单词 | tram silk |
释义 | > as lemmastram silk 1. Woof or weft; spec. silk thread consisting of two or more single strands loosely twisted together; used for the weft or cross threads of the best silk goods. Also tram silk. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > silk > for weaving tram1679 1679 London Gaz. No. 1392/4 6l. of fine black Worsted, some pounds of Raw trame. 1776–83 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies III. 164 The silks of Naples, Sicily and Reggio, whether in organzin or in tram, are all ordinary silks. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 185 Tram Silk is considered in London as thrown Silk, but not as organzine thrown Silk. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 289 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Two or three threads of raw silk twisted loosely two or four times to the inch is tram, shute, or woof. 1911 A. Dryden Church Embroidery 91 For working faces ‘tram’ silk should be used. < as lemmas |
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