单词 | turnery |
释义 | turneryn. 1. The art of the turner; the fashioning of objects or designs by means of a lathe. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > types of shaping process moulding1327 turningc1440 turnerya1680 turnery work1744 steam-bending1835 wheeling1882 fabrication1926 hot moulding1935 tableting1947 micromachining1955 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wood-turning turningc1440 turnery1783 turnery work1859 therming1907 a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 126 A very artificial anatomy of a human eye, with all its films or tunicles, by way of turnery in ivory and horn. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) IV. 449 This wood is very fit for works of turnery. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 545 The wood [of the pear] is light, smooth, and compact, and much used in turnery. 1882 Hasluck in Mechanical World 4 Mar. 138/1 Numerous objects of turnery lying on the bench. 2. Collectively: Turner's work; objects fashioned on the lathe; turnery ware. †Also with a and plural. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > turner's work turnour1382 turnery ware1670 turnery1761 c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 192 Such rare tourneries in Ivory, as are not to be describ'd for their curiosity. 1761 H. Walpole Let. 20 Aug. in Corr. (1941) IX. 384 [Some old chairs] the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §41 The Birch..is used..for making wheels, casks, tubs, and turnery. 3. A place where turning is done; a turner's workshop. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] > of turner turnery-room1757 turnery1863 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 271 Boiler shop, erecting shop, turnery, foundry, forge, &c. 1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 649 The light turnery or fitting shop. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 June 2/1 In the shell turnery, shrapnel, Palliser, and other projectiles of divers weight and pattern, were shown us. Compounds General attrib. turnery form n. ΚΠ 1895 Jrnl. Royal Instit. Brit. Archit. May 490 The shaft may in itself be elaborately enriched with turnery forms. turnery-room n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > workshop > [noun] > of turner turnery-room1757 turnery1863 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 126 In the turnery-room are all kinds of laths and instruments for turning. turnery ware n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > turner's work turnour1382 turnery ware1670 turnery1761 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 195 This Timber is..very good for Hoops and Hoppoles, Turnery ware and Joyners. 1717 Petiveriana iii. 218 They make Mortars, Pestles, and other Turnery Ware of it. 1788 J. Aikin Eng. Delineated 269 Tunbridge..is famous for its elegant turnery ware. turnery warehouse n. ΚΠ 1815 Times in Notes & Queries 11th Ser. XI. 325/2 To be seen at Wyatt's toy and turnery warehouse. turnery work n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > types of shaping process moulding1327 turningc1440 turnerya1680 turnery work1744 steam-bending1835 wheeling1882 fabrication1926 hot moulding1935 tableting1947 micromachining1955 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wood-turning turningc1440 turnery1783 turnery work1859 therming1907 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 25 Ivory wrought most exquisitely... For Turnery Work, there is of it so small and crooked, as is admirable. 1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 81 The heart-wood of the Yew is..the finest of all native woods for purposes of cabinet-making and turnery-work. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.c1660 |
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