单词 | wall-work |
释义 | > as lemmaswall-work wall-work n. †(a) work done in building a wall (obsolete); (b) a defensive work consisting of walls. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > building walls wall-workc1000 murage1450 walling1480 immuring1610 muring1624 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > defensive walls > [noun] murage1600 wall-work1837 c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 166 Þa gebroðra eodon to ðam weall-weorce. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius A vj b Our dutie hadd bene to direct the buildyng of our Religion by this lyne and leuell, and to ramme fast the wallworkes hereof with this cemente and morter. 1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 468/1 Other internal walls..communicate with wall-works running east and west. < as lemmas |
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