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单词 spinstry
释义

spinstryn.

Etymology: < spinster n. + -y suffix3 (compare -ry suffix).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspinstry.
1. The art or occupation of spinning; the product of spinning.
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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.
in extended use.1653 W. Hemings Fatal Contract Come along, Or by the curious spinstrie of thy head, Which natures cunnin'st finger twisted out, I'l drag thee to my couch.
2. Spinsterhood. rare.
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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).
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