| 单词 | twilly-devil |
| 释义 | > as lemmastwilly-devil A willowing machine: = devil n. 11a(a); also called twilly-devil. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > separating or cleaning > separating or cleaning with machine > machine picker1795 wool-mill1819 blowing-machine1835 willow1835 willy1835 twilly1858 blower1867 wilger1871 shake willey1875 wolf1875 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Twilly, a common name for the willying machine. 1859 C. Tomlinson Illustr. Useful Arts 19/1 Supposing the wool to be dyed, it is passed through the willy, or twilly—resembling the willow of the cotton manufacture. 1860 C. Tomlinson Useful Arts & Manuf. 1st Ser. 37 The willy, or shakewilly, as it is called in Yorkshire, and twilly in Gloucestershire. 1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Nov. 240/2 The best machine for pulling flocks is called a ‘twilly’. < as lemmas |
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