单词 | surfacer |
释义 | surfacern. 1. a. A tool, implement, or machine used in surfacing (surfacing n. 1a), esp. one used to produce a smooth and even surface. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing planer1413 calender1688 smoother1688 surfacer1775 rib1825 boss1860 smooth1879 Decoudun1889 1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 20 May (1778) These waves, which the Surfacer had left as smooth as gravel-walks, were then raised into flutes. 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Apr. 1775 The Writer..only wished for a Surfacer—for an Implement which would give a beautiful, bowling-green surface. 1892 Surveyor 6 Oct. 375 Smooth out all waves and roughness with the surfacer, and roll well to a compact and firm surface. 1903 W. L. Saunders Compressed Air Info. 1113 (caption) Fig. 476 shows a granite surfacer which is being adopted in quarries and by bridge builders and for general construction where compressed-air is used. 1920 G. A. Hool & N. C. Johnson Handbk. Building Construction II. 881 Where it is desired to have a pebbled surface, air surfacers will be found particularly effective. 2009 West Briton (Nexis) 14 May 3 The equipment involved in the fires included a £250,000 Caterpillar road surfacer belonging to Cornwall County Council. b. spec. A woodworking machine for cutting and planing the surface of wooden boards. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > other specific machine tools > [noun] > planing planer1596 planing machine1805 surface planer1806 surface planing1806 planing mill1844 surface plane1846 surfacer1866 thicknesser1920 1866 Sci. Amer. 31 Mar. 219/1 (advt.) Woodworth's Planing, Tonguing, and Grooving Machines, and Surfacers. 1884 J. Kane Shavings & Sawdust xviii. 81 Small surfacers..used by cabinet and piano factories..should have all the four rolls driven. 1937 H. Hjorth Machine Woodworking v. 139 A single planer or surfacer planes only one side of a board at a time, while a double surfacer planes both sides at the same time. 1999 Furnit. & Cabinetmaking July 23 Shape the flare of the sides on the bandsaw or the surfacer, removing most of the waste, and finish by hand with a sharp plane. c. A person who carries out surfacing, esp. one who surfaces roads as a profession. ΚΠ 1877 Tuapeka (N.Z.) Times 6 June A little further on two other surfacers were at work,..pretending to rake gravel into the wheel ruts on a new made piece of road. 1918 Munic. Engin. June 236/1 Only the nozzleman, one signalman and the surfacers worked inside the sewer. 1943 Life 27 Dec. 26/2 Behind come road surfacers, bridge builders, pole setters, pipe layers and pumping station construction crews. 2001 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 3 June a3 Highway surfacers in California..and power plant and cement kiln operators in the Midwest already use nearly three-quarters of the 273 million tires scrapped annually. d. A substance or mixture used to coat a surface, esp. in order to smooth out any minor imperfections prior to painting. Cf. primer n.2 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of whitewash?1584 rough stuff1841 enamel paint1865 tempera1883 surfacer1885 Bitumastic1889 plastic paint1925 spray-paint1928 emulsion paint1939 Snowcem1939 Day-Glo1944 Artex1952 latex1954 matt1977 1885 Street Railway Jrnl. Jan. 58/2 (advt.) Fine varnishes and japans for coaches and cars, Wood Fillers, Wood Surfacers, Wood Stains, Hard Oil Finish. 1927 Automotive Manufacturer July 13/2 For the first coat, use primer and surfacer, half and half, spraying on a medium coat... No sanding will be needed prior to spraying the coat of surfacer. 1954 A. St. J. Masters Do your own Spray Painting viii. 75 For amateur use there is no doubt that the best plan is to continue with the cellulose surfacer as previously described. 1979 Guardian 30 May 5/3 (advt.) The body is then given a surfacer, sprayed with a sealer and oven-hardened. 2004 Expression Sept. 50/2 Apply Modern Options Copper Metallic Surfacer by following the manufacturer's instructions. 2. A mineworker who carries out work at or near the surface; esp. (chiefly Australian and New Zealand) a person engaged in surfacing (surfacing n. 2). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who works in specific part of mine bottomer1721 surfacer1852 topman1890 bottom1892 face-man1919 face-worker1926 1852 Moreton Bay Free Press (Brisbane) 21 Dec. 4/3 A number of diggers here are only surfacers, that is, are only searching for gold about a foot or sometimes less from the surface. 1869 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 27 Apr. 3/2 There are in all now about 100 hands, including surfacers, in the particular gully named. 1879 J. von Haast Geol. Canterbury & Westland 159 As soon as a storm has subsided, the ‘beachers’ or ‘surfacers’ as they are called, examine the coastline near their houses. When they come upon one of the rich spots, the fine particles of gold being often visible to the naked eye, they at once remove the black layer of sand out of the reach of the tide, and wash it when convenient. 1910 Cairns (Queensland) Post 19 Jan. 4/3 Many other surfacers are getting fair returns. 1912 Jrnl. Accountancy Aug. 91 Surfacers and warehousemen $475. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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