单词 | veining |
释义 | veiningn. 1. a. The action or process of decorating something with vein-like markings or patterns. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > veining veining1675 1675 R. Hooke Diary 5 Aug. (1935) 173 Painting Pales in white once is worth 4d, guilding with Gold 2d. per leaf, painting in oyle 3d. a time, veining 2d, 3d, or 4d. per yard, [etc.]. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2197/4 A New Art or Invention of Making, Marbling, Veining, and Finishing of Mantle-pieces for Chimneys. 1688 G. Parker & J. Stalker Treat. Japaning vi. 28 That part of our Profession which we call Setting off, or, which is the same thing in other words, Seeding of Flowers, Veining of Leaves, Drawing of Faces, and making Garments. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 350/1 [Jewellery] Another [operation]..is called ‘veining’, and..consists in indenting fine lines on and between the work. 1893 W. T. Brannt Varnishes, Lacquers, Printing Inks & Sealing-waxes 315 If the veining is to be done with oil-paint, a priming coat of water-color is first laid on. 1922 H. W. Moore Chip Carving 7 For the single purpose of veining (cutting narrow grooves), the veining tool should be sharpened. 2003 Paint Magic 53 38/3 The third color is for accenting, or veining. b. spec. The process of embroidering vein-like patterns on handkerchiefs or other fabric; the decoration produced by this work; stitching of this kind (also in plural). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > designs or patterns imagerya1393 imagery work1500 roundel1546 essefirme1600 branch1606 rundlet1672 veining1814 tracery1827 crow's foot1830 Berlin pattern1841 Venetian bar1882 wheatear1882 wheel1903 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > other types of embroidery > action of sprigging1714 squiggling1804 wheeling1808 veining1814 darning1882 saddle stitching1902 1814 L.-M. Hawkins Rosanne I. vii. 84 Ten rows of veining. 1825 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Nov. 596/1 The work done in the house consists of weaving, winding,..sewing, veining, spinning, picking cotton, &c. &c. c1840 Lady Wilton Art of Needlework xx. 317 There is slabbing—veining—and button stitch; seeding—roping—and open stitch. 1888 Catholic Househ. 1 Sept. 14/1 The fine needlework on muslin which includes ‘veining’, ‘spoking’, ‘pointing’, and ‘lace stitching’. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 26 July 3/2 Only very coarse twist veinings, revealing an underlay of white or any contrasting tone. 1956 Irish Times 8 Feb. 5/4 New Crock of Gold stoles with two rows of veining, deep fringe. 1994 C. A. Wilson New Lease on Life vi. 145 The Halls..estimated that two thousand to three thousand girls..worked at veining [in northern Ireland in 1840]. 2. The arrangement of veins or vein-like markings on or in something; a veined appearance or structure. Also in plural: markings of this type collectively. Cf. venation n.2In quot. 1860 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [noun] > arrangement veining1756 the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > veining veining1756 1756 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry iv. xxxvii. 174/1 This veining of the Wood is finest in the driest Soils. a1766 I. Ware Compl. Body Archit. (1767) i. xv. 66 Throwing on a little blueish loosely to imitate the veining of marble. c1804 H. C. Andrews Botanist's Repository VI. Pl. CCCCXIII The ternate-leaved Geranium..is not so frequently met with as it deserves to be, on account of the unusual delicacy in the veining and spotting of its flowers. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 610 The circumstance that most strikingly distinguishes tegmina from elytra is their neuration or veining. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 86 All the beautiful veining of the riband surface in these circumstances disappears. 1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table x. 288 All the veinings of her nature were impressed on these pages. 1892 Nation 8 Dec. 435/1 He may also, occasionally, have deserted a statue because of veinings in the marble. 1950 J. Dos Passos Prospect before Us i. 34 I..found myself staring at a small gray dapper man with a sharply trimmed mustache and a little veining of red in his cheeks. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. (Travel section) 6 With its creamy texture and blue veining, Stilton offers a depth and a delicacy of flavor unmatched by other English cheeses. 2000 Church Times 7 July 11/1 The flowers range through white and pinks to purple, often with elaborate veining. ΚΠ 1824 J. Murphy Treat. Art Weaving vii. 167 Veining. This is the production of a single gauze mounting, which is frequently added to that of gauze or plain ground, as a species of ornament. 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Veining,..in Weaving, a stripe in the cloth, formed by a vacancy in the warp. Compounds General attributive (chiefly in sense 1). ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 145/1 Brushes or Tools, are larger than Pencils, and are made of Bristles bound about Sticks, and in Nicks of Sticks, Ueining Tools. 1843 Belfast News-let. 22 Aug. [He] went down to Belfast to deliver some veining or flowering work. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 422/1 Removing some portions of the graining colour with a small veining fitch. 1905 W. E. Wall Graining xx. 64 The method followed by the greater number of grainers who do quartered oak in oil color is to wipe out the veins..with a veining horn. 1978 H. E. L. Andrew Batsford Encycl. Crafts 162/2 Veining liquid is made by adding 2 oz spirits of soap to 1 pint water, and shaking well. 1991 Acta Metallurgica et Materialia 39 2761/2 The sub-structure can be detected optically, and is responsible for the ‘veining’ effect. 2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 26 Aug. b6/4 I have two disease-free chickens to barter directly for a curved blacksmith's veining chisel which I need in great haste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1675 |
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