| 单词 | shoemakers' wax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshoemakers' wax 8. A thick resinous composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. More fully cobblers' wax, shoemakers' wax: see cobbler n., shoemaker n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for > materials > wax cud1358 wax1622 cobbler's wax1840 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir iii. sig. G3v Long I cannot last, for all sowterly waxe of comfort melting away, and misery taking the length of my foote, it bootes not me to sue for life. 1837 J. Kirkbride Northern Angler 11 The amateur..must..be provided with..shoe-maker's wax. I prepare my own wax,..by boiling a little pitch and rosin together,..and tempering it with a very little tallow. 1885 J. B. Leno Art of Boot- & Shoe-making 222 Wax that will work up into the pure bronze colour so much liked by shoemakers may be made of 4 lbs. resin, 1 lb. pitch, 4 ounces beeswax, 3 ounces tallow. < as lemmas |
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