arranged with the most artificial symmetry, so as to resemble curious shell-work. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxvi. 249 A reticulated shellwork of pale blue was fastened by threads of glass to the opalescent vase within. †2. Shells adhering to a ship's bottom. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > cleaning and recoating bottom > shells or incrustation on ship's bottom shell-work1698 sea-crust1896 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 170 Our Ships being too foul, too full of Herbs and Shell-work, to think of gaining upon Vessels newly careened. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1611
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