单词 | waulk miller |
释义 | > as lemmasˈwaulk miller ˈwaulk miller n. now historical ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > [noun] > fulling > one who waulkereOE fullerOE waulkster1355 tucker1388 cloth-thicker?1518 thicker1520 waulk miller1753 plash-miller1822 1753 Extracts Trial J. Stewart in Scots Mag. July 338/1 Angus Macdonald waulk-miller in Anchofragan. 1833 N. McAlpine Pronouncing Gaelic Dict. (ed. 2) at Luadhadair Fuller, waulk-miller. 1987 A. Martin Kintyre Country Life vii. 109 The beating given to a middle-aged Clachan waulk-miller (a fuller of cloth) in 1831 shows smugglers at their most vindictive. < as lemmas |
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