单词 | whip-stitch |
释义 | whip-stitchn.adv. 1. Needlework. A stitch of the kind described s.v. whip v. 18; an overcast stitch: = whip n. 17. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > sewing or work sewn > stitch > overcast stitch whip1592 whip-stitch1640 overstitch1867 overcast stitch1891 1640 J. Taylor Praise of Needle A 2 The smarting Whip-stitch, Back-stitch, & the Crosse-stitch. 1880 L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Examiners Needlework 22 Whip-stitch. This should be formed of a very neat tight roll, the raw edge being completely rolled in. 1885 J. B. Leno Art of Boot- & Shoe-making x. 88 When lasted, the upper is braced round with a single thread with a whip-stitch. 1893 E. Rosevear Text-bk. Needlework 204 The stitch makes the roll on the material look like a whip-cord, and..this is probably the origin of the name of whip-stitch. 2. (at) every whip-stitch, at short or frequent intervals. Also (without at), each item without exception; ‘every last thing’. dialect and U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [adverb] unseldea950 oftOE thickOE ylomeOE oftsithec1175 oftsithesc1175 lomec1200 oftlya1225 oft-stounds1303 continuallyc1305 oftena1325 rifely1357 oft-timesc1384 oft-timec1387 oftentimesa1393 oftentimec1395 fele-sitha1400 lightlya1400 oftentide?a1400 rifea1400 seresitha1400 many a foldc1400 often sithec1405 hauntinglyc1440 by many a foldc1450 fele-syss1489 frequently1531 feltymesc1540 oftens1567 oftenly1574 frequent1614 repeatedlya1647 (as) often as not1723 more often (or oftener) than not1723 not uncommonly1747 not infrequently1779 (at) every whip-stitch1824 oftenwhilesa1850 at short intervals1859 the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [noun] > the whole quantity, number, or amount > the whole lot every whita1450 every stitch?a1500 the devil and all1543 prow and poop1561 Christ-cross-row1579 every snip1598 thread and thrum1600 boodle1625 hair and hoof1705 rag-tag (also rag, tag) and bob-tail1725 tutti quanti1772 lot1791 lock, stock, and barrel1824 stock and fluke1825 the whole boiling1837 box and dice1839 the whole caboodlea1848 sub-cheese1859 the whole kit and boiling (boodle, caboodle, cargo)1859 the whole jingbang1866 the whole hypothec1871 the whole ball of wax1882 the whole (entire) shoot1884 (at) every whip-stitch1888 work1899 issue1919 guntz1958 full monty1979 1824 P. Hobby Life of Marion p. i What can one do, when one's friends are..calling out at every whipstitch..‘Well, but sir, where's Marion?’ 1888 F. R. Stockton Dusantes iii. 130 Every whip-stitch of his bag and baggage shall be trundled after him. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester (at cited word) ‘He was in and out every whip-stitch,’ meaning ‘every now and then’. 1899 Atlantic Monthly 83 757/2 Feast days occur at every whipstitch. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > suddenness > expressing suddenness [interjection] whip-stitch1676 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > swiftly and suddenly snap1583 whip-stitch1676 spang1843 1676 T. Shadwell Virtuoso iv. 74 I'll slide down from the window..and, Whip Stich, your Nose in my Breech, Sir Nicholas. I'll leave my Cloaths behind me. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 80 He shall cast ye a knot, whip stich, in a Twinkling, as intricate as the Gordion one. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). whip-stitchv. Needlework. transitive. To sew with a whip-stitch: = whip v. 18. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > oversew whip1548 whip-stitch1592 overcast1706 overhand1861 oversew1864 overseam1872 to sew overhand1895 overlock1987 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier (new ed.) sig. C2 Silcke lace, cloth of golde, of siluer, and such costly stuffe, to welte, garde, whipp-stitch [earlier ed., 1606, 1620, etc.: whip, stitch], edge, face, and draw out. 1887 Harper's Mag. July 179/2 If ‘inserts’ or ‘plates’ of single sheets are to form part of the book, these are usually pasted or ‘whip-stitched’ by hand upon or within the folded sheet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.1640v.1592 |
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