单词 | spindle-carriage |
释义 | > as lemmasspindle-carriage a. In sense 1 (in later use especially in combinations relating to machine-spinning), as spindle-band, spindle-box, spindle-carriage, spindle-hook, spindle-maker, spindle-production, spindle-work. ΚΠ 1483 Cath. Angl. 355/1 A Spyndelle maker, fusarius. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Fusaro, a spindle maker. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 298 He is likewise commended for a picture of spindle worke, wherein the threads of every spinning woman seem to make very great haste. 1770 J. Hargreaves Brit. Patent 962 (1856) (in figure) Two notches in the framing on which stands the Spindle Box..containing the spindles. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 422 One of the spindle-hooks of the spinning-machine. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 178 The part of the billy which contains the spindle-carriage is movable..through what is called the billy-gate. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 274 These two bars together are called by workmen the spindle-box. 1892 J. Nasmith Students' Cotton Spinning (1893) ix. 357 It does not pay to use spindle bands made of inferior material. 1892 Daily News 1 Oct. 2/5 The demand for yarns is regular, and about equal to spindle production. < as lemmas |
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