| 单词 | tail-pin |
| 释义 | > as lemmastail-pin tail-pin n. †(a) some part of an ancient gun or its carriage; †(b) a pin for the tail of a woman's gown; (c) the centre in the tail-spindle of a lathe; (d) Music (i) (see quot. 1961); (ii) a metal spike attached to the cello and other instruments to support them at the correct height from the ground. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > gun carriage > [noun] > other parts of carriage tail-pin1497 brack1622 head-plate1647 transom1688 prise-bolt1705 bracket1753 bracket-bolt1753 pintle1769 rider1779 trail-plate-eye1828 cleat1834 wheel-guard1860 spade1862 nave-hole1867 chassis1869 turntable1889 gun-crutch1898 trail-spade1904 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > parts of > skirt(s) > pin for tail-pin1497 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > violin > other parts of neck1611 tailpiece1786 soul1830 scroll1836 belly1843 sound-bar1884 tail-pin1884 saddle1899 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > other parts of lathe steel bow1680 shear1812 dog plate1834 wheel-plate1859 turning-gauge1877 spur centre1881 tail-pin1887 cat-head1940 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > bowable instrument > [noun] > violincello > tail-pin of tail-pin1923 1497 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 84 Lymores with boltes forlokkes kayes lynces and a taile pynne for the said Curtowe. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. B.iv The trymmynge and pynnynge vp theyr gere Specyally theyr fidlyng with the tayle pyn. 1884 E. Heron-Allen Violin-making xi. 195 The Tail-pin..is the peg of ebony or box-wood, which is firmly fixed into the bottom block..to which is fastened the loop..of the tail-piece. 1887 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. VI. Tail-pin, the back-centre pin of a lathe. 1923 E. S. J. Van Der Straeten Technics Violoncello Playing (ed. 4) iii. 18 The use of the tail pin is now generally adopted, and offers the double advantage of steadying the instrument and strengthening its tone. 1946 R. Alton Violin & 'Cello Building vii. 60 The tail-rest..over which the tail-gut passes on its way to the tail-pin, must now be inserted. 1946 R. Alton Violin & 'Cello Building xv. 147 With a tapered reamer fit the tail-pin into its place, gradually enlarging the hole until the tail-pin fits. 1961 A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages 358 Tailpin, the button let into the bottom block of a violin, etc., to which the tailpiece is attached by a gut loop. 1978 Early Music 6 530/2 My own contribution to this debate..is concerned with thicknesses and struttings, lengths and positions of necks, bridge heights and string angles and tailpin hitches. < as lemmas |
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