tent-workn.1
1. The work of tent-making.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > tent-making > [noun]
tent-making1641
tent-work1645
1645 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Discontentm. xvi. 92 There we find the most glorious Apostle..stitching of skins for his Tent-work.
2. A work of the nature or form of a tent.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > tent > [noun] > shelter or accommodation afforded by
tentage1619
tent-work1866
1866 H. Collins Cistercian Order 53 They erected a tent-work with some pieces of blanketing.
3. Work done or carried out in tents or under canvas.
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1878 C. R. Conder (title) Tent-Work in Palestine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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tent-work
tent-work n.2 needlework done in tent-stitch.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > done in specific stitches
setwork1503
chain-stitch1598
true-stitch1606
cross-stitchc1710
tent-work1798
faggoting1868
plumage work1886
pin stitching1900
pattern darning1906
rococo stitch1906
1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. xx. 530 Our great grandmothers distinguished themselves by substantial tent work [1811 ten-stitch] chairs and carpets.
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