单词 | spinstry |
释义 | spinstryn. 1. The art or occupation of spinning; the product of spinning. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > spun spun-yarn1376 spinning?c1510 spinstry1611 filament1791 twist1805 spun1869 spin1884 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning spinningc1290 twisting1552 spinstry1611 lanifice1626 thrippinga1652 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Filandrerie, spinstrie, spinning. 1652 W. Charleton Darknes Atheism x. 353 The spinstry of Silk~worms. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. ii. iii. 193 The combates of the Gods one against another,..their imployments of the Forge and Spinstry. 1859 Jrnl. Brit. Archæol. Assoc. Dec. 309 The instruments of spinstry were borne in procession before a newly married bride. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > condition of virginityship1741 spinstry1784 spinstership1816 spinsterism1818 spinsterhood1823 singlehood1840 spinsterdom1879 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 242 It has come to pass very unnaturally, that I have lived to a very respectable age of Spinstry, without falling in love. 1894 Wales Aug. 192/1 The local gossips..watched the progress of events from the heights of maternity and spinstry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1611 |
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