单词 | turn-in |
释义 | turn-inn.adj. 1. An edge of material that is folded inwards, as at a seam; spec. in Bookbinding (see quot. 1952). ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > cover > parts of cover lettering piece1783 joint1835 square1835 turn-in1873 tuck1880 doublure1886 paste-down1888 tuck-cover1893 pocket1900 the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [noun] > that which is or may be folded > a folded part > part folded in specific way turn-up1688 turnback1843 turn-down1849 turn-in1873 1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 147/2 Pin the edge..allowing an inch and a half for the turn in. 1901 D. Cockerell Bookbinding xii. 165 Ensure that there is enough leather in the turn-in of the joint to allow the cover to open freely. 1931 Notes & Queries 28 Feb. 146/1 Showing the price on the ‘spine’ of the jacket instead of at the foot of the front turn-in. 1933 J. E. Liberty Pract. Tailoring v. 52 It should be remembered that the first turn in is not as an ordinary turned-in edge, the turn being on the top and not underneath. 1952 J. B. Oldham Eng. Blind-stamped Bindings 66 Turn-in, the portion of leather that shows along the edges on the inside of the covers. 2. An entrance, a way by which one may turn in, a road or passage leading off another road. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [noun] > place where road or path turns off turningc1384 by-turninga1586 turn-off1888 turn-in1959 1959 Cape Times 7 July 9/2 What could be more pleasant than the old ‘leafy lane’ road..to the left of the High Constantia gateway? One wonders what this new and awkward turn-in is going to cost. 1959 Cape Times 26 Oct. 6/4 The accident..occurred on the Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage road at the Despatch turn-in. 1973 E. Lemarchand Let or Hindrance xiii. 157 ‘Look, there's a turn-in at the side of the office.’.. Toye negotiated the narrow entry. 3. attrib. or as adj. ΚΠ 1955 J. E. Liberty Pract. Tailoring (ed. 2) v. 66 Baste the silesia edge to the turn-in edge across the top, and sew it. 1973 S. Jennett Making of Bks. (ed. 5) xii. 195 It [sc. the leather] must be pared thin on all turn-in edges. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmasturn-in turn-in adj. rare that turns or folds in. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [adjective] > (able to be) folded in infolded1871 turn-in1894 1894 Outing 24 249/2 Under the seat..of the car was a sort of turn-up or turn-in bunk, with a comfortable hair-mattress. < n.adj.1873 as lemmas |
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