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单词 turn-in
释义

turn-inn.adj.

Brit. /ˈtəːnɪn/, U.S. /ˈtərnˌɪn/
Etymology: < the verbal phrase turn in (to turn in at turn v. Phrasal verbs).
1. An edge of material that is folded inwards, as at a seam; spec. in Bookbinding (see quot. 1952).
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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.
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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.
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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).

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turn-in
turn-in adj. rare that turns or folds in.
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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.
extracted from turn-comb. form
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n.adj.1873
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