单词 | steeking |
释义 | steekingn.1 Scottish. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > lock lockOE steekingc1400 locker1545 locking1632 c1400 Sc. Trojan War ii. 517 Thys horse..In þe which mayd he sere stekynges. c1480 (a1400) St. James Less 785 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 173 Bot Ihesus..come bodyly..&, al vnsterynge þe stekyne of þe presone..owte of þe cawe þan can me ta. 2. The closing or shutting of something. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [noun] > making fast or securing > in position stickingc1405 steeking1488 fixturea1616 settlement1648 defixion1660 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) x. l. 940 Cumryt the ȝet, stekyng thai mycht nocht ma. 1530 in H. M. Paton Accts. Masters of Wks. (1957) I. 33 For..ii gret irne sloittis..to the closyng and stekyng of the samyn yettis. 1790 J. Fisher Poems Var. Subj. 68 Then cam' he to a steeking slap, Fu cannily he shot it back. 1847 J. Smith Domest. Scenes 257 The two friends laughed heartily at the story of the jailer... ‘But, Mr Crosby, ye'll no be bidin' lang, for its near the steekin' time.’ 1891 Short Stories Nov. 165 I heard the jingle o' the pitchers an' the steekin' o' the door, but a hour passed, an' I never heard her come back. 1894 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin: Swatches o' Hodden-Grey vi. 55 The douff, dull soon' caused by the energetic steekin' o' the Beuk. 1902 Border Mag. Dec. 227 (title) The steekin o' the yett. 1987 A. Mackie Ingaitherins 11 The last steekin o's een. ΚΠ 1544 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1908) VIII. 319 Item, for steking of ane slang put in the Lyoun at hir departing witht the ambassatourris,..lvj s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † steekingn.2 Obsolete. 1. a. The quality of adhering; adhesion. ΚΠ ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 63 (MED) It semeþ..þat þe medicyne of þe lyuer schal be applied, i. laide to, in þe riȝt side; And for þe substaunce þerof, þai schal haue some stekynge [?a1425 Hunterian stiptice, N.Y. Acad. Med. stipticite; L. stipticitatem]. b. Mining. English regional (Northumberland). A thin layer of clayey material surrounding a vein of ore; = sticking n.1 3c. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > features of stratum or vein > [noun] > material surrounding blinds1674 wall1728 steeking1789 sticking1789 salband1811 selvage1897 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 301 A thin strake or seam of clay betwixt the rider and the side or sides of the vein, which miners call a steeking. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Steekin o' clay, a thin strake or infiltration of clay in a rock fissure. 2. The action of placing or positioning something. ΚΠ c1430 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1877) §954 Sotly a whit wal al thow it brenne not with stekynge [c1405 Ellesmere stikynge, c1410 Cambr. Dd.4.24 stikkyng, c1425 Petworth stikkynge] of a candele, ȝit is the wal blak of the lyght. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 53 Þat he conne also rediliche lede his diche aboute his strengþe, þat he be also wys in stekyng of palus and stakus. 3. Scottish. The action or an act of stabbing a person or animal. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument stickingeOE stabbingc1425 steeking1488 jobbinga1578 spitting1623 probing1665 impunction1712 spiking1775 skewering1794 jagging1815 pierce1820 eyelet holing1845 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 225 The fers steking, maid mony grewous wound. 1498 in G. Neilson & H. Paton Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1918) II. 237 Wrangus vexacione and troubling of the sade Alexander and his servandis be the steiking and hurting of thair horse. c1580 in W. Fraser Mem. Maxwells of Pollok (1863) II. 157 In inwading and stieking of him and his wyf in thair avin hows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † steekingn.3 Scottish. Obsolete. 1. The activity of stitching or embroidering. Chiefly attributive, designating thread used for stitching or embroidery. ΚΠ 1552 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1913) X. 71 For stiking silk and buttonis to the samyn coit xvj s. 1568 in G. Chalmers Mary Q. Scots (1818) I. 285 (note) 2 lb. wgt. of fyne steiking silk £12. 16. 0. 1574 Edinb. Test. III. f. 92v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Steking n.3 Quhite steking threid. 1575 in T. Thomson Acts & Proc. Kirk of Scotl. (1839) I. 335 We thinke all kynd of brodering vnseimlie..and all superfluous and vaine cutting out, steiking with silks, all kynd of costlie sewing on pasments or sumptuous or large steiking with silks. 1608 Edinb. Test. XLIV. f. 81, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Steking n.3 Ane dossane of steiking threid. 2. concrete. Stitching, embroidery; an embroidered motif. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > stitches sewingc1400 stitching1560 steeking1561 1561 in T. Thomson Coll. Inventories Royal Wardrobe (1815) 140 With a cordoun of gold upoun the sticking maid in broderie. 1610 in D. Littlejohn Rec. Sheriff Court Aberdeenshire (1906) II. 226 Tua broune gownes..haueing thrie stikingis of silk on ilk ane of the said borders. a1827 Gay Goshawk xxvi, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1889) III. vi. 361 The cloth of it was satin fine, And the steeking silken wark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019). steekingn.4 Knitting. 1. The action, process, or technique of working a section of extra stitches in a knitted item at a point which will ultimately be cut open; the creation of a steek (steek n.3). ΚΠ 1986 Threads Mag. Aug. 40/1 Knitters have long used a technique called steeking, which leaves a band of unknit strands. To make steeks, yarn over seven times where you want the opening [etc.]. 2010 D. Stoller Stitch 'n Bitch Superstar Knitting iii. 35/2 Steeking can..be used if you'd like to knit a cardigan in the round... When your knitting is done, you cut the steek open. 2. The action of cutting open the steek (steek n.3) of a knitted item; the cutting and finishing of a steeked edge in a garment or piece of knitting. ΚΠ 2004 Re: Steeking today in rec.crafts.textiles.yarn 11 Aug. (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 13 Sept. 2019) Isn't it EZ whose instructions for steeking include ‘Go lie down in a darkened room for 15 minutes’? That's how I'd feel! 2006 W. D. Johnson Wendy Knits (e-book ed.) ii Norwegian sweaters are also knit in the round and steeked, but they employ a slightly different steeking technique from Fair Isle knitting. 2016 @paperbluecat 12 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 12 Sept. 2019) Now that I've snipped my first knit stitch, I say ‘Bring on the steeking!’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1c1400n.2?c1425n.31552n.41986 |
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